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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]
Joseon King accepted Chinese suzerainty and acknowledged the Chinese emperor as their nominal overlord [2] until the Gabo Reform in December 1894. The Primary Consort of the Joseon King bore the title wangbi (왕비, 王妃), [a] translated as Queen in English, with the style of "Her Royal Highness" (baama; 마마, 媽媽).
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 .
This is the name by which historians usually refer to Joseon kings. The myoho could end in either jo (조; 祖; lit. 'progenitor') or jong (종; 宗; lit. 'ancestor'). The preceding syllable was an adjective suitable for the king. The other name was the posthumous name (시호; 諡號; siho). This is a longer name, made up of adjectives ...
In 1897, when Joseon became the Korean Empire, some of the Joseon kings were posthumously raised to the rank of emperors. Joseon monarchs had temple names ending in jo or jong. Jo was given to the first kings/emperors of new lines within the dynasty, with the first king/emperor having the special name ( Taejo ), which means "great progenitor ...
Yi Cha-chun, King Hwanjo of Joseon (조선 환조 이자춘) 9. Queen Gyeongsun of the Munju Park clan (경순왕후 박씨) 2. King Taejo of Joseon (조선 태조) 10. Choe Han-gi, Internal Prince Yeongheung (영흥부원군 최한기) 5. Queen Uihye of the Yeongheung Choe clan (의혜왕후 최씨) 11. Lady Yi, Grand Madame of Joseon State
Because of his success, Sejong received the title "King Sejong the Great of Joseon". His most remembered contribution is the creation of Hangul , the Korean alphabet, in 1443. Before that, Korean literati had used the Hanja writing system—traditional Chinese characters with Korean pronunciation and meaning—and a written language known as ...
In 1392, Yi Sŏng-gye forced King Gongyang to abdicate, exiled him to Wonju (where he and his family were secretly executed), and enthroned himself as the new king, thus ending Goryeo's 475 years of rule. [12] In 1393, he changed his dynasty's name to Joseon. [13]