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Jul 18, 2024 · List of kings of Joseon. The Joseon dynasty ruled Korea, succeeding the 400-year-old Goryeo dynasty in 1392 through the Japanese occupation in 1910. Twenty-seven kings ruled over united Korea for more than 500 years.
1 day ago · Cheoljong was born Yi Won-beom ( 이원범 ), the 3rd and youngest son of Yi Gwang ( Jeongye Daewongun ), a great-grandson of King Yeongjo of Joseon. His mother was a concubine, and she was a daughter of Yeom Seong-hwa ( 염성화 ), a commoner, descended from the Yongdam Yeom clan ( 용담 염씨 ).
Jun 28, 2024 · Scholarship flourished under the Joseon dynasty, and in 1443, during the reign of King Sejong, the Korean phonetic alphabet, Hangul (han’gŭl), was invented. By the time of the Joseon ruler King Seongjong (1470–94), a bureaucratic system for government administration was established.
2 days ago · Joseon (Korean: 조선; Hanja: 朝鮮; MR: Chosŏn; ), officially Great Joseon State (대조선국; 大朝鮮國; [tɛ.tɕo.sʌn.ɡuk̚]), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897.
3 days ago · Another Korean historical figure, who is equally as loved as Admiral Yi, is King Sejong the Great. He was the fourth monarch of the Joseon Dynasty, reigning from 1418-1450. At that time, the country was at the peak of prosperity economically, politically, socially and culturally.
Jul 4, 2024 · It was the 15th year of King Sejong the Great in 1433 when Jang Young Sil carved the Joseon’s constellation, which he observed at the center of Hanyang (the then capital city), in a stone, Cheonmundo. Joseon widely opened the era of astronomy.
6 days ago · King Sejong was the fourth king of the Joseon dynasty, who is best known for the invention of the Korean alphabet Hangeul. Hangeul is the only alphabet in the world in which the inventor, principles of invention and dates of promulgation are known.
