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Chungcheong (Chungcheong-do) was one of the eight provinces
Eight Provinces (Korea)

During most of the Joseon Dynasty, Korea was divided into eight Provinces of Korea . The eight provinces' boundaries remained unchanged for almost five centuries from 1413 to 1895, and formed a geographic paradigm that is still reflected today in the Korean Peninsula's administrative divisions, dialects, and regional distinctions....
 of Korea
Korea

Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries, a civilization, and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia....
 during the Joseon Dynasty
Joseon Dynasty

Joseon , was a sovereign state founded by Taejo Taejo of Joseon, and lasted for approximately five centuries. It was founded in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo Kingdom at what is today the city of Kaesong....
. Chungcheong was located in the southwest of Korea. The provincial capital was located at Gongju
Gongju

Gongju , also spelt Kongju, is a city in South Chungcheong province, South Korea. It is located at ....
, which had been the capital of the kingdom of Baekje
Baekje

Baekje , or Paekche , was a kingdom located in southwest Korea. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla....
 from 475 to 538.

gcheong Province was formed during the in 1356—during the Goryeo
Goryeo

The Goryeo Dynasty was a sovereign state established in 918 by Taejo of Goryeo. It united the Later Three Kingdoms in 936 and ruled most of the Korean peninsula until it was removed by the Joseon dynasty in 1392....
 Dynasty—from the southern portion of the former province of Yanggwang.






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Chungcheong (Chungcheong-do) was one of the eight provinces
Eight Provinces (Korea)

During most of the Joseon Dynasty, Korea was divided into eight Provinces of Korea . The eight provinces' boundaries remained unchanged for almost five centuries from 1413 to 1895, and formed a geographic paradigm that is still reflected today in the Korean Peninsula's administrative divisions, dialects, and regional distinctions....
 of Korea
Korea

Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries, a civilization, and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia....
 during the Joseon Dynasty
Joseon Dynasty

Joseon , was a sovereign state founded by Taejo Taejo of Joseon, and lasted for approximately five centuries. It was founded in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo Kingdom at what is today the city of Kaesong....
. Chungcheong was located in the southwest of Korea. The provincial capital was located at Gongju
Gongju

Gongju , also spelt Kongju, is a city in South Chungcheong province, South Korea. It is located at ....
, which had been the capital of the kingdom of Baekje
Baekje

Baekje , or Paekche , was a kingdom located in southwest Korea. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla....
 from 475 to 538.

History

Chungcheong Province was formed during the in 1356—during the Goryeo
Goryeo

The Goryeo Dynasty was a sovereign state established in 918 by Taejo of Goryeo. It united the Later Three Kingdoms in 936 and ruled most of the Korean peninsula until it was removed by the Joseon dynasty in 1392....
 Dynasty—from the southern portion of the former province of Yanggwang. Its name derived from the names of the principal cities of Chungju
Chungju

Chungju is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in Chungcheongbuk-do province, South Korea. Namsan is a mountain located on the outskirts of the city....
 (??; ??) and Cheongju
Cheongju

Cheongju is the capital Administrative divisions of South Korea of Chungcheongbuk-do , South Korea. The city is divided into two wards , Heungdeok-gu and Sangdang-gu ....
 (??; ??).

In 1895, the province was replaced by the Districts
Provinces of Korea

This article describes the historical evolution of Korea's provinces . For detailed information on current administrative divisions, please see Administrative divisions of North Korea and Administrative divisions of South Korea....
 of Chungju (Chungju-bu; ???; ???) in the east, Gongju (Gongju-bu; ???; ???) in the centre, and Hongju (Hongju-bu; ???; ???; modern-day Hongseong County
Hongseong County

Hongseong County is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Famous people from Hongseong include six martyred ministers Seong Sam-mun and early Korean anarchist Kim Jwa-jin....
) in the west.

In 1896, Chungju and eastern Gongju Districts were reorganized into North Chungcheong Province, and Hongju and western Gongju Districts were reorganized into South Chungcheong Province. North and South Chungcheong are today part of South Korea
South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
.

Geography

Historic Chungcheong was bordered on the north by Gyeonggi Province, on the north east by Gangwon],] the east by [[Gyeongsang]] Provinces, on the south by North [[Jeolla]] Province, and on the west by the [[Yellow Sea]]. The region is mountainous in the east (the North province) and somewhat lower and flatter in the west (the South province).

Gangwon (historical)

Gangwon Province or Gangwon-do was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. The province was formed in 1395, and derived its name from the names of the principal cities of Gangneung and the provincial capital Wonju ....
The regional name
Regions of Korea

Korea has traditionally been divided into a number of unofficial regions that reflect historical, geographical, and dialect boundaries within the Korean Peninsula....
 for Chungcheong is Hoseo, although this name is used less than the current administrative name.

Apart from Cheongju, Chungju, and Gongju, other large or notable cities in the modern-day Chungcheong region include Daejeon
Daejeon

Daejeon is the capital city of Chungcheongnamdo Province, located in the center of South Korea. It is the fifth largest city in South Korea, with a population of 1,442,856 at the end of 2005....
, Cheonan
Cheonan

Cheonan is a Administrative divisions of South Korea located in the northeast corner of Chungcheongnam-do, a province of South Korea, and is 83.6KM south of the capital, Seoul....
 and Janghang.

Transportation and communication

Historically, almost all transportation and communication routes between Seoul
Seoul

Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
 and the southern Honam
Honam

Honam is a region coinciding with the former Jeolla Province in what is now South Korea. Today, the term refers to North Jeolla and South Jeolla Provinces....
 (Jeolla) and Yeongnam
Yeongnam

Yeongnam is the name of a region that coincides with the former Gyeongsang Province in what is now South Korea. The region includes the modern-day provinces of North Gyeongsang and South Gyeongsang and the self-governing cities of Busan, Daegu, and Ulsan....
 (Gyeongsang) regions have gone through the Chungcheong region, and today Daejeon
Daejeon

Daejeon is the capital city of Chungcheongnamdo Province, located in the center of South Korea. It is the fifth largest city in South Korea, with a population of 1,442,856 at the end of 2005....
—the region's largest city—is a major railway and freeway
Transportation in South Korea

Transportation in South Korea is provided by extensive networks of railways, highways, bus routes, ferry services, and air routes that criss-cross the country....
 junction.

Notable personalities

  • Yun Seon-gak (Hangul
    Hangul

    Hangul is the native alphabet of the Korean language, as distinguished from the logogram Sino-Korean vocabulary hanja system. It was created in the mid-fifteenth century, and is now the official writing system of both North Korea and South Korea, being co-official in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture of China....
    : , Hanja
    Hanja

    Hanja is the Korean language name for Chinese characters. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese language and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation....
    :), the governor of Chungcheong before the Imjin War.
  • Jeong Se-gyu (Hangul
    Hangul

    Hangul is the native alphabet of the Korean language, as distinguished from the logogram Sino-Korean vocabulary hanja system. It was created in the mid-fifteenth century, and is now the official writing system of both North Korea and South Korea, being co-official in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture of China....
    : , Hanja
    Hanja

    Hanja is the Korean language name for Chinese characters. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese language and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation....
    : ), the governor of Hoseo during the second Manchu invasion of Korea
    Second Manchu invasion of Korea

    The second Manchu invasion of Korea occurred in 1636, when the Manchu Qing Dynasty brought Korea's Joseon dynasty into submission. It followed the first Manchu invasion of Korea of 1627....
     in 1636.


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