Joseon

Summary

Joseon is a historical country^[1]. Joseon ranks in the top 0.84% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,429 views/month, #13 of 1,549).^[2]

Key Facts

• Joseon's religion is recorded as Neo-Confucianism^[3].
• Joseon's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[4].
• Joseon is in the country of Joseon^[5].
• Joseon's image is recorded as 1894JoseonSeoul.jpg^[6].
• Joseon's continent is recorded as Asia^[7].
• Joseon's instance of is recorded as historical country^[8].
• Joseon's instance of is recorded as kingdom^[9].
• Joseon's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[10].
• Joseon's instance of is recorded as hermit kingdom^[11].
• Joseon's instance of is recorded as dynasty^[12].
• Joseon's capital is recorded as Hanseongbu^[13].
• Joseon's official language is recorded as Korean^[14].
• Joseon's official language is recorded as Classical Chinese^[15].
• Joseon's currency is recorded as Korean mun^[16].
• Joseon's currency is recorded as Korean yang^[17].
• Joseon's flag image is recorded as Flag of the king of Joseon.svg^[18].
• Joseon's shares border with is recorded as Empire of Japan^[19].
• Joseon's shares border with is recorded as Qing dynasty^[20].
• Joseon's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of Arms of Joseon Korea.svg^[21].
• Joseon's basic form of government is recorded as monarchy^[22].
• Joseon's follows is recorded as Goryeo^[23].
• Joseon's followed by is recorded as Korean Empire^[24].
• Joseon's seal image is recorded as Joseonwangbo (Royal Seal Treasure of the Joseon King).svg^[25].
• Joseon's highest judicial authority is recorded as British Supreme Court for China and Japan^[26].
• Joseon's GND ID is recorded as 4745210-9^[27].

Body

Founding

+1392-08-05T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Joseon^[28].

Identity

Joseon's follows is recorded as Goryeo^[23]. Joseon's followed by is recorded as Korean Empire^[24].

Dissolution

Joseon was dissolved in +1897-10-12T00:00:00Z^[29].

Why It Matters

Joseon ranks in the top 0.84% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,429 views/month, #13 of 1,549).^[2] Joseon has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Joseon is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]