History Lives - Gojoseon Edition: Episode 15: Establishment of the Four Han Commanderies - Korea After Gojoseon

Key points in 3 lines

1. In 108 BC, Wanggeomseong fell and Gojoseon was destroyed; on its site the Han dynasty established four commanderies: Nakrang-gun, Jinbeon-gun, Imdun-gun and Hyeondo-gun, collectively the Hansagun.
2. Jinbeon-gun and Imdun-gun were abolished in 82 BC, while Nakrang-gun persisted around Pyongyang by compromising with indigenous forces until it was driven out by Goguryeo in AD 313.
3. This is Episode 15 of the history series, explaining the location and governance of Nakrang-gun based on evidence including more than 3,000 tombs around Pyongyang and wooden tablets; the next episode covers the birth of Buyeo and Goguryeo.

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