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Joseon
1392–1897 Korean dynasty
For other uses, see Joseon (disambiguation).
Joseon 고려국 (1392–1393) 高麗國 조선국 (1393–1894) 朝鮮國 대조선국 (1894–1897) 大朝鮮國 | |
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Royal Seal | |
Territory of Joseon after King Sejong's conquest of Jurchens in 1433 (with current borders) | |
Status | Tributary relations with the Ming and Qing (1401–1895)a Qing intervention (1882–1894)a[3][4] Japanese intervention (1894–1896) |
Capital | Main: Hanseong (now Seoul) (1394–1399/1405–1897) Temporary: Gaegyeong (1392–1394/1399–1405) |
Official languages | Middle Korean, Early Modern Korean, Classical Chinese[5][6]: 243, 329 [7]: 74 (literary Chinese or Hanmun in Korean) |
Religion | Confucianism (state ideology), Buddhism, Shamanism, Taoism, Christianity (recognized in 1886) |
Demonym(s) | Korean |
Government | Absolute monarchy[8] |
King | |
• 1392–1398 | Taejo (first) |
• 1864–1897 | Gojong (last) |
Chief State Councillor[note 1] | |
• 1392 | Bae Geuk-ryeom (first) |
• 1894–1898 | Kim Byeong-si (last) |
Legislature | None (rule by decree) (until 1894) Jungchuwon [ko](from 1894) |
History |