He overthrew the Goryeo dynasty and founded a new dynasty, Joseon. As the first King Taejo of Joseon, he chose Hanyang (present-day Seoul)—judged to be a propitious spot according to the principles of ...

Following the last two weeks of historical deep dive into the beauty trends of the Silla and Goryeo dynasties, Asia Society Korea presents to you The History of Korean Beauty: Joseon Dynasty as a part ...

Place - Hongneung (tombs of King Gojong and Queen Myeongseong, the background is the front of the sanctuary where the ancestral rites of the latter take place) Pieta: the spirit of Korea, born with ...

A replica ship of Joseon Tongsinsa, a diplomatic delegation sent by the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) of Korea to Japan, departs from South Korea's Busan for Japan's Shimonoseki on July 31 ...

Women of the Goryeo Dynasty were comparatively more independent than those of the Joseon Dynasty (1392 - 1897). Women kept their surnames, were economically independent, allowed to have ownership over ...

Runaway slave Gudeok, played by actor Lim Ji-yeon, is pitied by the noble Ok family and gets adopted during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). However, when the daughter of the Ok family, Ok Tae ...