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Gyeongsang

Gyeongsang (Gyeongsang-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....
. Gyeongsang was located in the southeast of Korea. The provincial capital was Daegu

Daegu

Daegu , also spelled Taegu , officially called Daegu Metropolitan City, is the fourth largest city in South Korea after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon....
. The region was the birthplace of Shilla, the first unified Korean country in Korean history. The region also has been taken a significant role in Korean modern history, since most of Korean previous presidents and current president has been came from the Gyeongsang region.

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Gyeongsang (Gyeongsang-do) was one of the eight provinces

Eight Provinces (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

Daegu

Busan

Daegu

Daegu , also spelled Taegu , officially called Daegu Metropolitan City, is the fourth largest city in South Korea after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon....
, Ulsan

Ulsan

Ulsan is a Special cities of Korea in the south-east of South Korea, facing the Sea of Japan . It is located 70km north of Busan.The city forms the heart of the country's industrial area called the Ulsan Industrial District....
, and 2 provinces of Gyeongsangbuk-do

Gyeongsangbuk-do

Gyeongsangbuk-do is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in eastern South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, remained a province of Korea until the country's Division of Korea in 1945, then became part of South Korea....
and Gyeongsangnam-do

Gyeongsangnam-do

Gyeongsangnam-do is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in the southeast of South Korea. The provincial capital is located at Changwon....
. The largest city in the region is Busan

Busan

Daegu

Daegu , also spelled Taegu , officially called Daegu Metropolitan City, is the fourth largest city in South Korea after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon....
. Sub-regionally, the region is also divided into Gyeongbuk and Gyeongnam. Gyeongbuk is consist of Daegu

Daegu

Daegu , also spelled Taegu , officially called Daegu Metropolitan City, is the fourth largest city in South Korea after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon....
and Gyeongsangbuk-do

Gyeongsangbuk-do

Busan

Ulsan

Gyeongsangnam-do

Gyeongsangnam-do is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in the southeast of South Korea. The provincial capital is located at Changwon....
.

History

The predecessor to Gyeongsang Province was formed 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, replacing the former provinces of 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....
, Sannam, and Yeongdong.

Gyeongsang acquired its current name in 1314. The name derives from names of the principal cities of Gyeongju

Gyeongju

Gyeongju is an city and one of the most popular Tourism in South Korea destinations in South Korea. It lies in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang Province, on the coast of the Sea of Japan....
(??; ??) and Sangju

Sangju

Sangju is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Although Sangju is rather rural, it is very old and was once a key city....
(??; ??).

In 1895, Gyeongsang 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 Andong

Andong

Andong is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, South Korea. It is the largest city in the northern part of the province with a population of almost 185,000....
(Andong-bu; ???; ???) in the north, Daegu (Daegu-bu; ???; ??) in the centre, Jinju

Jinju

Jinju is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It was the location of the Siege of Jinju and Siege of Jinju Sieges of Jinju by Japanese forces during the Imjin War....
(Jinju-bu; ???; ???) in the southwest, and Dongnae (Dongnae-bu; ???; ???; modern-day Busan

Busan

Busan Metropolitan City, also known as Pusan is the largest seaport city in South Korea. Busan has a population of 3.65 million and is South Korea's second largest metropolis, after Seoul....
) in the southeast.

In 1896, Andong, Daegu, and northern Dongnae Districts were merged to form North Gyeongsang Province, and Jinju and southern Dongnae Districts were merged to form South Gyeongsang Province. North and South Gyeongsang 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

Gyeongsang Province was bounded on the west by Jeolla

Jeolla

Jeolla was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. Jeolla was located in the southwest of Korea. The provincial capital was Jeonju....
and Chungcheong

Chungcheong

Chungcheong was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. Chungcheong was located in the southwest of Korea. The provincial capital was located at Gongju, which had been the capital of the kingdom of Baekje from 475 to 538....
Provinces, on the north by Gangwon

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 ....
Province, on the south by Korea Strait

Korea Strait

The Korea Strait is a strait between South Korea and Japan, connecting the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan in the northwest Pacific Ocean. The strait is split by the Tsushima Island into the western channel and the Tsushima Strait ....
, and on the east by the Sea of Japan

Sea of Japan

The Sea of Japan is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, bordered by Japan, South Korea, North Korea and Russia. It is referred to in North Korea as the Korea East Sea and in South Korea as the East Sea....
(East Sea). The region is ringed by the Taebaek

Taebaek Mountains

The Taebaek Mountains are a mountain range in both North Korea and South Korea. They form the main ridge of the Korean peninsula.The Taebaek mountains are located to the east of the peninsula and run along the Sea of Japan ....
and Sobaek Mountains

Sobaek Mountains

The Sobaek Mountains are a mountain range cutting across the southern Korean peninsula. They split off from the Taebaek Mountains and trend southwest across the center of the peninsula....
and is drained by the Nakdong River

Nakdong River

The Nakdong River is the longest river in South Korea, and passes through major cities such as Daegu and Busan....
.

The largest cities in the region are Busan

Busan

Ulsan

Silla

Silla was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, and the longest sustaining dynasty in Asian history. Although it was founded by King Bak Hyeokgeose of Silla, who is also known to be the originator of the Korean family name Park , the dynasty was to see the Kyungju Kim clan hold rule for most of its 992-year history....
), Andong, Yeongju

Yeongju

Yeongju is a city in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, South Korea.Buseoksa Temple in Yeongju is outstanding as a representative temple of the Avatamsaka Sect of Silla Korean Buddhism....
, Sangju, Gimcheon

Gimcheon

Gimcheon is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is situated on the major land transportation routes between Seoul and Busan, namely the Gyeongbu Expressway and Gyeongbu Line railway....
, Miryang

Miryang

Miryang, often spelled Milyang, is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in Gyeongsangnam-do Province, South Korea. Neighboring cities include Changnyeong to the west, Cheongdo to the north, Ulsan to the east, and Yangsan, Gimhae, and Changwon to the south....
, Gimhae

Gimhae

Gimhae, also commonly spelled Kimhae, is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is the seat of the large Gimhae Kim clan, one of the largest Kim clans in Korea....
, Changwon

Changwon

Changwon is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in and the capital of South Gyeongsang Province in South Korea. The city is approximately 40 kilometres west of Busan on the Namhae Expressway....
(the capital of South Gyeongsang), Masan, and Jinju.

The Gyeongsang region as a whole is often referred to by the regional

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....
and former provincial name of "Yeongnam." (The term "Yeongdong

Yeongdong

This article is about Yeongdong, a region in eastern Korea. For the county of the same name in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea, see Yeongdong County....
" is applied today to Gangwon

Gangwon (historical)

Notable personalities

Kim Su (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 Gyeongsang province (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....
:?????), before the Imjin War.

Gyeongsang

History

Geography

Notable personalities

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