#he’s deathly afraid that if his country collapses his existence will be redundant and he’ll disappear

[ask-north-korea]

OOC;; Notes on representation

Basically what North represented throughout the years

37 BC is founding of Koguryeo, the state that occupied the northern part of the Korean Peninsula and much of Manchuria. He would eventually become North.

57 BC is founding of Silla, a small kingdom in Korea’s southeast corner that eventually became dominant in the southern part of the peninsula. He would eventually become South.

Koguryeo falls in 668 AD, but North is able to re-emerge as Palhae, which was founded as a near direct successor state to Koguryeo.

Silla falls in 935 and becomes Koryeo.

Palhae also falls around this time.

“Large numbers of refugees, including Dae Gwang-hyeon, the last crown prince of Balhae, were welcomed by Goryeo.[15][144] Dae Gwang-hyeon was included in the imperial family of Wang Geon, bringing a national unification between the two successor nations of Goguryeo.[16]” – Wikipedia

“When Palhae perished at the hands of the Khitan around this same time, much of its ruling class, who were of Koguryeo  descent, fled to Koryeo. Wang Keon warmly welcomed them and generously gave them land. Thus, Koryeo achieved a true national unification that embraced not only the Later Three Kingdoms but even survivors of Koguryeo lineage from the Palhae kingdom.” – Korea Old and New, a History

So both North and South’s original kingdom’s fell, but they are able to survive by banding together as Koryeo.

They become the Joseon Dynasty in 1392. Basically still the same country, just under a different name since there was a coup.

They become the Korean Empire in 1897. Still same country, but now having a lot of internal troubles.

In 1910 Japan ruined everything.

And you probably know the rest.