This index presents historical and modern wars and conflicts taking place in the present territory of, or relating to, South Korea. South Korea was founded after World War II in the south of the Korean peninsula. The territory had been occupied by Japan beginning in 1905.
Map of South Korea courtesy of CIA World Factbook
Korean Revolt 1811-12
Korean Revolt 1862
Tonghak Rebellion: Korea 1894-95
Sino-Japanese War 1894-95
Samil Independence Movement 1919-20
World War II 1939-45
Korean Occupation Rebellion 1946
Korean Guerrilla War 1948-9
Ysu Rebellion in US Occupied Korea 1948
Korean War 1950-53
April 19th Students Revolution 1960
South Korean Military Coup 1961
Vietnam War 1965-75
N. Korean Infiltration Campaign 1966-71
N. Korean Infiltration Campaign 1974-82
Y.H. Incident: South Korea 1979
Park's Assassination: South Korea 1979
Student Protests in South Korea 1980
Kwangju Uprising: South Korea 1980
N. Korean Assassination Plot 1982
Rangoon Bombing 1983
Shooting Down of KAL007 1983
Student Agitation: South Korea 1987
Bombing of KAL858 1987
North Korean Infiltration Campaign 1996
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