Taejo,personal name Yi Seong-gye,later Yi Dan,was the founder and first monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. After overthrowing the Goryeo dynasty,he ascended to the throne in 1392 and abdicated six years later during a strife between his sons. He was honored as Emperor Go following the establishment of the Korean Empire.
Yeongjo,personal name Yi Geum,was the 21st monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of King Sukjong by his concubine,Royal Noble Consort Suk of the Haeju Choe clan. Before ascending to power,he was known as Prince Yeoning. His life was characterized by political infighting and resentment due to his biological mother's low-born origins.
Sukjong,personal name Yi Sun,was the 19th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. A skilled legislator,he caused multiple changes in political power throughout his reign,by switching among the Namin (Southerners),Seoin (Westerners),Soron and Noron political factions.
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.
Jungjong,personal name Yi Yeok,firstly titled Grand Prince Jinseong,was the 11th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He succeeded to the throne after the deposition of his elder half-brother,the tyrannical Yeonsangun.
Munjong,personal name Yi Hyang,was the fifth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. As the eldest son of Sejong the Great and Queen Soheon,he succeeded to the throne in 1450.
Jeongjo,personal name Yi San,sometimes called Jeongjo the Great,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 grandfather,King Yeongjo,in 1776. Today,Jeongjo is remembered for his various efforts to reform and improve the nation.
Yeonsangun or Prince Yeonsan,personal name Yi Yung,was the 10th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Often considered the worst tyrant in Joseon's history and perhaps all Korean history,he is notorious for launching two bloody purges,seizing hundreds of women from all over the peninsula to serve as palace entertainers,and appropriating Sungkyunkwan as a personal pleasure ground. Yeonsangun's despotic rule provided a stark contrast to the liberal era of his father,and as a much-despised overthrown monarch,he did not receive a temple name.
Chunhyangga (Korean: 춘향가) is a pansori folktale from Korea. Being a pansori,Chunhyangga is a narrative art form,and is traditionally performed by two people:a singer and drummer. There is also a story based off the Chunhyangga pansori called Chunhyangjeon.
Jo Gwang-jo,also often called by his art name Jeongam (정암),was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar who pursued radical reforms during the reign of Jungjong of Joseon in the early 16th century.
Han is the typical romanized spelling of the Korean family name. Other alternate spellings for 한include Hahn and Haan. In hanja,it translates to "King”,“Kingdom”,“country" and/or “Korean people”. Han is the oldest name in Korea.
The Office of the Yi Dynasty or Yiwangjik (Korean: 이왕직) was an organization that managed the affairs of the royal House of Yi of Korea during the Japanese occupation. It was established in February 1911 as part of the Japanese central government's Imperial Household Ministry but was under the day-to-day supervision of the Government-General of Korea.
This article explains the history of the Joseon dynasty,which ruled Korea from 1392 to 1897.
Jo Hyeong (1606–1679) was a scholar-official of the Joseon Dynasty Korea in the 17th century.
Joseon missions to Japan represent a crucial aspect of the international relations of mutual Joseon-Japanese contacts and communication. In sum,these serial diplomatic ventures illustrate the persistence of Joseon's kyorin diplomacy from 1392 to 1910.
Park Mun-su,also known as Bak Munsu,was a Korean government official in the period of King Yeongjo in the Joseon dynasty. He was famous for the lifetime he spent protecting the Korean people from corrupt royal officials.
Chunhyangjeon is one of the best known love stories and folk tales of Korea. It is based on the pansori Chunhyangga,the most famous of the five surviving pansori tales.
Literati purges is a translation of the Korean term sahwa,whose literal meaning is "scholars' calamity." It refers to a series of political purges in the late 15th and the 16th centuries in which Sarim scholars suffered persecution at the hands of their political rivals.
Yun Du-su was a Korean scholar-official of the Joseon dynasty. He was a politician,poet,writer,scholar,and part of the Yi Hwang school among Westerners faction. He served as Chief State Councillor during the reign of King Seonjo.
Joseon X-Files is a 2010 South Korean television series starring Kim Ji-hoon,Im Jung-eun,Kim Kap-soo and Jo Hee-bong. It aired on tvN from August 20 to October 29,2010,on Fridays at 24:00 for 12 episodes.
