Seoul
City
Capital of Korea under the Joseon dynasty (as Hanseong) and of South Korea since 1948; called Keijō under Japanese rule.
Names
- October 1, 1910 – August 15, 1945 KeijōJapanese name under colonial rule
- until October 1, 1910 Hanseong
Held by
- 1789 – October 12, 1897 Joseon
- October 12, 1897 – August 27, 1910 Korean Empire
- August 27, 1910 – May 2, 1947 Japan
- since August 15, 1948 South Korea
- June 28, 1950 – September 15, 1950 North Korea Military occupation
- January 4, 1951 – March 14, 1951 North Korea Military occupation
Capital of
- August 29, 1910 – September 2, 1945 Korea under Japanese rule
- South Korea
- Joseon Called Hanseong
- Korean Empire Called Hanseong
Events here 17
- July 19 – August 30, 1882 Imo Incident
- November 26, 1883 Korea–United Kingdom Treaty of 1883
- July 25, 1884 Russia–Korea Treaty of 1884
- January 9, 1885 Japan–Korea Treaty of 1885
- October 8, 1895 Assassination of Empress Myeongseong
- November 17, 1905 Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905
- August 1, 1907 Battle of Namdaemun
- August 22, 1910 Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910
- March 1, 1919 March 1st Movement
- June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953 Korean War
- June 25, 1950 First Battle of Seoul
- September 22–28, 1950 Second Battle of Seoul
- December 31, 1950 – January 7, 1951 Third Battle of Seoul
- January 17–29, 1968 Blue House raid
- October 26, 1979 Assassination of Park Chung Hee
- November 11–12, 2010 2010 G20 Seoul summit
- October 29, 2022 Seoul Halloween crowd crush