Pyongan

Pyongan - Definition and Overview

P'yŏngan Province
Korean Name
McCune-Reischauer	P'yŏngan-do
Revised Romanization	Pyeongan-do
Hangul	평안도
Hanja	平安道
Short Name	P'yŏngan (Pyeongan; 평안; 平安)
Statistics
Capital	P'yŏngyang
Split Into	North and South P'yŏngan, 1896
Region	Kwansŏ
Dialect	P'yŏngan

P'yŏngan (P'yŏngan-do) was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. In 1896, P'yŏngan was divided into modern-day North and South P'yŏngan Provinces, which today are part of North Korea. The provincial capital was P'yŏngyang.

See also

List of Korea-related topics

The Eight Provinces (八道) of Joseon-Dynasty Korea
Chungcheong \| Gangwon \| Gyeonggi \| Gyeongsang \| Hamgyŏng \| Hwanghae \| Jeolla \| P'yŏngan

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