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Sunday, May 24, 2026

Collection of facts about Joseon

This post is a collection of facts about Joseon (1392-1897). There are 18 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Preceded by Goryeo
• Based in Korea
• Capital: Seoul
• Founded by Taejo of Joseon
• Neo-Confucianism state religion
• Isolationist foreign policy
• First Strife of Princes (1398)
• Treaty of Gyehae with Japan in 1443
• Yeonsangun literati purges (1498-1506)
• Japanese invasions (1592-1598)
• Later Jin dynasty invasion (1627)
• Qing dynasty invasion (1636-1637)
• Kyŏngsin Famine (1695-1696)
• Eulbyeong Famine (1695-1696)
• France invaded Korea in 1866
• Sino-Japanese war fought in Korea (1894-1895)
• Korean Empire established in 1897
• Later became a protectorate of Japan in 1905