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In Our Time - The Korean Empire - BBC Sounds

In Our Time - The Korean Empire - BBC Sounds

The Korean EmpireThe Korean Empire

Released On: 01 May 2025

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How Korea embraced modernisation at the end of the 19th Century in a bid for independence.

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