Polity · 1395 CE – 1897 CE
Joseon
조선
- Peak recorded area
- 234,995 km²
- 1516 CE
- Rulers on record
- 26
- from 1392 CE
Overview
Joseon, officially Great Joseon, was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in 1897. The kingdom was founded after the overthrow of Goryeo in what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was moved to modern-day Seoul. The kingdom's northernmost borders were expanded to the natural boundaries at the rivers of Amnok and Tuman through the subjugation of the Jurchens.
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Territory
13 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
Rulers
26 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Taejo of Joseonking of Joseon Dynasty1392 CE – 1398 CE
- Jeongjong of Joseonking of Joseon Dynasty1398 CE – 1400 CE
- Taejong of Joseonking of Joseon Dynasty1400 CE – 1418 CE
- Sejong the Greatking of Joseon Dynasty1418 CE – 1450 CE
- Munjong of Joseonking of Joseon Dynasty1450 CE – 1452 CE
- Danjong of Joseonking of Joseon Dynasty1452 CE – 1455 CE
- Sejo of Joseonking of Joseon Dynasty1455 CE – 1468 CE
- Yejong of Joseonking of Joseon Dynasty1468 CE – 1469 CE
- Seongjong of Joseonking of Joseon Dynasty1469 CE – 1495 CE
- Yeonsangun of Joseonking of Joseon Dynasty1495 CE – 1506 CE
- Jungjong of Joseonking of Joseon Dynasty1506 CE – 1544 CE
- Injong of Joseonking of Joseon Dynasty1544 CE – 1545 CE
- Myeongjong of Joseonking of Joseon Dynasty1545 CE – 1567 CE
- Seonjo of Joseonking of Joseon Dynasty1567 CE – 1608 CE
- Gwanghaegun of Joseonking of Joseon Dynasty1608 CE – 1623 CE
- Injo of Joseonking of Joseon Dynasty1623 CE – 1649 CE
- Hyojong of Joseonking of Joseon Dynasty1649 CE – 1659 CE
- Hyeonjong of Joseonking of Joseon Dynasty1659 CE – 1674 CE
- Sukjong of Joseonking of Joseon Dynasty1674 CE – 1720 CE
- Gyeongjong of Joseonking of Joseon Dynasty1720 CE – 1724 CE
- Yeongjo of Joseonking of Joseon Dynasty1724 CE – 1776 CE
- Jeongjo of Joseonking of Joseon Dynasty1776 CE – 1800 CE
- Sunjo of Joseonking of Joseon Dynasty1800 CE – 1834 CE
- Heonjong of Joseonking of Joseon Dynasty1834 CE – 1849 CE
- Cheoljong of Joseonking of Joseon Dynasty1849 CE – 1863 CE
- Gojong of the Korean Empireking of Joseon Dynasty1863 CE – 1897 CE
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Classical Chinese, Korean
- Currency
- Korean mun, Korean yang
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
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