- Gangwon (historical)
Infobox Korean name
hangul=강원도
hanja=江原道
rr=Gangwondo
mr=KangwŏndoGangwon Province or Gangwon-do was one of the
Eight Provinces of Korea during theJoseon Dynasty . The province was formed in1395 , and derived its name from the names of the principal cities ofGangneung (강릉; 江陵) and the provincial capitalWonju (원주; 原州).In
1895 , Gangwon-do was replaced by the Districts of Chuncheon ("Chuncheon-bu;" 춘천부; 春川府) in the west and Gangneung ("Gangneung-bu;" 강릉부; 江陵府) in the east. (Wonju became part ofChungju District.)In
1896 , Korea was redivided into thirteen provinces, and the two districts were merged to re-form Gangwon-do Province. Although Wonju rejoined Gangwon-do province, the provincial capital was moved to Chuncheon.With the
division of Korea in 1945, the subsequent establishment of separate North and South Korean governments in 1948, and the conclusion of theKorean War in 1953, Gangwon came to be divided into separate provinces once again:Gangwon-do (South Korea) andKangwon-do (North Korea) .ee also
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*History of Korea
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