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BEAUTIFUL JEJU-DO ISLAND
Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, or Jeju Province, is the only special self-governing province of South Korea, situated on, and coterminous with, the country's largest island. Jeju-do lies in the Korea Strait, southwest of Jeollanam-do Province, of which it was a part before it became a separate province in 1946. Its capital is Jeju City. Jeju Island was formerly known to Europeans as Quelpart, a volcanic island, dominated by Halla-san: a volcano 1,950 metres high and the highest mountain in South Korea.Jeju-do was an independent country called Tamna until it became a protectorate of Silla in 662. In 1105 Tamna lost its autonomy and became a province of Goryeo. It was King Euijong of Goryeo who changed the island's name from Tamna to Jeju. In 1271, Jeju became the base of the Sambyeolcho Rebellion against the Mongols. After Sambyeolcho was defeated in 1273, the Mongols placed Jeju under direct rule, and it became Goryeo territory again in 1367.
When Korea was colonized by Japan in 1910, Jeju became known as Saishu, which is the Japanese reading of the hanja for Jeju. After the defeat of the Japanese, Jeju became an official part of the new Republic of Korea. On July 1, 2006, Jeju was made into the first and only special self-governing province of South Korea. Historically, the people of Jeju Island have been the victim of discrimination owing to its location and isolation. The history of Jeju has been largely omitted from South Korean history books and textbooks.
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