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It depends on what you consider to be the "founding of Korea".

If you are asking about the first sovereign states on the Korean peninsula, you are likely talking about the founding of the Kingdom of Gojoseon. Dangun Wanggeom, a mythical figure, is said to have founded Gojoseon in the 2300s B.C.E. We know for certain that the bronze-age civilization existed by the 7th century B.C.E. because we have confirmation of it in Chinese writings from those times.

If you are referring to the first sovereign state to control the entire Korean peninsula, this would be the Kingdom of Goryeo, which was founded in 918 C.E. and controlled the entire peninsula in 936 C.E. (In fact, the western term "Korea" derives from the mispronunciation of Goryeo by Western emissaries. Koreans call their homeland "Hanguk" or "Joseon".)

If you are referring to the two current sovereign Korean states of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (ROK or South Korea), these states were founded and declared independent in 1948 C.E. after three years of Soviet and US occupation respectively and a previous 35-year Japanese colonization.

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