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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 .
The Joseon dynasty ruled Korea, succeeding the 400-year-old Goryeo dynasty in 1392 through the Japanese occupation in 1910. [1] [2] Twenty-seven kings ruled over united Korea for more than 500 years. [3]
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 Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty, [a] sometimes called sillok (실록) for short, are state-compiled and published records, called Veritable Records, documenting the reigns of the kings of Joseon. Kept from 1392 to 1865, they comprise 1,893 volumes and are thought to be the longest continual documentation of a single dynasty in the ...
19th-century Korean people (2 C, 67 P) + Joseon women (7 C, 1 P) B. ... Pages in category "Joseon people" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
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.
In Korea at the end of the 19th century, it was greatly emphasized to highlight the resistance of the Joseon people against Imperialist invasion, and it developed into a religion, Dangunkyo (단군교; 檀君敎). Dangun, who emerged as the central figure of nationalism, played a large role in the spiritual foundation of the independence ...
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 ...