List of Joseon Dynasty people
Encyclopedia
This is a partial list of people who lived during the Joseon Dynasty
of Korea
, 1392-1910.
class.
class, but in practice most high posts were held by the aristocracy.
underclass. These constituted the bulk of Joseon society, but only a handful of them are known to us today.
female entertainers.
, also worked as inventors.
Joseon Dynasty
Joseon , was a Korean state founded by Taejo Yi Seong-gye that lasted for approximately five centuries. It was founded in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo at what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul...
of Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
, 1392-1910.
Rulers
See: List of Korean monarchs| # | Personal name Personal name A personal name is the proper name identifying an individual person, and today usually comprises a given name bestowed at birth or at a young age plus a surname. It is nearly universal for a human to have a name; except in rare cases, for example feral children growing up in isolation, or infants... |
Period of reign | Courtesy Name (C)/ Pseudonym (Ps) |
Temple name Temple name Temple names are commonly used when naming most Chinese, Korean , and Vietnamese royalty. They should not be confused with era names. Compared to posthumous names, the use of temple names is more exclusive... (廟號) (T) / Posthumous name Posthumous name A posthumous name is an honorary name given to royalty, nobles, and sometimes others, in East Asia after the person's death, and is used almost exclusively instead of one's personal name or other official titles during his life... (諡號) (P) |
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| 1 | Yi Seong gye | 이성계 李成桂 |
1392–1398 | Junggyeol (C) | 중결 仲潔 (C) |
Taejo Taejo of Joseon Taejo of Joseon , born Yi Seong-gye, whose changed name is Yi Dan, was the founder and the first king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, and the main figure in overthrowing the Goryeo Dynasty... |
태조 太祖 (T) |
| 2 | Yi Bang-gwa | 이방과 李芳果 |
1398–1400 | Gwangwon (C) | 광원 光遠 (C) |
Jeongjong Jeongjong of Joseon King Jeongjong of Joseon , born Yi Bang-gwa, whose changed name is Yi Gyeong, was the second king of Joseon Dynasty . He was the second son of the founder and first king of the dynasty, King Taejo of Joseon.... |
정종 定宗 (T) |
| 3 | Yi Bang won | 이방원 李芳遠 |
1400–1418 | Yudeok (C) | 유덕 遺德(C) |
Taejong Taejong of Joseon King Taejong was the third king of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea and the father of King Sejong the Great.-Founding of Joseon:... |
태종 太宗(T) |
| 4 | Yi Do | 이도 李祹 |
1418–1450 | Wonjeong (C) | 원정 元正 (C) |
Sejong the Great Sejong the Great of Joseon Sejong the Great was the fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. During his regency, he reinforced Korean Confucian policies and executed major legal amendments . He also used the creation of Hangul and the advancement of technology to expand his territory... |
세종 世宗(T) |
| 5 | Yi Hyang | 이향 李珦 |
1450–1452 | Hwiji (C) | 휘지 輝之(C) |
Munjong Munjong of Joseon King Munjong was the fifth King of the Joseon Dynasty, who ruled Korea from 1450 to 1452. He was the eldest son of King Sejong the Great, and succeeded him in 1450, but died of disease two years later. He was succeeded by his son, Danjong of Joseon.Most of Munjong's achievements were performed... |
문종 文宗 (T) |
| 6 | Yi Hong wi | 이홍위 李弘緯 |
1452–1455 | Danjong Danjong of Joseon Danjong of Joseon was the sixth king of the Joseon Dynasty.Danjong succeeded his father, Munjong of Joseon, at the age of 12... |
단종 端宗 (T) |
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| 7 | Yi Yu | 이유 李瑈 |
1455–1468 | Suji (C) | 수지 粹之 (C) |
