Editing 24th century BC (section)

== Korean Chronology ==

In modern [[Korean mythology#Founding Myth of Ancient Joseon|Korean national mythology]], the character [[Dangun]], whose mother was originally a bear, founded the state [[Gojoseon]] in 2333 BC and ruled it for about 2000 years.  Some Koreans think of it as the earliest Korean state and of Dangun as the ancestor of [[Koreans]]. From 1948 until December 1961, the [[Republic of Korea]] officially<ref>{{langx|ko|年號에關한法律}}, 1948-09-25</ref> reckoned years by adding 2333 to the [[Common Era]] year. The year 2333 BC and the related myth are sometimes presented matter-of-factly as ''history'' rather than ''mythology'' in Korea.<ref>Example: {{cite web|url=http://stdweb2.korean.go.kr/search/View.jsp?idx=394611|title=고조선|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226130908/http://stdweb2.korean.go.kr/search/View.jsp?idx=394611|archive-date=2017-12-26}}, an entry in ''[[Standard Korean Language Dictionary]]''.</ref>