Taejo of Joseon (4 November 1335 – 27 June 1408), born Yi Seong-gye (Korean: 이성계; Hanja: 李成桂), was the founder and first ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. After ascending to the throne, he changed his name to Yi Dan ( Korean : 이단 ; Hanja : 李旦 …

Although Goryeo had unified the Korean Peninsula, the hojok regional lords remained quasi-independent within their walled domains and posed a threat to the monarchy. To secure political alliances, Taejo married 29 women from prominent hojok families, siring 25 sons and 9 daughters. His fourth son, Gwangjong, came to power in 949 to become the fourth ruler of …

Joseon (Korean: 조선; Hanja: ... The Goryeo kingdom had come to an end after 474 years of rule. In the beginning of his reign, Yi Seong-gye, now ruler of Korea, intended to continue to use of the name Goryeo for the country he ruled and simply change the royal line of descent to his own, thus maintaining the façade of continuing the 500-year ...

Goryeo dynasty. Goryeo (918–1392) was ruled by the Wang Dynasty. The first ruler had the temple name Taejo, which means "great progenitor", and was applied to the first kings of both Goryeo and Joseon, as they were also the founders of the Wang and Yi Dynasties respectively

Dinasti Goryeo berakhir setelah hampir 500 tahun pemerintahan. Di awal pemerintahannya, Yi Seonggye, sekarang Taejo dari Joseon, berniat untuk melanjutkan penggunaan nama Goryeo untuk negara yang dipimpinnya dan hanya mengubah garis keturunan kerajaan untuk dirinya sendiri, dengan demikian façade tradisi Goryeo selama 500 tahun dapat ...

Social position. Throughout the Goryeo and Joseon periods, kisaeng held the status of cheonmin, the lowest in society.They shared this status with other entertainers, as well as butchers and slaves. Status was hereditary, so the children of a kisaeng were also of cheonmin status, and daughters automatically became kisaeng as well. Beginning in the Goryeo period, …

La période Joseon (en coréen : 조선, / t ɕ o. s ʌ n /) est la période de l'histoire de la Corée au cours de laquelle le pays fut gouverné par la dynastie Joseon, parfois appelée dynastie Yi, une dynastie de rois coréens qui occupa le trône de 1392 à 1910 (mais la période Joseon se termine en 1897).. La dynastie Joseon fut fondée en 1392 par le général coréen Yi Seonggye, qui ...

A National Treasure (Korean: 국보; Hanja: 國寶; RR: gukbo) is a tangible treasure, artifact, site, or building which is recognized by the South Korean government as having exceptional artistic, cultural and historical value to the country. The title is one of the eight State-designated heritage classifications assigned by the administrator of the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) in ...

Yejong of Joseon (12 February 1450 – 31 December 1469), personal name Yi Hwang (Korean: 이황; Hanja: 李晄), firstly titled Grand Prince Haeyang (Korean: 해양대군; Hanja: 海陽大君), was the eighth ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea.He succeeded his father, King Sejo, in 1468, when he was 18 years old, but was too physically ill to govern, and died a year later.

Goryeo (also spelled as Koryŏ) is the source of the English name "Korea". During this period, laws were codified and a civil service system was introduced. ... In 1392, the general Lee Seong-gye, later known as Taejo, established the Joseon dynasty (1392–1897), named in honor of the ancient kingdom Gojoseon, ...