Joseon Dynasty
Korean name
Hangul:	조선 왕조
Hanja:	朝鮮 王朝
Revised Romanization:	Joseon Wangjo
McCune-Reischauer:	Chosŏn Wangjo

The Joseon Dynasty (alternatively, Choson or Chosun) is usually preceded with the title "Great". The House of the Junju Yi-Shi, The Royal Family of the Joseon Dynasty, or Ishi Wangjo, was the final ruling Imperial dynasty of Korea, lasting from 1392 until 1910. It was founded by the Korean Yi family on the Korean peninsula, and was preceded by the Goryeo dynasty. File links The following pages link to this file: Joseon Dynasty ... The Korean language is the most widely used language in Korea, and is the official language of both North and South Korea. ... Hangul is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language (as opposed to the Hanja system borrowed from China). ... Hanja (lit. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Events Korean founder of the Joseon Dynasty General Yi Seonggye leads a coup détat, overthrowing the kingdom of Goryeo and founding the kingdom of Joseon Afyonkarahisar in western Turkey is conquered by Sultan Beyazid I Louis de Valois is created the 1st Duke of Orléans, the second time... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Goryeo (also Koryo) kingdom ruled Korea from the fall of Silla in 935 until the founding of Joseon in 1392. ...

It was officially founded by Yi Seonggye, the General who led the overthrow or coup d'etat of the last king of the Goryeo Dynasty. The name Joseon comes from the ancient founding dynasty of Korea, "Gojoseon", which was founded circa 2333 BC. The 600-year-old dynasty came to an end with Japanese invasion and internal betrayal and treason. King Taejo of Joseon (original name Yi Seong-gye, 이성계(李成桂) was the founder and the first king of Koreas Joseon Dynasty. ... A coup détat, or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. ... The Goryeo (also Koryo) kingdom ruled Korea from the fall of Silla in 935 until the founding of Joseon in 1392. ...

History

Beginnings

Old maps indicate that Seoul (or Han Yang, later, and Hang Sung) during this period was crossed by many tributaries of the Han river. The Mongols annexed Korea during a brief period in the 1370s. Yi Seonggye returned to start a rebellion against King U, who was the last Goryeo King, and establish the Yi dynasty. The Han River located in South Korea, is the confluence of the South Han River, which originates in Mount Daedeok-san, and the North Han, which originates i Mount Geumgang-san. ... Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century Decades: 1320s 1330s 1340s 1350s 1360s - 1370s - 1380s 1390s 1400s 1410s 1420s Years: 1370 1371 1372 1373 1374 1375 1376 1377 1378 1379 Events and Trends Categories: 1370s ... King Taejo of Joseon (original name Yi Seong-gye, 이성계(李成桂) was the founder and the first king of Koreas Joseon Dynasty. ... King U was born in 1363, and ruled Goryeo (Korea) from 1374 until 1388. ...

As had occurred numerous times in China, the capital city under King Yi was moved to Hanyang-gun, Seoul, on the mighty Han river. Under the political situation of that time, Extensive trade with China began, including the ginseng trade, as well as exchanges in medicine, technology and science. A class of Koreans educated along Confucian lines developed rapidly.

Early Japanese invasions

In 1592 and 1597, Japanese warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi led the invasion of Korea by daimyo and their troops. This war is generally referred to as the Imjin War (임진왜란 壬臣倭亂). Factional infighting in the Joseon court, the inability to assess Japanese military capability and failed attempts at diplomacy led to poor preparation on the Joseons' part. Disastrous military fiascoes left most of the southern peninsula occupied within months, with both Pyongyang and Seoul captured. Events January 30 - The death of Pope Innocent IX during the previous year had left the Papal throne vacant. ... Events January 24 - Battle of Turnhout. ... Hideyoshi at his old age. ... The daimyo (大名: daimyō) were the most powerful feudal rulers from the 12th century to the 19th century in Japan. ... For the 1756–1763 war, please see Seven Years War. ...

Local guerilla resistance, however, slowed down the Japanese advance and decisive naval victories by Admiral Yi Sunsin left control over sea routes in Korean hands, severely hampering Japanese supply lines. Eventually, with the help of some Chinese force from the Ming, these invasions were eventually repelled. During the war, Koreans developed powerful firearms and high-quality gunpowder, and the first cannon-bearing ironclad warships in world history. Yi Sun-sin (April 18, 1545 — December 16, 1598), was a famous Korean naval leader. ... The Ming Dynasty (Chinese: 明朝; Pinyin: míng cháo) was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, though claims to the Ming throne (now collectively called the Southern Ming) survived until 1662. ...

