Joseon

Joseon was a state in Korea (East Asia) that lasted from 1392 to 1897 CE, about 505 years. Its people spoke Koreanic languages (Korean kingdoms).

A Neo-Confucian kingdom of five centuries. King Sejong created the Hangul alphabet, Admiral Yi Sun-sin's ships beat the Japanese invasions of the 1590s, and the kingdom kept a policy of seclusion into the 19th century.

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Facts

Dates

1392 to 1897 CE

Duration

505 years

Type

State

Region

Korea, East Asia

Language family

Koreanic

Capital

Hanseong (Seoul)

Came from

• Goryeo 918 to 1392 CE

Became

• Korean Empire 1897 to 1910 CE

Events in East Asia during its time

• 1405 Zheng He's first voyage
• 1446 Hangul proclaimed
• 1592 Japanese invasion of Korea
• 1600 Battle of Sekigahara
• 1644 Fall of Beijing
• 1839 First Opium War
• 1853 Perry's black ships
• 1868 Meiji Restoration

Neighbours in East Asia

• Ming dynasty 1368 to 1644 CE
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE
• Empire of Japan 1868 to 1947 CE
• Goryeo 918 to 1392 CE
• Ganden Phodrang (Dalai Lama government) 1642 to 1951 CE
• Edo period (Tokugawa shogunate) 1603 to 1868 CE
• Muromachi shogunate 1336 to 1573 CE
• Later Jin 1616 to 1636 CE
• Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 1851 to 1864 CE
• Guge kingdom c. 967 to 1630 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe

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