kings of Joseon

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The kings of Joseon were the hereditary monarchs who ruled Korea during the Joseon dynasty (1392–1897), overseeing a Confucian state that profoundly shaped Korean culture, politics, and society.

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Joseon kings 5
kings of Joseon canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Korean monarchs
dynastic rulers
hereditary monarchy
alsoInfluencedBy Buddhism
Shamanism
appliesToPeriod Joseon dynasty
linked to: Joseon
capital Hanseong
Hanyang
linked to: Hanseong
ceremonialReligion state Confucian rituals
country Joseon
courtLocation Seoul
culturalImpact influenced Korean social hierarchy
patronized Korean art
patronized Korean literature
shaped Korean Confucian culture
demotedTitleForDeposed Gun
dynastyName House of Yi
endTime 1897
ethnicity Korean
firstMonarch Taejo of Joseon
linked to: Yi Seong-gye
followedBy Emperors of Korean Empire
follows Kings of Goryeo
linked to: King of Goryeo
foreignRelationsWith Japan
Ming dynasty
Qing dynasty
Ryukyu Kingdom
founder Taejo of Joseon
linked to: Yi Seong-gye
governmentForm Confucian state
centralized monarchy
introducedPolicy civil service examination system
land reforms
involvedInConflict Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Manchu invasions of Korea
linked to: Manchu invasions
languageOfCourt Korean
lastMonarch Gojong of Korea
legacy enduring influence on Korean family and clan systems
foundation of modern Korean state institutions
legalSystem Gyeongguk Daejeon
legitimizedBy Mandate of Heaven
locatedIn Korean Peninsula
notableMonarch Cheoljong of Joseon
Gojong of Korea
Gwanghaegun of Joseon
Heonjong of Joseon
Injo of Joseon
Jeongjo of Joseon
Jungjong of Joseon
Myeongjong of Joseon
Sejong the Great
Seonjo of Joseon
Sukjong of Joseon
Sunjo of Joseon
Taejong of Joseon
Yeongjo of Joseon
Yeonsangun of Joseon
notableReform creation of Hangul under Sejong
notableReign reign of Sejong the Great
numberOfMonarchs 27
oversawInstitution Censorate
Six Ministries of Joseon
State Council of Joseon
linked to: Joseon royal court
primaryPhilosophy Confucianism
residence Changdeokgung Palace
Changgyeonggung Palace
linked to: Changgyeonggung

Deoksugung Palace
linked to: Gyeongung Palace

Gyeongbokgung Palace
linked to: Gyeongbokgung

Gyeonghuigung Palace
linked to: Gyeonghuigung
socialSystem rigid class system
yangban aristocracy
startTime 1392
stateIdeology Neo-Confucianism
successionType patrilineal primogeniture
title King of Joseon
Wang
usesReligion Neo-Confucianism
writingSystemUsed Classical Chinese
Hangul

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Changgyeonggung usedBy kings of Joseon
Gyeonghuigung usedBy Joseon kings
linked to: kings of Joseon
Injeongjeon Hall associatedWith Joseon kings
linked to: kings of Joseon
Tongmyeongjeon Hall associatedWith Joseon kings
linked to: kings of Joseon
Huijeongdang Hall associatedWith Joseon kings
linked to: kings of Joseon
Han-seong usedAsCapitalBy Joseon kings
linked to: kings of Joseon
Yi usedByTitleHolders kings of Joseon