Following these events the kingdom became increasingly isolationist, as its rulers sought to limit contact with foreign countries during the Mongol invasion and vanquishing of the Ming Emperors, as well as the Manchu invasion of China, leading to the establishment of the Qing Dynasty. The Koreans decided to build tighter borders, exert more controls over inter-border traffic, and wait out the initial turbulence of the Manchu overthrow of the Ming. Isolationism is a diplomatic policy whereby a nation seeks to avoid alliances with other nations. ... The Ming Dynasty (Chinese: 明朝; Pinyin: míng cháo) was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, though claims to the Ming throne (now collectively called the Southern Ming) survived until 1662. ... The Manchu (manju in Manchu; 滿族 (pinyin: mǎnzú) in Chinese, often shortened to 滿 (pinyin: mǎn) are an ethnic group who originated in Manchuria. ... The Qing Dynasty (Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: 清朝; pinyin: qīng cháo; Wade-Giles: ching chao), sometimes known as the founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China expanded into China proper and the surrounding territories of Inner Asia, establishing the Empire of the...

Despite these limits, Korea had extensive exchange with both China and Japan, up to 50 trade missions a year going to Japan, and extensive trade through Mongolia and northwards. However, at times this was limited to missions appointed by the king in order to prevent piracy and conduct orderly trade.

Middle Joseon

After the Ming dynasty collapsed, the Qing rulers adopted a foreign policy to avoid the creation of foreign trading enclaves on Chinese soil. This kept the traditional entrepot for the foreign hongs in Macau, which handled the significant trade in silks to Japan, bringing silver in return. Hong, Chinese word meaning trading company and generally used in the west for the trading companies out of Hong Kong and Macau that did internal trade with south China during the early 19th century to 1997. ...

This relegated foreign trade to the southern provinces of China, leaving the more unstable northern region under careful regulation, and limiting the influence of foreigners. This decision affected Korea. The foreign policy of Korea was somewhat regulated by China, and so was its foreign trade.

Foreign trade restrictions helped strengthen Korea, as without Chinese naval forces, the wealth of Korean natural resources, relatively sophisticated technology, ceramics innovations and the key medicinal trade in ginseng would have been lost to Japanese hands much earlier than it eventually was. At this time a relatively sophisticated economy developed and the first western visitor, Hendrick Hamel, a Dutchman, arrived. Hendrick Hamel Hendrick Hamel was the first Westerner to write about the Joseon Dynasty era in Korea (1668). ...

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More than a century later, in the 17th century, the Manchus defeated the Ming dynasty, and the Korean rulers agreed to pay tribute to the new Qing dynasty emperors. Tribute at this time involved two way trade missions with China. (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... The Manchu (manju in Manchu; 滿族 (pinyin: mǎnzú) in Chinese, often shortened to 滿 (pinyin: mǎn) are an ethnic group who originated in northeastern Manchuria. ... The Ming Dynasty (Chinese: 明朝; Pinyin: míng cháo also called 大明帝国 The Great Ming Empire) was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, though claims to the Ming throne (now collectively called the Southern Ming) survived until 1662. ...

The Manchus themselves shared much with Koreans. The Korean language has been linked to the Turkic and Mongolian languages, and the language of educated classes in Korea was classic Chinese until late in the 20th century. China had a strong relationship with Korea at many levels: a joint foreign policy, joint trade policy, exchange of technologies. Shared religious traditions included Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism and even folk Shamanism (both Korea and China have historically believed in the world of the "spirits"). Additionally, trade remained strong, including extensive ceramic, ginseng, horse and weapon trade--infantry weapons of broadswords and iron fittings were provided by Korean iron mines. The Korean language is the most widely used language in Korea, and is the official language of both North and South Korea. ... Altaic is a language family which includes 60 languages spoken by about 250 million people, mostly in and around Central Asia and Far East. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Confucianism (儒家 Pinyin: rújiā The School of the Scholars), sometimes translated as the School of Literati, is an East Asian ethical, religious and philosophical system originally developed from the teachings of Confucius. ... For other uses of the words tao and dao, see Dao (disambiguation). ... Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ... There are a number of shamanistic practices that are developed in Korea. ...

