Society in the Joseon dynasty was built upon Neo-Confucianist ideals, namely the three fundamental principles and five moral disciplines. There were four...

Women in Korea during the Joseon period (1392–1897) had changing societal positions over time. They had fewer rights than women in the Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)...

Joseon (English: /ˈtʃoʊsʌn/ CHOH-sun; Korean: 조선; Hanja: 朝鮮; MR: Chosŏn; [tɕo.sʰʌn], also romanized as Chosun), officially Great Joseon (대조선국; 大朝鮮國; [tʰɛ...

famous of these is the 16th century Hwang Jini. Throughout the Goryeo and Joseon periods, kisaeng held the status of cheonmin, the lowest in society. They...

years. List of monarchs of Korea Historians, The Organization of Korean (2014-01-09). Everyday Life in Joseon-Era Korea: Economy and Society. Brill....

During the Joseon period, royal titles and styles (forms of address) had been extensive and complex. The general title of the monarch was king (왕; 王; wang)...

Won-beom (이원범; 李元範), later Yi Byeon (이변; 李昪), was the 25th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. After King Heonjong died without any descendants in 1849...

Qing invasion of Joseon (Korean: 병자호란; Hanja: 丙子胡亂) occurred in the winter of 1636 when the newly established Qing dynasty invaded the Joseon dynasty, establishing...

Hanja: 兩班) were part of the traditional ruling class or gentry of dynastic Korea during the Joseon period. The yangban were mainly composed of highly educated...

that the Joseon Language Society was an organization having as its purpose the independence of Korea from Japan. However, at that time, the society was engaged...

scholars during the Goryeo and Joseon periods of Korean history. They were generally seen as non-governmental servants of the public, who chose to pass...

were the lowest caste of commoners in dynastical Korea. They abounded during the Goryeo (918–1392) and Joseon (1392–1897) periods of Korea's agrarian bureaucracy...

Jo Jun (趙浚) and other officers' suggestions after the establishment of the Joseon Dynasty. In 1428 Sejong the Great set up a detailed system regulating...

RR: Gojoseon; Korean pronunciation: [ko.dʑo.sʌn]), contemporary name Joseon (조선; 朝鮮; Joseon; [tɕo.sʌn]), was the first kingdom on the Korean Peninsula. According...

states, resulting in a number of cultural differences that can be observed even today. Before the Joseon period, the practice of Korean shamanism was deeply...

class of the Joseon Dynasty in medieval and early modern Korean society. The name "jungin" directly means "middle people". This privileged class of commoners...

July 1720), personal name Yi Sun (이순; 李焞), was the 19th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. A skilled legislator, he caused multiple changes in political...

carried by Koreans during the Joseon dynasty, recording the bearer's name, place of birth, status and residence. The tags consist of the person's name, birthdate...

Assistant Secretaries of Goryeo and Joseon. Over time the word became an honorific or nickname for a judge, county governor, head of a township or old man...

monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He is regarded as one of the greatest rulers in Korean history, and is remembered as the inventor of Hangul, the...

corresponding to Goryeo (until 1392) and Joseon respectively. It is difficult to extract linguistic information from texts of the Early period, which are written...

phrase is a mixture of the words "Hell" and "Joseon", meaning that "(South) Korea is a hellish, hopeless society". Although the term began with private individuals...

refers to class of servants during the Joseon period who were considered lower than slaves in their overall ranking within Korean society. Their main responsibility...

female physicians who specialized in the treatment of women during the Joseon period (1392 – 1910) of Korea. The ŭinyŏ were established as a solution to...

term referring to female slaves in charge of odd chores in the court during the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasty of Korea. Their main tasks were miscellaneous...

Hanja: 待令熟手) refers to the male chef working for royal family during Joseon dynasty. The two words of the terminology means a chef (숙수 (熟手)) waiting for king's command...

were maintained in both the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties. They first appear in historical records in the reign of King Gojong in the 13th century. "죽서루...

official title of the senior 5th rank (Hanja: 正五品; Jeong 5 pum), the highest attainable for gungnyeo, a lady-in-waiting during the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. Female...

The Joseon Army (Korean: 조선군대; Hanja: 朝鮮軍隊) was the army of the Korean dynasty of Joseon (1392–1897). The army defended the northern borders but seldom...

the 23rd monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of King Jeongjo by his concubine, Royal Noble Consort Su of the Bannam Park clan...