The Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty form a collection of 40 tombs scattered over 18 locations. Built over five centuries, from 1408 to 1966, the tombs honoured the memory of ancestors, showed ...

By the mid-19th century, the western powers had forced the Qing dynasty of China and Japan to open their doors and then asked the same of Joseon, but Joseon duly rejected such requests. Joseon did not ...

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 ...

The Joseon Dynasty was the longest Imperial Dynasty in Korea that dominated the peninsula for over 500 years. Its customs, traditions, and culture are a relic of the past and, although ...

"Joseon Exorcist" reimagines Taejong (Kam Woo-sung) and his sons as supernatural warriors. In order to defend their kingdom, Taejong and the two princes vanquish demons and other monsters looking ...