Decline and collapse

In the 19th century tensions mounted between Qing China and Japan and culminated in the The First Sino-Japanese War (갑오전쟁 甲午戰爭, 1894–1895), much of it fought on the Korean peninsula. Japan, after the Meiji Restoration (明治維新), had forced Joseon to sign the Kanghwa Treaty in 1876. It encroached upon Korean territory in search of fish, iron ore, natural resources, and established a strong economic presence in the peninsula, heralding the beginning of Japanese imperial expansion in East Asia. See: Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Meiji Restoration (明治維新; Meiji Ishin), also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to a change in Japans political and social structure. ... The Treaty of Kanghwa, signed in 1875, was written by Kuroda Kiyotaka, Governor of Hokkaido, and designed to open up Korea to Japanese trade. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

The Chinese defeat in the 1894 war led to the Treaty of Shimonoseki, which officially guaranteed Korea's "independence from China," effectively granted Japan direct influence over Korean politics. The Joseon court in 1894, pressured by encroachment from larger powers, felt the need to reinforce national integrity and declared the "The Great Han Empire" (대한제국 大韓帝國). King Kojong assumed the title of Emperor (황제 皇帝), ostensibly to put himself on the same level as the Chinese and Japanese Emperor to assert Korea's independence. Technically, 1894 marks the end of the Joseon period, as the official name of the state was changed. However, the Yi Dynasty would still reign, albeit perturbed by Japanese intervention, until the Japanese annexation of the Korean peninsula in 1910. The Shunpanrou hall where the Treaty of Shimonoseki was signed The Treaty of Shimonoseki (Japanese: 下関条約, — Jōyaku), known as the Treaty of Maguan (T. Chinese: 馬關條約, S. Chinese: 马关条约;) in China, was signed at the Shunpanrou on April 17, 1895 between the Empire of Japan and the Qing Empire. ...

The growing Japanese influence in Northeast Asia threatened Russia's hegemony in Manchuria and led to the Russo-Japanese War in 1904. Russia's inability to defend its naval ports, and the collapse of Russia's navy in the historic battle of Port Arthur (in which Russia's imperial navy was destroyed in a decisive surprise attack), led to a great weakening of Korea's umbrella of protection. The Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) was a conflict that grew out of the rival imperialist ambitions of Imperial Russia and Japan in Manchuria and Korea. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Battle of Port Arthur (February 9, 1904) was the opening battle of the Russo-Japanese War. ...

England and Europe as a whole, including Germany, had a vested interest in Russia being reigned in; To these powers, Japan presented a rich trade market to be penetrated under a series of forced trade agreements. China's coastal defenses were severely weakened by corruption leading to the theft of money intended for naval construction. Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...

Japan saw this as an opportunity to strike hard on the edges of the north Chinese empire as England struck repeatedly to force the reopening of the opium trade in the south (through the HK "hongs", trading houses such as the Jardines, Sassoons, and the like; and in cooperation with the American traders in their fast Yankee Clippers). Indeed there were vast fortunes made importing opium. The trade weakened officials and strengthened merchants with foreign ties in south China, and moved huge sums of the silver reserves China had accumulated after three centuries in the silk trade. Opium is a narcotic drug which is obtained from the unripe seed pods of the opium poppy . ...

The combined effect of the opium wars to the south — England forcing trade in Indian and Afghani opium against the Emperor's edicts — and Japanese naval strikes in the north led Korea to be increasingly seen as a strategic foothold into north China, just as Macau and Hong Kong were Portuguese and English trade enclaves into south China.

Reasons

If China could be broken into two by a matched set of attacks with the collapse of the Shanghai bankers and financiers — who were in the middle — China could be opened to foreign trade once and for all, and permanent trade zones established and dominated by the west and Japan. South China would be hived off to the coastal European powers; central China to the European inland powers; and north China (what eventually became occupied Manchuria) to the Japanese, being taken away from a long history of Russian influence. Shanghai (Chinese: 上海; pinyin: ; Shanghainese IPA: ) is Chinas largest city and is situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta. ...

That is what did happen towards the end of the 19th century: south China to Hainan Island (and eventually what became Vietnam) became under the military control of Europe; and north China above Shanghai became to be under the military control of Japan. Russia was vanquished to the north; Portugal and Spain were vanquished to the south; and a joint English and American control of south Chinese trade took off to immensely profitable levels. This becoming the era of the famous "clippers" or sailing ships from Boston financiers that led to great fortunes being made in the tea and opium trade, and the importation of huge numbers of Chinese and Korean ceramics into western Europe and America.

