Kŭmya County is a county in South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It borders the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea) to the east. The area was settled at...

Kŭmya station is a railway station in Kumya County, South Hamgyong, North Korea. It is located on the P'yŏngra Line of the Korean State Railway, and is...

Lady Ch'oe, came from a family originally from Deungju (present-day Anbyŏn County, North Korea). In 1356, the Yi family defected to Goryeo, helping Goryeo...

Daejeodo; 大猪島) (Kŭmya County) Ungdo (웅도; 熊島) (Kŭmya County) Ch'angnindo (창린도 Changnindo; 昌麟島) (Ongjin County) Ch'odo (초도 Chodo; 椒島) (Kwail County) Kirindo (기린도...

chiliarch of a Yuan Dynasty mingghan in Ssangseong Prefecture (present-day Kŭmya County, South Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea - former Goryeo territory annexed...

Yi Wŏngye (Korean: 이원계; Hanja: 李元桂; 1330–1388), later posthumously promoted to Grand Prince Wanp'ung, was a warrior and painter in the late Goryeo period...

Queen Sinui (Korean: 신의왕후 한씨; Hanja: 神懿王后 韓氏; 6 October 1337 – 25 November 1391), of the Cheongju Han clan, was the first wife of Yi Seong-gye (future...

and 15 counties ("gun"). These are further divided into villages (ri and dong, with dong also denoting neighborhoods in cities), with each county additionally...

Succeeded by Pak Kwang-ho Personal details Born (1929-08-28)28 August 1929 Kumya County, Kankyōnan-dō, Chōsen, Empire of Japan Died 7 May 2024(2024-05-07) (aged 94)...

administrative division of the Yuan dynasty established in 1258 in modern-day Kumya County, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea. It was founded as a base for conquest...