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1864–1897. v. t. e. Sejo ( Korean : 세조; Hanja : 世祖; 7 November 1417 – 23 September 1468), personal name Yi Yu ( 이유; 李瑈 ), sometimes known as Grand Prince Suyang ( 수양대군; 首陽大君 ), was the seventh monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of Sejong the Great and the uncle of King Danjong ...
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Taejo of Joseon has received more than 1,419,262 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019) . Taejo of Joseon is the 381st most popular politician (up from 413th in 2019) , the 2nd most popular biography from North Korea and the 2nd most popular ...
Joseon. Joseon ( Hangul: 조선; Hanja: 朝鮮; also Chosŏn, Choson, Chosun, Cho-sen ), was a Korean state started by Taejo Yi Seong-gye. It began after the end of the Goryeo Dynasty at what is today the city of Kaesong. It ended with the assassination of Empress Myeongseong.
March 31. ( 1983-03-31) –. July 1, 1983. ( 1983-07-01) The King of Chudong Palace ( Korean : 추동궁 마마; RR : Chudonggung Mama; MR : Ch'udonggung Mama) is a 1983 South Korean historical television series, the first installment of the drama series 500 Years of Joseon Dynasty by director Lee Byung-hoon and writer Shin Bong-seung.
t. e. Hwaseong Fortress. Jeongjo ( Korean : 정조; Hanja : 正祖; 28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800), personal name Yi San ( 이산; 李祘 ), sometimes called Jeongjo the Great ( 정조대왕; 正祖大王 ), was the 22nd monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of Crown Prince Sado and Lady Hyegyeong, and succeeded his ...
Gyeongbokgung ( Korean : 경복궁 ; Hanja : 景福宮 ; lit. Blessing Scenery Palace), also known as Gyeongbokgung Palace, was the main royal palace of the Joseon dynasty. Built in 1395, it is located in northern Seoul, South Korea. The largest of the Five Grand Palaces built by the Joseon dynasty, Gyeongbokgung served as the home of the royal ...
The politics of the Joseon dynasty, which ruled Korea from 1392 to 1897, were governed by the reigning ideology of Korean Confucianism, a form of Neo-Confucianism. Political struggles were common between different factions of the scholar-officials. Purges frequently resulted in leading political figures being sent into exile or condemned to death.