In a complicated series of manoeuvres and counter-manoeuvres, Japan smashed the Russian fleet at the Battle of Port Arthur in 1905. Both the fleets of China and Russia had given Korea sufficient protection to prevent a direct invasion, but this ambuscade of the Russian fleet gave Japan free reign over north China and Korea was left at the mercy of the greatest Pacific naval power of the time in that area: Japan. This was done in a series of wars that had the implicit and continuing help of both Germany and England in designing Japanese warships, assistance in naval strategy, and also in participating in clearing Russian influence on the north Pacific coast, and isolating the Russian navy into Vladivostok.

A naval defeat that became a central factor in the collapse of the Russian navy and culminated in the anarchist movements within the navy that launched the Russian revolution, and the collapse as well of the Russian Imperial monarchy, thus further entrenching after 1917 Japanese power in the region - forcing thirty years later a Russian hegemony to establish control and a buffer zone protecting an exposed flank in the region along similarly with China.

Korea thus became a colony, although designated as a protectorate. By forcing Emperor Gojong of Korea to abdicate his throne and assassinating his wife, Queen Min of Joseon in 1895, Japan annexed the country entirely as a colony in 1910. Legal definition In international law, a protectorate is a state or territory controlled by a more powerful state. ... Gojong (1852–1919) was the 26th king and 1st emperor of the Korean Joseon Dynasty. ... Empress Myeongseong of Joseon (明成皇后, 1851-1895), more commonly known as Queen Min (閔妃), was the last empress of Korea. ... In politics and in history, a colony is a territory under the immediate political control of a geographically-distinct state (or city, in ancient times). ...

The event is recalled both in books and at the historical site itself, (Cheong'duk Palace in Seoul), with a monument. Queen Min's brutal murder — she was stabbed repeatedly, cut into pieces, and her body desecrated and thrown into a fish pond — didn't shock the world powers as it should: with the sack and looting of Seoul occurring at the same time and the suppression of journalists and news staff, the events were not known widely for decades.

Science and culture

During the Joseon Dynasty, a centralized administrative system was installed based on Confucian yangban scholars who acted as the counsellors to the king, and made up most of the officer class of the imperial army. The expansion of scholarship on the Confucian classics was attended by a new moral system, as Buddhism's medieval cloistering of scholars gave way to an urban sophistication based on wider travel and knowledge. The Yangban were on the top of the social hierarchy in pre-Modern Korea. ...

The Joseon Dynasty also presided over two periods of great cultural growth, during which Joseon culture created the first Korean Tea Ceremony, Korean Gardens and extensive encyclopaedias. Hangul script was developed under the reign of the fourth emperor, King Sejong. The Royal dynasty also built several fortresses, trading harbors and palaces. A typical setup for a Korean tea ceremony The Korean tea ceremony is a unique form of tea ceremony practiced in Korea for over a thousand years. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Hangul is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language (as opposed to the Hanja system borrowed from China). ... King Sejong the Great (May 6, 1397 - May 18, 1450), born I Do, was the fourth ruler of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea from 1418 to 1450. ...

Many Korean inventions are from this period, such as the first Asian sundial and the world's first water-powered clock. During the Joseon period, the metal printing press, invented during the Goryeo dynasty, supplanted the wood-block printing press in Japan and China. This article pertains to the astronomical instrument. ... The printing press is a mechanical device for printing many copies of a text on rectangular sheets of paper. ...

The family today

After the Invasion and de facto annexation of Korea by Japanes in 1910, the Princes and Princesses of Imperial Family were forced to leave for Japan to be educated and to be married. The Heir to the Throne, Imperial Crown Prince Uimin, married Princess Yi Bang-ja nee Nashimoto, and had two sons, Princes Yi Jin and Yi Gu. His brother, Imperial Prince Ui, actually elder by birth and seniority, had thirteen sons and nine daughters from various wives and concubines. 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince Eun (李垠 이은), hwang tae ja yeong chin wang jeon ha (皇太子英親王殿下 황태자 영친왕 전하), (born 20 October 1897 - 1 May 1970) is the 28th Head of Korean Imperial Household, and last Crown Prince (皇太子 황태자 hwang tae ja) of Korea. ... Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess Bang-ja of Korea (英親王妃李方子殿下 영친왕비 이방자 전하 ; 4 November 1901-30 April 1989) was the consort of Crown Prince Eun of Korea. ...

