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Paekche (former nation/state/empire) |
Note: One of three kingdoms into which ancient Korea was divided before 660. Occupying the southwestern tip of the Korean peninsula, it is traditionally said to have been founded in 18 BCE in the Kwangju area by a legendary leader named Onjo. Destroyed by the T'ang by 668 CE; in 676 the Chinese withdrew and the Peninsula was unified under Silla, a centralized state formed along Chinese concepts. |
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| Paekche (preferred,C,V,LC,English,U,N)
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| Baekche (C,V)
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| Baekje (C,V)
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| Baekje Kingdom (C,V)
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| Paekje (C,V)
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| Paekje Kingdom (C,V)
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| Pakche (C,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Paekche (former nation/state/empire) (P) |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Paekche (former nation/state/empire) (P,H) |
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| former nation/state/empire (preferred, C) |
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from ca. 5th century to 660 CE |
| state (H) |
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