The Koryo-Khitan war is a series of armed conflicts of the 10th and 11th centuries between the Koryo Empire and the Khitan in the territory where the border between China and the DPRK now passes.
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| date | 993 , 1010 , 1019 | ||
| A place | North Korean Peninsula | ||
| Total | The victory of the state of Koryo | ||
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Prehistoric korea |
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Background
After the fall of Goguryeo in 668 and a brief Chinese occupation, the kingdom of Parhe , populated by Koreans and the people of Mohe , arose in Manchuria and the Primorsky Territory . Immediately after the fall of Koguryo, the Türks ( kokturks ) were driven out of Central Asia by the Chinese Tang Dynasty . Another Turkic tribe, the Uighurs , replaced the kokturks, but their influence was insignificant.
During the weakening of the Uigurs, Chinese Tan and Parhe, the Mongol Khitan tribe entered the region of present Inner Mongolia. They began to spread their influence, and in 916 the Khitan leader Eliu Ambagai founded the Liao Empire. The Khitan state continued to grow and in 926 attacked Parhe, conquering it. Ten years later, in 936, after Koryo united the Korean tribes, Liao captured 16 Chinese provinces south of the Great Wall and founded the late Qin dynasty there ( Chinese 晋 ).
Over time, the Khitan became a powerful force and soon their interests clashed with the interests of Koryo, who also carried out expansion to the north.
Timeline
- Sunset Bohai ( 907 - 926 )
- 907 : Eliu Ambagai (Abaoji) ( Chinese 耶律 阿 保 磯 ) founded the Liao Dynasty and the Khitan Empire
- 911 : Sensing the Khitan threat, Parhe seeks protection from the neighboring state of Silla . According to the chronicles, Parhe also asked Koryo for help, but did not receive it.
- Parhe : ( 926 - 983 )
- The buffer between Koryo and the Khitan has ceased to exist. Many representatives of the ruling class of Parhe, ethnic Koreans, after the fall of their state fled to Koryo and Hupekche .
- The first Khitan raids
- Khitan raided Koryo in 983 , 985, and 989 .