The Crown Prince lost his status in Japan at the end of the World War II, and returned to Korea in 1963 after an invitation by Republican Government. He suffered stroke as the plane landed in Seoul and was rushed to a hospital. He never recovered and passed away in 1970. His brother, Imperial Prince Ui passed away in 1955. The death of Crown Princess Yi Bang-ja in 1989 marked an effective end to the Imperial Family before 1910. 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Seoul is the capital of South Korea and was, until 1945, the capital of all of Korea. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Today, it is widely acknowledged that Prince Yi Gu is the Head of the Imperial Family as the son of the Crown Prince, though some dissidents point out his Japanese ancestry from his mother's sides. Those people supported the claim of Prince Yi Seok, the son of Imperial Prince Ui and the only male member of the Imperial Family living in Korea, though his position as his father's 11th son makes his claim flimsy. By the rules of Primogeniture, the direct successor of the Imperial legacy, whether bypassing Prince Yi Gu or not, appears to be Prince Yi Chong, the son of Prince Yi Woo, the second son of Imperial Prince Ui. This is because Prince Yi Kun, the elder brother of Prince Yi Woo, took upon a Japanese Citizenship in 1947 and is therefore considered to be unsuitable for the Korean heritage. 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The Imperial Family

• Imperial Prince Regent Heungseon (1819-1898)
  • Imperial Prince Heung (to 1912)
    • Prince Yi Joon-yong (to 1917)
  • Emperor Gojong (1852-1919)
    • Emperor Sunjong (1874-1926)
    • Imperial Prince Ui (1877-1955)
      • Prince Yi Kun (1909-1991)
      • Prince Yi Woo (1912-1945)
        • Prince Yi Chong (1936-)
        • Two other sons
      • Prince Yi Seok (1940-)
      • Nine other sons
      • Nine daughters
    • Imperial Crown Prince Uimin (1897-1970)
      • Prince Yi Jin (1921-1922)
      • Prince Yi Ku (1931-)
    • Imperial Princess Deokhye (1912-1989)
  • One other illegitimate son
  • Three other daughters

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About references

The Joseon Dynasty recorded its history as Annals of Joseon Dynasty. The Annals of Joseon Dynasty are the annual records of the Joseon Dynasty, who ruled Korea, and were written from 1413 (year 13 of the reign of Taejong) to 1865 (year 2 of the reign of Gojong). ...

There is presently no official historian of the Korean royal family, and the Imperial records have ceased to be recorded since the Japanese invasions. Occasional references to the Korean Royal Family and its present charities and activities in the arts or in cultural preservation are found on websites on world royalty.

Standard references used for this site include:

• A Cultural History of Modern Korea, Wannae Joe, ed. with intro. by Hongkyu A. Choe, Elizabeth NY, and Seoul Korea: Hollym, 2000.
• An Introduction to Korean Culture, ed. Koo & Nahm, Elizabeth NJ, and Seoul Korea: Hollym, 1998. 2nd edition.

Current Joseon history

Current articles on HIH the Crown Prince Yi Seok in English include:

• Wall Street Journal, "Last Korean Prince" (qv. WSJ, subscription required; Google search:"South Korea's last living prince".)
• Korean Royal News (website), at the wwww.Royalty.nu homepage. [1] (http://www.royalty.nu/Asia/Korea.html)
• Korea Times, "Korean Prince Living Vagabond's Life Campaigns for Royal Respect", again a sensational article. [2] (http://times.hankooki.com/plaza/ap_news.php?cur_date=20030508&page=7)
• Korea Times, "Last Chosun Prince to settle in Chonju", an article which represents current matters more accurately. 08-26-2004 [3] (http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200408/kt2004082618115611990.htm)
• Yonhap News, "Last Prince of Joseon Dynasty Settles in Jeonju", an extremely accurate article on royal tourism initiatives in Korea. [4] (http://english.yna.co.kr/Engnews/20041015/320000000020041015140014E9.html)
• Washington Times, "Korean royalty seeks to restore ancestral pride", a sensational, overly dramatic and romanticized article. [5] (http://www.washtimes.com/world/20030522-074807-6508r.htm)

There are several hundreds of other citations in Korean that will be appended in a subsequent hyperlinked entry.

See also

• List of Korea-related topics

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External links

• Korean royal family website (http://www.royalcity.or.kr/) - currently available only in Korean.
• Choson dynasty (http://myhome.shinbiro.com/~mss1/choson.html)
• "Japanese Document Sheds New Light on Korean Queen's Murder" (http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200501/200501120024.html) - Ohmynews.com's uncovered document about murder of Queen Mini