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Seoul is the capital of South Korea and has been called by various names such as Ulye sung, Hansan, Hansung, Hanyang, Yangju, Nanjing, and Gyeongsung according to the era of Baekje and Capital of Korea.


As can be seen from the prehistoric residence of Amsadong, Seoul has been inhabited by people since the Neolithic period and has a history of about 2,000 years through the Three Kingdoms Period, Koreon, and Korea.