Gyeongsang Province
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Gyeongsang (Korean: 경상도, romanized: Gyeongsang-do; Korean pronunciation: [kjʌ̹ŋ.sa̠ŋ.do̞]) was one of the Eight Provinces of Joseon Korea. Gyeongsang was located in southeastern Korea.
Gyeongsang Province | |
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province of the kingdom of Great Joseon | |
Korean transcription(s) | |
• Korean | 경상도 |
• Hanja | 慶尙道 |
• Revised Romanization | Gyeongsang-do |
• McCune–Reischauer | Kyŏngsang-do |
Short name transcription(s) | |
• Korean | 경상 |
• Hanja | 慶尙 |
• Revised Romanization | Gyeongsang |
• McCune–Reischauer | Kyŏngsang |
Country | Korea |
Region | Yeongnam |
Dialect | Gyeongsang |
The provincial capital of Gyeongsang was Daegu. The region was the birthplace of the kingdom of Silla, which unified Korea in 668 CE. The region also has a highly significant role in modern Korean history; every non-acting South Korean president from 1963 to 2022 except Choi Kyu-hah (1979-1980) had ancestry from Gyeongsang, and all except Lee Myung-bak were also born in Gyeongsang.
Today, the historical region is divided into five administrative divisions: the three independent cities of Busan, Daegu and Ulsan, and the two provinces of North Gyeongsang Province (Gyeongsangbuk-do, often shortened to Gyeongbuk) and South Gyeongsang Province (Gyeongsangnam-do, often shortened to Gyeongnam). The largest city in the historical region is Busan, followed by Daegu.