Southern Korea

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Southern Korea refers to the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula that came under U.S. military administration after World War II and later became the territory of the Republic of Korea (South Korea).

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Southern Korea canonical 2
southern Korea 2
postwar South Korea 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geopolitical region
historical region
administeredBy United States Army Military Government in Korea
United States of America
alsoKnownAs South Korean occupation zone
U.S. occupation zone in Korea
borderDefinedBy 38th parallel north
borderedBy Northern Korea
linked to: North Korea
capitalDuringUSAdministration Seoul
coastOn Korea Strait
Sea of Japan (East Sea)
linked to: Sea of Japan

Yellow Sea
countryPredecessor Republic of Korea
linked to: South Korea

South Korea
currencyUsed Korean won
linked to: South Korean won
dateOfRepublicEstablishment 1948-08-15
demilitarizedBoundaryLaterReplacedBy Korean Demilitarized Zone
divisionResultOf Allied agreements at the end of World War II
endTime 1948-08-15
formerTerritoryOf Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan

Korea under Japanese rule
governingAuthority United States Army Military Government in Korea
historicalEvent Division of Korea
Korean Peninsula occupation after World War II
historicalPeriod post-World War II era
languageUsed Korean language
locatedIn East Asia
Korean Peninsula
militaryPresence United States Armed Forces
occupationBeganAfter Japanese surrender in World War II
partOf Allied occupation of Korea
partOfFormerEntity Korea
politicalSystemDuringUSAdministration military government
precedes establishment of the Republic of Korea
preWarContinuityWith territory of South Korea
regionIncludes Busan
Daegu
Incheon
Seoul
relatedConflict Korean War
scriptUsed Hangul
separatedFrom Northern Korea
linked to: North Korea
startTime 1945-09-08
successorState Republic of Korea
linked to: South Korea

South Korea

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

USAMGIK appliesToTerritory Southern Korea
Korean yen (early period) usedIn southern Korea
linked to: Southern Korea
Korean yen (early period) currencyOf southern Korea
linked to: Southern Korea
Chang Myon era postwar South Korea
linked to: Southern Korea