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English: This seal was documented as the official state seal of the Joseon Dynasty during the reign of King Yeongjo and King Gojong. The seal reads from the top-down right-to-left, "朝鮮王寶", which can be translated directly to "Joseon Dynasty King's Treasure," or more liberally to "Royal Treasure of the Joseon King."
That same year, Pang-wŏn finally assumed the throne of Joseon, becoming King Taejong. In 1401, the Joseon Dynasty was officially admitted into a tributary relationship with the Ming dynasty of China. In the beginning of Taejong's reign, Taejo refused to relinquish the royal seal that signified the legitimacy of a king's rule.
The Joseon court, pressured by encroachment from larger powers, felt the need to reinforce national integrity and declared the Korean Empire, along with the Gwangmu Reform in 1897. King Gojong assumed the title of Emperor to assert Korea's independence.
[75] [76] Queen Sinjeong, wife of late Ikjong (Crown Prince Hyomyeong) and the mother of King Heonjong, was the most supreme royal family member by the time, and she took way the national seal of Joseon; she decided to adopt Yi Jae-hwang herself and was supported by her family, the Pungyang Jo clan. [77]
English: An imprint of the official seal of the King of Joseon. 한국어: 중국 명나라로부터 받은 국새를 숙종연간에 모조한 것이다. 태종대에 처음 받았으며, 인조대까지 주로 명나라과의 외교문서에 사용하다가, 이후 두 차례 더 인수하였다. 1636년 병자호란 이후에는 ...
In 1897, King Gojong declared the Korean Empire and made the clan symbol the Imperial Seal of Korea. Today, the seal is used as a symbol of the Jeonju Lee Royal Family Association, a royal family association of the House of Yi, which was the royal family of Joseon dynasty and the imperial family of the Korean Empire.
A guksae (국새) or oksae (옥새) is an official seal made for used in lieu of signatures in personal documents, office paperwork, contracts, art, or any item requiring acknowledgment or authorship in South Korea. [1] [2] Guksae is carved with characters called injang. [1]
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