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This is a partial list of people who lived during the Joseon period of Korea, 1392–1910. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Dangun ascended to the throne, built the walled city of Asadal situated near Pyongyang (the location is disputed), and called the kingdom Joseon—referred to today as Gojoseon so as not to be confused with the later kingdom of Joseon that was established roughly 2000 years later.
The sole survivors were Yi Gwang's two illegitimate sons, Yi Gyeong-eung and Yi Won-beom, who were again exiled to Ganghwa-do. In 1849, his son, Yi Won-beom, born to a concubine named Lady Yeom, became the new monarch of Joseon as King Cheoljong. The title Daewongun was posthumously conferred on Prince Jeongye, making his full name Jeongye ...
Taejong (Korean: 태종; Hanja: 太宗; 16 May 1367 – 10 May 1422), [i] [ii] personal name Yi Pang-wŏn (이방원; 李芳遠), was the third monarch of the Joseon of Korea and the father of Sejong the Great. [1] He was the fifth son of King Taejo, the founder of the dynasty.
The Joseon dynasty (also transcribed as Chosŏn or Chosun, Korean: 대조선국; 大朝鮮國, lit. ' Great Chosun Country ' ) was a Korean dynastic kingdom that lasted for five centuries. [ 1 ] Joseon King accepted Chinese suzerainty and acknowledged the Chinese emperor as their nominal overlord [ 2 ] until the Gabo Reform in December 1894.
Dangun reigned as the first human king of Korea, giving to his kingdom the name of Joseon, "Land of the Morning Calm", in 2333 BC. [ 6 ] According to some scholars, the name Dangun is related to the Turko-Mongol Tengri ("Heaven"), [ 8 ] while the bear is a symbol of the Big Dipper (i.e. Ursa Major ), itself a symbol of the supreme God in many ...
[2] [9] The records of the first three kings of the Joseon dynasty—Taejo (r. 1392–1398), Jeongjong (r. 1399–1400), and Taejong (r. 1401–1418)—were handwritten. The records of Sejong (r. 1418–1450) and later kings were printed using movable type, some wooden and others metal. Korea is the first nation in East Asia to have printed its ...
In the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, there are records that Seongjong and Yeonsangun bestowed slaves, rice, and linens to the Song clan several times. After the death of her sister-in-law, Princess Gyeonghye, the princess’s only son, Jeong Mi-su became close to the former queen during her time in Jeongeobwon as both went through similar ...