Realm · 1392–1897
Joseon
Joseon appears on the map from 1392 to 1897. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1516, it covered about 235,001 km².
General Yi Seong-gye overthrew Goryeo in 1392 and founded the Joseon dynasty, which ruled Korea for five centuries from its new capital, Hanyang, today's Seoul. Joseon adopted Neo-Confucianism as its guiding philosophy, governing through a scholar-bureaucracy selected by examinations and dominated by the yangban aristocracy, while Buddhism lost its privileges. King Sejong the Great sponsored science and in 1443 created Hangul, a simple phonetic alphabet. More about Joseon.
- On the map
- 1392–1897
- Greatest extent
- 1516, about 235,001 km²
- Read more
- Wikipedia: Joseon · Wikidata Q28405
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1392–1394 | 208,184 km² |
| 1395–1414 | 208,184 km² |
| 1415–1439 | 207,100 km² |
| 1440–1515 | 232,368 km² |
| 1516–1571 | 235,001 km² |
| 1572–1594 | 235,001 km² |
| 1595–1599 | 203,437 km² |
| 1600–1621 | 235,001 km² |
| 1622–1631 | 232,438 km² |
| 1632–1635 | 231,872 km² |
| 1636–1639 | 202,533 km² |
| 1640–1859 | 231,658 km² |
| 1860–1894 | 231,753 km² |
| 1895–1897 | 231,753 km² |
Related
- Joseon empire
- Imjin War (Japanese invasions of Korea) 23 May 1592 – 16 December 1598