Timeline of Seoul

Prior to 14th century

18 BCE – Baekje, Wirye-seong, settled. Seoul started functioning as the royal capital of Baekje until 475.
475 – Seoul changed hands from Baekje to Goguryeo.
551 – Seoul changed hands from Goguryeo to Baekje.
553 – Seoul changed hands from Baekje to Silla.
901 – Seoul under control of Taebong as Silla became divided into three kingdoms.
918 – Seoul became a part of newly founded Goryeo as the prior regime Taebong was overthrown.
1104 – Sukjong of Goryeo builds a palace in Seoul and declared it the second capital 'Namgyeong' meaning 'Southern Capital'.

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14th-18th century

1394
- Capital of the Joseon dynasty relocates to Seoul from Kaesong.^[1]
- Jongmyo (shrine) built.
1395
- Gyeongbokgung Palace built.
- Jogyesa temple established.
1396 – Fortress Wall construction begins.
1398
- Eight Gates built.
- Sungkyunkwan founded.
1412 – Changdeokgung Palace built.
1414 – Namdaemun Market active.^{[citation needed]}
1447 – Namdaemun rebuilt.
1467 – Wongaksa Pagoda constructed.
1592 – April: City taken by Japanese forces.^[1]

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18th-19th century

1711 – Donuimun and Gwanghuimun (gates) rebuilt.
1741 – Changuimun (gate) rebuilt.
1796 – Hwaseong Fortress built.
1867 – Gwanghwamun (gate) reconstructed.
1897
- Kurisudo sinmun newspaper begins publication.^[2]
- Independence Gate erected.
1898 – Myeongdong Cathedral consecrated.
1899 – Gwallim Middle School established.
1900
- Gyeongseong Station opens.
- Incheon-Seoul and Chemulpo-Seoul railways begin operating.^[1]^[3]

20th century

1900s-1950s

1901 – Busan-Seoul railway begins operating.^[3]
1905
- Uiju-Seoul railway begins operating.^[1]
- Dongdaemun Market in business.^{[citation needed]}
1906 – Keijō Nippō newspaper established.^[4]
1907 – Seoul Sanitation Association founded.^[4]
1908 – Gyeongseong Gamok (prison) in operation.
1910
- Japanese in power; city renamed "Keijō"
- Population: 200,000 (approximate).^[5]
1914 – Outer parts of Gyeongseongbu were ceded to Goyang County.
1915 – Joseon Industrial Exhibition held in Gyeongbokgung
1920 – Chosun Ilbo and Dong-a Ilbo newspapers begin publication.
1922 – Namsan Public Library established.
1924 – Keijō Imperial University founded.
1925 – Seoul Station opens.
1926 – Japanese General Government Building constructed.
1927 – Noryangjin Fish Market in business.^{[citation needed]}
1936 – The expansion of Gyeongseongbu was implemented absorbing Cheongnyangni, Anam, Sincheon, etc.
1940 – Joseon Grand Exposition held in Seoul
1945 – National Library of Korea and National Museum of Korea established.
1946
- City renamed "Seoul" (approximate date).^{[citation needed]}
- Kim Hyongmin becomes mayor.
- Seoul National University established.
1947 – Samsung Sanghoe in business.
1948
- City becomes capital of Republic of Korea.
- Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra founded.
1949
- Seoul designated a special city (administrative division).
- Expended to today's Gangbuk-gu to the north and Guro-dong, Sindorim-dong(including today's Daerim dong) to the south.
- Population: 1,446,019.^[6]
1950
- 28 June: Hangang Bridge bombing; city taken by North Korean army.
- 16 July: Yongsan bombing.
- 22–25 September: Second Battle of Seoul.
1951
- January: Third Battle of Seoul.
- 14 March: City taken by United Nations forces.
1953 – Korean Republic newspaper begins publication.
1954 – Hankook Ilbo newspaper begins publication.
1958 – Gimpo International Airport in operation.

1960s-1990s

1960 – Gyeongdong Market in business.^{[citation needed]}
1963 – The great expansion was implemented, incorporating parts of counties of Gimpo, Gwangju, Siheung, Yangju, and Bucheon.
1965 – Population: 3,793,280.^[7]
1969 – N Seoul Tower built.
1970
- Gyeongbu Expressway constructed.
- Population: 5,433,198.^[8]
1973
- Jingwan-dong (Gupabal) was incorporated to Seoul from Goyang County.
- World Taekwondo Headquarters established.
1974
- Seoul Metropolitan Subway begins operating.
- Korean Film Archive and Chugye University for the Arts established.
1975 – Sister city relationship established with San Francisco, USA.^[9]
1977 – Jeongdok Public Library opens.
1978 – Sejong Center built.
1980 – Population: 8,364,379.^[10]
1982 – Banpo Bridge constructed.
1983
- Lucky-Goldstar Football Club formed.
- Bukhansan National Park established.
1985
- 63 Building constructed.
- Population: 9,639,110.^[7]
1986 – Asian Games held.
1988
- Goh Kun becomes mayor.
- Summer Olympics held.
- Seoul Museum of Art and Calligraphy Museum open.
- Trade Tower built.
1989 – Lotte World recreation complex opens.
1990 – Population: 10,612,577.^[7]
1991
- Blue House (government residence) built.
- KBS Hall opens.
1993
- Korea National University of Arts established.
- Opera House opens.
- War Memorial of Korea constructed.
1994 – Hi! Seoul Festival begins.
1995
- The city boundary between Seoul and Gwangmyeong was rearranged, absorbing a very tiny part of Cheolsan-dong.
- The city boundary between Seoul and Goyang was rearranged, absorbing a very tiny part of Jichuk-dong.
- 29 June: Sampoong Department Store collapse.^[11]
- Population: 10,776,201 (approximate estimate).^[12]
1999 – Jongno Tower built.
2000
- Bukchon Preservation and Regeneration Project established.^[13]
- Kumho Art Hall opens.^{[citation needed]}

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Timeline of Seoul

Prior to 14th century

14th-18th century

18th-19th century

20th century

1900s-1950s

1960s-1990s

21st century

See also

References

Bibliography

External links

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