Joseon Dynasty

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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Borders & accuracy

Solid borders are reconstructed from canonical historical-basemap data or hand-crafted from scholarly atlases.

• SOURCEaourednik / historical-basemaps
• DETAILhistorical-basemaps:1800:Korea
• SNAPSHOT1800
• MATCHEDKorea
• POLITY TYPEstate

Wars of this empire29

Conflicts whose belligerents name this polity, best-documented first.

• Imjin War (Korean Perspective)1592–98
  Major conflict · 1.0M dead
• Korean Resistance to Japanese Invasion (1592-1598)1592–98
  Major conflict · 500K dead
• Japanese Invasions of Korea1592–98
  Significant · 300K dead
• Imjin War Second Phase1597–98
  Significant · 200K dead
• Battle of Angolpo1592
  Regional
• Battle of Chongju1592
  Regional
• Battle of Imjin1592
  Regional
• Battle of Okpo1592
  Regional
• Battle of Pusan (1st)1592
  Regional
• Battle of Pusan (2nd)1592
  Regional
• Battle of Pyongyang (1st)1592
  Regional
• Battle of Sachon1592
  Regional
• Battle of Sangju1592
  Regional
• Battle of Tanghangpo1592
  Regional
• Battle of Tongnae1592
  Regional
• Battle of Chinju1593
  Regional
• Battle of Haengju1593
  Regional
• Battle of Pyokjekwan1593
  Regional
• Battle of Chiksan1597
  Regional
• Battle of Myongyang1597
  Regional
• Battle of Namwon1597
  Regional
• Battle of Noryang1598
  Regional
• Battle of Sunchon1598
  Regional
• Battle of Ulsan1598
  Regional

+ 5 more in the atlas.