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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]
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 ...
Goguryeo monarchs' family tree House of Go: Dongmyeong King of Goguryeo (58 BC–19 BC) ... JOSEON (1335–1408) Taejo r. 1392–1398 (1) (1357–1419) Jeongjong
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 .
King Taejo's portrait. In the beginning of his reign, Yi Sŏng-gye, now King Taejo, intended to continue using the name Goryeo for the country he ruled and simply change the royal line of descent to his own, thus maintaining the facade of continuing the 500-year-old Goryeo tradition.
However, Joseon strongly opposed this measure and demanded that Joseon pay tribute to China three times a year. [93] In response, China put pressure on them by banning envoy delegates from entering the country or demanding unreasonable tributes, but in the end Joseon, which had a theoretical advantage, got the privilege of paying tribute at ...
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).
Gija Joseon (12th century BC–2nd century BC) is the name of an ancient, semi-legendary Korean kingdom that is first attested in historical works of the 13th century AD and later. The narrative of the Gojoseon dynasty that this list describes, has been challenged by scholars in the 20th century.