Keijo Imperial University
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Keijo Imperial University | |
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Japanese Name | |
Hepburn | Keijō Teikoku Daigaku |
Kanji | 京城帝国大学 |
Korean Name | |
Revised Romanization | Gyeongseong Jeguk Daehak |
McCune-Reischauer | Kyŏngsŏng Chekuk Taehakkyo |
Hangul | 경성제국대학 |
Hanja | 京城帝國大學 |
Keijo Imperial University (京城帝国大学, Keijō Teikoku Daigaku; 경성제국대학, Gyeongseong Jeguk Daehak; abbreviated to 城大 Jōdai) is a Japanese university that existed at Seoul, Korea between 1924 and the end of World War II.
[edit] History
Keijo Imperial University was founded in 1924 as the sixth Imperial University of Japan during the period of Japanese rule
After the end of World War II Keijo Imperial University was renamed to "Gyeongseong University" (京城大学, 경성대학, Gyeongseong Daehak) and became the first university of post-war Korea.
Gyeongseong University was closed on August 22, 1946, by US Military Ordinance No. 102. It was later merged with 9 other colleges into Seoul National University. But Seoul National University doesn't admit continuousness from Keijo Imperial University.