 These three confederacies were also known as Mahan, Byeonhan, and Jinhan.In conventional Korean history, these three confederacies appeared following Gojoseon's break-up, in the central and southern Korean Peninsula, until they were fully absorbed into the Three Kingdoms of Korea around the 4th century CE.Therefore, these later Samhan must be distinguished from the "former Samhan", or "Samjoseon".