Division of Korea

Separation of North and South Korea Closeup of the Korean Demilitarized Zone that surrounds the Military Demarcation Line The Korean Peninsula was divided along the 38th parallel north from 1945 until 1950 and along the Military Demarcation Line from 1953 to present. Part of a series on the History of Korea Prehistoric period Palaeolithic 700,000–8000 BC Neolithic 8000–1500 BC* Jeulmun Bronze Age 1500–300 BC* Mumun* Liaoning dagger Ancient period Gojoseon 2333–108 BC* Tan'gun* Kija* Wiman Jin 4th–2nd century BC Yemaek Proto–Three Kingdoms period Takri Dongye Buyeo Eastern Galsa Okjeo Samhan Ma Byeon Jin Goguryeo Tamna Nakrang Four Commanderies of Han Three Kingdoms period Goguryeo 37 BC – 668 AD Paekche 18 BC – 660 AD Silla 57 BC – 935 AD Kaya confederacy 42–562 Tamna (Tributary of Paekche) 498–660 Usan 512–930 Northern and Southern period United Silla (Unified Silla) 668–892 Parhae 698–926 Little Goguryeo 699–820 Tamna (Tributary of Silla) 662–925 Later Three Kingdoms period Later Paekche 892–936 Taebong (Later Goguryeo) 901–918 Unified Silla (Later Silla) 892–935 Later Sabeol 919–927 Dongdan Kingdom 926–936 Later Parhae 927–935 Jeongan