149

Some countries whose endonyms are not like their English exonyms (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 6 months ago by lars to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz

32 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] lars 2 points 6 months ago

Was there someplace called Silla or similar?

permalink
fedilink
source
parent
hideshow 2 child comments

[-] TheOakTree@beehaw.org 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Yes, Silla was a kingdom, and then it became the main ruling kingdom for a while, and then it fragmented again, but one of the fragments was still called Silla... :)

permalink
fedilink
source
parent

this post was submitted on 19 Feb 2024

149 points (94.6% liked)

Map Enthusiasts

3349 readers

12 users here now

For the map enthused!

Rules:

post relevant content: interesting, informative, and/or pretty maps
be nice

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

zksmk@sopuli.xyz

garfaagel@sh.itjust.works