Cheoljong,personal name Yi Won-beom,later Yi Byeon,was the 25th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. After King Heonjong died without any descendants in 1849,Queen Sunwon chose Cheoljong,aged 19,to ascend to the throne,adopting him as the heir of her late husband,King Sunjo.
Taejong,personal name Yi Bang-won,was the third monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea and the father of Sejong the Great. He was the fifth son of King Taejo,the founder of the dynasty. Before ascending to the throne,he was known as Prince Jeongan.
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.
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.
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 on 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.
Jeon Bong-jun was a Korean peasant revolutionary who was a prominent leader of the Donghak movement. During the Donghak Peasant Revolution,he led the initial revolt in Gobu and later led the Southern Jeob rebels. After his defeat at the Battle of Ugeumchi,he was captured and was later executed in April 1895. Due to his short physical stature,he was called "Nokdu Janggun".
Park Mun-su,also known as Bak Munsu,was a Korean government official in the period of King Yeongjo in the Joseon period. 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.
Queen Cheorin,of the Andong Kim clan,was queen consort of Joseon by marriage to King Cheoljong. She was known as Queen Dowager Myeongsun (명순대비) after the death of her husband and during King Gojong's reign. When King Gojong proclaimed the Korean Empire,the Queen was posthumously given the title of Cheorin,the Symbolic Empress.
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 period. 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.
Yi Si-ae was a Korean Joseon Dynasty politician and soldier who led a rebellion against King Sejo for his centralization policy in the northern provinces.
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.
Royal Secret Agent is a South Korean historical comedy,detective television series. The series is directed by Kim Jung-min and stars Kim Myung-soo,Kwon Nara,Lee Tae-hwan,Lee Yi-kyung,and Jo Soo-min. Written by Kang Min-sun and Park Sung-hoon the series is about a government position in Joseon dynasty known as Secret royal inspector,who monitors corrupt government officials while remaining undercover. It aired on KBS2 every Monday and Tuesday at 21:30 (KST) from December 21,2020,to February 9,2021.
The Jeonggamnok is a compilation of prophetic works which foretold the downfall of the Korean Yi (Joseon) dynasty and the establishment of a new utopian dynasty by a messianic "True Man" with the surname Jeong (Chŏng). Ideologies expressed in this work inspired many insurrectionist movements or claims of political legitimacy from the Joseon period to the present. The contents were circulated orally and in handwritten manuscripts since the middle of the Joseon period. They were copied and recopied many times and often the copyists updated the text to conform to the latest events and trends. Historical compilations and manuscripts related to Jeonggamnok are stored at Kyujanggak Archive.
Prince Imhae,was a Joseon Royal Prince as the eldest son of King Seonjo and the elder brother of King Gwanghae. He was known for such a violent and arrogant personality,that he murdered some government officials alongside his half brothers:Prince Jeongwon (정원군) and Prince Sunhwa (순화군),but were survived under their father's protection. Also,when his depravity led to government officials demanding severe punishment for his actions,he was able to avoid such punishment by his father's protection too.
