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- ↑ "Chongam-dong Earthen Wall". Naenara. December 9, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Weaponry and Metalwork in Period of Three Kingdoms". KCNA. Pyongyang. October 19, 2007. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
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