The city has been known in the past by the successive names Wirye-seong (위례성; 慰禮城, Baekje era), Namgyeong (남경; 南京, Goryeo era), Hanseong (한성; 漢城, Joseon era) or Hanyang (한양; 漢陽). During the period of Japanese colonial rule, Seoul was called Keijō (京城) (in Japanese) or Gyeongseong (경성; 京城) (in Korean) . Its current name Seoul originated from the Korean word “seo'ul” meaning "capital city".

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  • The city has been known in the past by the successive names Wirye-seong (위례성; 慰禮城, Baekje era), Namgyeong (남경; 南京, Goryeo era), Hanseong (한성; 漢城, Joseon era) or Hanyang (한양; 漢陽). During the period of Japanese colonial rule, Seoul was called Keijō (京城) (in Japanese) or Gyeongseong (경성; 京城) (in Korean) . Its current name Seoul originated from the Korean word “seo'ul” meaning "capital city". An etymological hypothesis presumes that the origin of the native word “seo'ul” derives from the native name Seorabeol (서라벌; 徐羅伐), which originally referred to Gyeongju, the capital of Silla, then called Geumseong (금성; 金城). Also believed to be the origin of the name Seoul is "Se-ultari," which literally means "new walls" or "new castle. " Seoul was a walled castle city from its construction in the early 15th century until most parts of the walls were destroyed during the Korean War (1950-1953).
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  • 경성
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  • 京城
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  • 首
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  • Kyŏngsŏng
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  • Gyeongseong
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  • Gyeongseong
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  • The city has been known in the past by the successive names Wirye-seong (위례성; 慰禮城, Baekje era), Namgyeong (남경; 南京, Goryeo era), Hanseong (한성; 漢城, Joseon era) or Hanyang (한양; 漢陽). During the period of Japanese colonial rule, Seoul was called Keijō (京城) (in Japanese) or Gyeongseong (경성; 京城) (in Korean) . Its current name Seoul originated from the Korean word “seo'ul” meaning "capital city".
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  • Names of Seoul
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