History of Jinguk

Tool-making artifacts from half a million years ago have been found on the Jin Peninsula, indicating that humans have occupied the territory of Jinguk for hundreds of thousands of years. The earliest known Jin pottery dates to around 8000 BCE.
According to the mythic account recounted in the Jin yeondae, the Gojinguk (Ancient Jinguk) kingdom was founded in central Jinguk in 2222 BCE. The first written historical record on Gojinguk can be found from the early 9th century BCE, written by Mei scholars. In the 1st century BCE, Gojinguk, beleaguered by corruption, civil conflict and incursions from Mei and MONGOL raiders to the north, collapsed leading to a period of divided and warring city states.
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