2334 BC – 2279 BC – Sargon of Akkad's conquest of Mesopotamia.
Jared, son of Mahalalel, (3300 BC - 2338 BC) according to the Hebrew Calendar.
In 2333BC or on 3 October 2332 BC, Dangun founded the state Gojoseon (according to the Korean histories Samguk Yusa, originally written in the 12th c. CE, and Dongguk Tonggam, written in the 15th c. CE).
The peninsula is currently divided into North Korea and South Korea, and borders China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast, with Japan situated to the southeast across the Korea Strait.
Korea began with the founding of Gojoseon in 2333BC, according to the Dangun legend.
In 108 BC, the Chinese Han Dynasty defeated Wiman Joseon and installed four commanderies in the area of Liaoning.
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