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unusual facts about Joseon dynasty



Andrew Yeom Soo-jung

Below the Green Hat is the Crucifix symbolizes the Holy Martyrs of Korea who were the victims of religious persecution against the Catholic Church during the Joseon Dynasty in 19th Century.

Bangbae Station

The tomb of Grand Prince Hyoryeong (효령대군), the second son of King Taejong—the third monarch of the Joseon Dynasty—is located to the northeast.

Dongmyo Station

It is named after a nearby shrine, built during the Joseon dynasty to honor Guan Yu, arguably the most famous Chinese military general from the Three Kingdoms era.

Eulji Mundeok

Haedong myeongjangjeon (Biographies of famed Korean Generals), written in 18th century Joseon, states that he was from the Mountain Seokda (石多山) in Pyongyang.

Janghwa Hongryeon jeon

Janghwa Hongryeon jeon (literally The Story of Janghwa and Hongryeon) is a Joseon-era Korean folktale.

Jangseungbaegi Station

The neighborhood's name, in turn, is derived from an abundance of Korean village guardians (jangseung), erected in the 18th century by King Jeongjo of the Joseon Dynasty.

Jeong Seon

Soon, Jeong Seon inspired other Korean artists to follow suit, leaving a lasting impact on Korean art of the Joseon era.

Miryang River

In addition to a riverwalk and open-air arena, the river is overlooked by the famous Yeongnamnu pavilion, which dates from the Joseon Dynasty.

Names of Seoul

Seoul was called Hanseong (漢城) or Hanyang(漢陽) during the Joseon Dynasty, but the city's main railway station opened with the name "Gyeongseong Station" (京城驛) in 1900, which name it retained until 1905.

Nongsa jikseol

Nongsa jikseol (literally "Straight Talk on Farming") is a Korean agricultural book written by two civil ministers (munsin), Jeong Cho and Byeon Hyo-mun as ordered by Sejong the Great (r. 1418 - 1450) during the early period of Korean Joseon Dynasty (1392 – 1897).

Portrait of a Beauty

Adapted from the novel Painter of the Wind by Lee Jeong-myeong, the film portrays Joseon-era painter Shin Yun-bok (better known by his pen name, Hyewon) as being a woman disguised as a man.

Princess Hwawan

Princess Hwawan (Hangul: 화완옹주, Hanja: 和缓翁主) (9 March 1738 - 10 June 1808) was a Joseon princess and the third daughter of King Yeongjo of Joseon.

Queen In-hyun's Man

Year 1694, Joseon Dynasty: Kim Bung-do (Ji Hyun-woo) is a noble-born scholar and his family's sole survivor after they were massacred in a conspiracy.

Queen Munjeong

Queen Munjeong (Hangul: 문정왕후, Hanja: 文定王后) (1 February 1502 – 29 December 1565) was the wife of King Jungjong of Joseon.

Sō Yoshitoshi

The Joseon king refused to allow Japanese troops to pass peacefully through Korea in an attempt to conquer Ming Dynasty China, and the negotiations ultimately proved entirely fruitless, leading to Hideyoshi's decision to invade Korea militarily.

Song Seung-heon

Based on the original comic by Motoka Murakami and previously dramatized in Japan, in 2012's Dr. Jin Song played the titular smart and cold-hearted surgeon who takes a journey back through time to the late 19th century Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910).

Yi Sun-sin Bridge

Yi Sun-sin’ is the name of the Korean Admiral who was born in 1545 and built the world first ironclad warship called 'the Turtle ship' and defended the country against Japanese navy in the Joseon Dynasty.


see also

Gwangsan Kim clan

Eminent Neo-Confucian scholars the family has produced during the Joseon dynasty include: Kim Jang-saeng, Kim Jip, and Kim Manjung.

Hee-kyung

Song Hui-gyeong (1376–1446), Joseon Dynasty male scholar and official

Korean Navy

Joseon Navy (1392-1907), under the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910)

Kowtow

In 1636, Injo, king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty had to kneel three times on the ground and touch his head nine times on the ground (三拜九叩頭禮), to show his allegiance to Hóng Tàijí, the Manchu emperor.

Kyu-Won

Yi Kyu-won (1833–1901), military official in the Joseon Dynasty

Taejo

Taejo of Joseon (1335–1408), born Yi Seonggye, founder of the Joseon dynasty

Hyeon, former administrative division in Korea abolished during the late Joseon Dynasty