Sangju
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| Korean alphabet : | 상주시 | |||
| Chinese characters : | 尙 州市 | |||
| Revised Romanization : | Sangjusi | |||
| McCune-Reischauer : | Sangjusi | |||
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| Province : | Gyeongsangbuk-do | |||
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 25 ' N , 128 ° 10' E | |||
| Residents: | 100,947 (as of December 2017) | |||
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Sangju ( saŋ.dʑu ) is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea . Although Sangju is more rural today, it was once a major city in Korea .
history
The name Sangju for the city is first given in the time of the Silla Empire . In the Samguk Sagi and Samguk Yusa - historical records of the Three Kingdoms of Korea - a land called Sabeolguk is described on the site of today's Sangju. Lying between Silla and Baekje , the land was conquered by Silla around 249 . In the united Silla, the Sangju fortress was one of the 9 ju , an administrative division of the empire.
education
There is a Kyungpook National University campus in the city . Until 2008 this was the Sangju National University.
Web links
Commons : Sangju - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website of the city (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Three Kingdoms of Korea. In: sangju.go.kr. Retrieved January 27, 2019 .
- ^ Unified Silla. In: sangju.go.kr. Retrieved January 27, 2019 .