Joseon
Korean dynasty / kingdom (1392–1897)
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Summary
Joseon is a historical country[1]. Joseon ranks in the top 0.84% of historical country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,151 views/month, #13 of 1,549).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Neo-Confucianism[3], Buddhism[4]
- Country: Joseon[5]
- Continent: Asia[6]
- Instance of: kingdom[7], sovereign state[8], hermit kingdom[9], dynasty[10]
- Capital: Hanseongbu[11]
- Official language: Korean[12], Classical Chinese[13]
- Currency: Korean mun[14], Korean yang[15]
- Shares border with: Empire of Japan[16], Qing dynasty[17]
- Basic form of government: monarchy[18]
- Follows: Goryeo[19]
- Followed by: Korean Empire[20]
- Highest judicial authority: British Supreme Court for China and Japan[21]
- Commons category: Joseon Dynasty[22]
- Located in time zone: UTC+08:32[23]
- Inception: August 5, 1392[24]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: October 12, 1897[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Joseon[26]
- Population: 13,000,000[27]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[28], Gujin Tushu Jicheng[29], History of Ming[30], Draft History of Qing[31], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32]
- Replaces: Goryeo[33], Tamna[34]
- Replaced by: Korean Empire[35]
- Topic has template: Template:Joseon dynasty[36]
- Category for people born here: Q20186291[37]
- Native label: 조선[38]
- Office held by head of state: king of Joseon Dynasty[39]
Why It Matters
Joseon has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Joseon is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]