Koryo may refer to:

Korea

Koryo or Goryeo () was the name of several states in Korean history, known as Corea or Coree in the western world: *Goryeo was a state located in northern and central Korean Peninsula and southern and central Manchuria from 37 BC to AD 668. It was founded as

Goguryeo Goguryeo (37 BC – 668 AD) (; ; Old Korean: Guryeo) also later known as Goryeo (; ; Middle Korean: 고ᇢ롕〮, ''kwòwlyéy''), was a Korean kingdom which was located on the northern and central parts of the Korea, Korean Peninsula an ...

and changed its official name to Goryeo in the 5th century. *Goryeo was a state located in central Korean Peninsula from 901 to 918. It was founded by Gung Ye as Goryeo and changed its official name to Majin in 904 and to

Taebong Taebong (; ) was a state established by Kung Ye () on the Korean Peninsula in 901 during the Later Three Kingdoms. Name The state's initial name was Goryeo, after the official name of Goguryeo, a previous state in Manchuria and the northern ...

in 911. It is sometimes called Later Goguryeo in historiography. *

Goryeo Goryeo (; ) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korea, Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. Goryeo achieved what has b ...

was a state located in the Korean Peninsula from 918 to 1392. It was founded by Wang Geon and was the successor state of Taebong. *

Korea Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...

as a whole Other topics named after Koryo include: *

Air Koryo Air Koryo () is North Korea's flag carrier and only commercial airline. It is state-owned and controlled by the North Korean air force. Headquartered in Sunan-guyŏk, Pyongyang, it operates domestic and international routeson a regular schedul ...

, a North Korean airline company *

Koryo Tours Koryo Tours is an independent British tour operator based in Beijing, specializing in group and private tourism to North Korea. Their tours run throughout the year covering budget to exclusive trips. There are packages for staying in the capital P ...

, a British travel company specialising in travel, film and cultural exchanges with North Korea * ''Koryo'', a ''

pumsae The Korean terms hyeong, pumse, poomsae and teul (meaning "form" or "pattern") are all used to refer to martial arts forms that are typically used in Korean martial arts such as Taekwondo and Tang Soo Do. * Hyeong (형) is often romanized as '' ...

'' ("form") in Taekwondo

Japan

Kōryō, Nara 280px, 竹取公園 Taketori Park 280px, 竹取公園 Suyama Kofun 280px, 竹取公園 Kudara-ji is a town located in Kitakatsuragi District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 35,035 in 14106 households, and a p ...

, a town in Japan, the former capital from 640 to 642 *

Koryō, Shimane was a town located in Hikawa District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,843 and a density of 262.49 persons per km2. The total area was 22.26 km2. On March 22, 2005, Koryō, along with the ci ...

, a former town in Japan administratively merged into Izumo in 2005 * Koryo Country (also Nayutaya Country), a fictional country introduced in episode 7 of ''Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'', a Japanese manga series

Korea

Japan

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