Chosŏn

조선

Polity · kingdom · 1392–1897

The dynasty founded by Yi Sŏng-gye (Taejo of Joseon) in 1392 with its capital at Seoul, a Neo-Confucian state that survived the Japanese invasions of 1592 and 1597 — repelled at sea by Admiral Yi Sun-sin — and lasted until 1897, when King Kojong proclaimed the Korean Empire. 1 Portal 2000, pp. 109–111. ↩ Literatur Portal 2000: Jane Portal, Korea: Art and Archaeology, London: British Museum Press 2000.