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History Alive - Buyeo and Samhan Series: Episode 8: The 54 Mahan States and the Jinwang of Mokjiguk

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  1. The eighth episode of this history explainer series explains that the 54 small states of Mahan were loosely bound together, with the ruler of Mokjiguk, the 'Jinwang', as their symbolic leader.
  2. From around the turn of the era to the 3rd and 4th centuries, Mahan was the largest of the 78 Samhan states with 54 states, and the prevailing view places Mokjiguk around Cheonan (Jiksan) in South Chungcheong Province.
  3. Scholars are divided over whether the Jinwang was a nominal leader without power over internal administration or a true king, and the debate continues.

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History Alive - Buyeo and Samhan Series: Episode 8: The 54 Mahan States and the Jinwang of Mokjiguk

Official translation → Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): [역사는 살아있다 – 부여·삼한 편] 제8화: 마한 54국과 목지국의 진왕(辰王)

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