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Daegu
Daegu is one of the largest cities of South Korea, in the south-east of the peninsula in the basin of the Nakdong river system. In ancient times it lay within the Jinhan confederacy and then Silla. In 927 Gyeon Hwon of Later Baekje defeated Wang Geon of Goryeo nearby, and in the Joseon period it was the seat of Gyeongsang province.
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