Samhan

For the Gaelic festival, see Samhain.
Samhan
Map of the approximate locations of the confederacies
  Map of Mahan confederacy
  Map of Byeonhan confederacy
  Map of Jinhan confederacy
Korean name
Hangul
삼한
Hanja
三韓
RRSamhan
MRSamhan

Samhan, or Three Hans (Korean: 삼한; Hanja: 三韓), is the collective name of the three confederacies: Byeonhan, Jinhan, and Mahan that emerged in the first century BCE during the Proto–Three Kingdoms of Korea, or Samhan, period. Located in the central and southern regions of the Korean Peninsula, the Samhan confederacies eventually merged and developed into the Paekche, Silla kingdoms and Kaya confederacy. The name "Samhan" also refers to the Three Kingdoms of Korea.

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