Pyongyang
City
Capital of North Korea since 1948, rebuilt after heavy bombing in the Korean War.
Names
- October 1, 1910 – August 15, 1945 Heijō
Held by
- 1789 – October 12, 1897 Joseon
- October 12, 1897 – August 27, 1910 Korean Empire
- August 27, 1910 – May 2, 1947 Japan
- August 25, 1945 – September 8, 1948 Soviet Union
- since September 9, 1948 North Korea
- October 19, 1950 – December 10, 1950 South Korea Military occupation
Capital of
Events here 4
- September 15, 1894 Battle of Pyongyang (1894)
- June 13–15, 2000 2000 inter-Korean summit
- October 2–4, 2007 2007 inter-Korean summit
- September 18–20, 2018 September 2018 inter-Korean summit