The Korean peninsula in the 1st century, Byeonhan shaded in red.
Common languages
Han
Religion
Shamanism
Government
Confederacy
Historical era
Ancient
• Establishment
194 BC
• Transition to the Gaya confederacy.
42 CE
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Jin (Korean state)
Gaya confederacy
Today part of
South Korea
Byeonhan confederacy
Hangul
변한 or 변진
Hanja
弁韓 or 弁辰
Revised Romanization
Byeonhan or Byeonjin
McCune–Reischauer
Pyŏnhan or Pyŏnjin
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Skeletal remains from the Byeonhan confederacy period that was discovered in Gimhae, South Korea through archaeology. Burial traditions can be seen.
Byeonhan (Korean: 변한; Hanja: 弁韓; RR: Byeonhan, Korean pronunciation:[pjʌn.ɦan]), also known as Byeonjin,[1] (변진; 弁辰; Byeonjin, Korean pronunciation:[pjʌn.dʑin]) was a loose confederacy of chiefdoms that existed from around the beginning of the Common Era to the 4th century in the southern Korean peninsula. Byeonhan was one of the Samhan (or "Three Hans"), along with Mahan and Jinhan.[2]
^Huiyi, Yi; Songsu, Park; Naehyon, Yun (2005). New history of Korea. Seoul: Jimundang. p. 136. ISBN 8988095855.
^Ebrey, Patricia; Walthall, Anne (2013-01-01). Pre-Modern East Asia: A Cultural, Social, and Political History, Volume I: To 1800. Cengage Learning. p. 101. ISBN 978-1133606512.
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