Gyeongsang Province

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Gyeongsang Province was a major historical region in southeastern Korea, known for its political, economic, and cultural importance and later divided into North and South Gyeongsang provinces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical province
region of Korea
administrativeDivisionType do (province)
borderedBy Chungcheong Province
linked to: Chungcheong region

East Sea
linked to: East Sea of Korea

Jeolla Province
capital Daegu
containsHistoricalCity Andong
Gyeongju
Tongyeong
containsPortCity Busan
Masan
Pohang
Ulsan
country Korea
culturalRegion Yeongnam region
dividedInto North Gyeongsang Province
South Gyeongsang Province
hasCoastlineOn Sea of Japan (East Sea)
linked to: East Sea of Korea
hasNameOrigin first syllables of Gyeongju and Sangju
hasSubregion Yeongnam
historicalCapital Gyeongju
historicalRegionOf South Korea
historicalStatus one of the Eight Provinces of Korea
knownFor conservative political tendencies in modern successor regions
cultural importance
economic importance
political importance
languageDialect Gyeongsang dialect
locatedIn southeastern Korea
locatedOn Korean Peninsula
majorCity Busan
Daegu
Ulsan
namedAfter Gyeongju
Sangju
partOf Joseon
Korea under Japanese rule
Korean Empire
religion Buddhism
Confucianism
Shamanism
successor North Gyeongsang Province
South Gyeongsang Province
timePeriod Japanese colonial period
Joseon Dynasty
linked to: Joseon

Korean Empire era
usedAs administrative division

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Jinju historicalProvince Gyeongsang Province
subject linked to: Jinju, South Korea
North Gyeongsang Province historicalRegion former Gyeongsang Province
linked to: Gyeongsang Province
Daegu Gwangyeoksi historicalRegion Gyeongsang Province
Dong-gu, Ulsan locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Gyeongsang region
subject linked to: Dong-gu
linked to: Gyeongsang Province
Donghak religiousCenter Gyeongsang Province
subject linked to: Donghak (Eastern Learning)
1894 Peasant War mainRegion Gyeongsang Province
South Gyeongsang Province partOfHistoricalRegion Gyeongsang
linked to: Gyeongsang Province
Battle of Jinju (1592) location Gyeongsang Province
Eight Provinces of Korea hasPart Gyeongsang Province (Joseon)
linked to: Gyeongsang Province
진주 locatedInFormerRegion Gyeongsang Province (historical)
linked to: Gyeongsang Province
Gyeongju Kim clan locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Gyeongsang region
linked to: Gyeongsang Province
Nam-gu, Ulsan locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Gyeongsang region
linked to: Gyeongsang Province
Cheonjeon-ri Petroglyphs locatedIn Gyeongsangnam-do (historical)
linked to: Gyeongsang Province
Hahoe Folk Village traditionalRegion Gyeongsang
linked to: Gyeongsang Province
Battle of Sacheon (1592) location Gyeongsang Province
Jung-gu, Ulsan locatedInAdministrativeDivision Gyeongsang region
linked to: Gyeongsang Province
Yeongnam historicalRegionOf Gyeongsang Province
Choe Je-u placeOfBirth Gyeongsang Province
Choe Je-u placeOfDeath Gyeongsang Province