Sejo Sejo of Joseon Sejo of Joseon was the seventh king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He produced a coup d'etat and became king himself in 1455.-Reign:... |
세조 世祖 (T) |
| 8 | Yi Gwang | 이광 李晄 |
1468–1469 | Myungjo/Pyeongnam (C) | 명조/평남 明照/平南 (C) |
Yejong Yejong of Joseon Yejong of Joseon was the 8th king of the Joseon Dynasty Korea. He succeeded his father, King Sejo in 1468, but was too physically ill to govern, and died a year later.... |
예종 睿宗 (T) |
| 9 | Yi Hyeol | 이혈 李娎 |
1469–1494 | (C) |
Seongjong Seongjong of Joseon Seongjong of Joseon was the ninth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He succeeded King Yejong in 1469 and ruled until 1494.-Reign:... |
성종 成宗(T) |
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| 10 | Yi Yung | 이융 李隆 |
1494–1506 | (C) |
Yeonsangun Yeonsangun of Joseon Yeonsan-gun , born Yi Yung, was the 10th king of Korea's Joseon Dynasty. He was the eldest son of Seongjong by his second wife, Lady Yoon. He is often considered the worst tyrant in Joseon Dynasty, notorious for launching two bloody purges of the seonbi elite... |
연산군 燕山君 |
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| 11 | Yi Yeok | 이역 李懌 |
1506–1544 | Nakcheon (C) | 낙천 樂天 (C) |
Jungjong Jungjong of Joseon Jungjong of Joseon , born Yi Yeok, ruled during the 16th century in what is now Korea. He succeeded his half-brother, Yeonsangun, because of the latter's tyranical misrule, which culminated in a coup placing Jungjong on the throne.-Jo Gwang-jo's reforms:On the day Yeonsangun was deposed, soldiers... |
중종 中宗 (T) |
| 12 | Yi Ho | 이호 李峼 |
1544–1545 | Cheonyun (C) | 천윤 天胤 (C) |
Injong Injong of Joseon King Injong of Joseon was the 12th king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. His father was King Jungjong, and his mother was Queen Janggyeong, whose brother was Yun Im... |
인종 仁宗 (T) |
| 13 | Yi Hwan | 이환 李峘 |
1545–1567 | Daeyang (C) | 대양 對陽 (C) |
Myeongjong Myeongjong of Joseon King Myeongjong was the 13th king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of Jungjong, and his mother was Queen Munjeong, who was Jungjong's third queen.... |
명종 明宗 (T) |
| 14 | Yi Yeon | 이연 李蚣 |
1567–1608 | Seonjo Seonjo of Joseon King Seonjo ruled in Korea between 1567 and 1608. He was the fourteenth king of the Joseon Dynasty. He is known for encouraging Confucianism and renovating state affairs at the beginning of his reign, although political chaos and his incompetent leadership during the Japanese invasions of Korea... |
선조 宣祖 (T) |
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| 15 | Yi Hon | 이혼 李琿 |
1608–1623 | (C) |
Gwanghaegun Gwanghaegun of Joseon Gwanghaegun or Prince Gwanghae was the fifteenth king of the Joseon Dynasty. His personal name was Yi Hon. Since he was deposed in a coup, later official historians did not give him a temple name like Taejo or Sejong... |
광해군 光海君 |
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| 16 | Yi Jong | 이종 李倧 |
1623–1649 | Hwabaek (C) | 화백 和伯(C) |
Injo Injo of Joseon Injo of Joseon was the sixteenth king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty. He was the grandson of Seonjo, son of Grandprince Jeongwon... |
인조 仁祖 (T) |
| 17 | Yi Ho | 이호 李淏 |
1649–1659 | Jeongyeon (C) Juko (Ps) |
정연/靜淵 (C) 죽오/竹梧 (Ps) |
Hyojong Hyojong of Joseon King Hyojong was the seventeenth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea from 1649 to 1659. He is best known for his plan for expedition to Manchu Qing dynasty and his campaigns against the Russian Empire by the request of Qing Dynasty... |
효종 孝宗(T) |
| 18 | Yi Yeon | 이연 李棩 |
1659–1674 | Gyungjik (C) | 경직 景直 (C) |
Hyeonjong Hyeonjong of Joseon King Hyeonjong of Joseon was the 18th monarch of the Korean Joseon Dynasty, reigning from 1659 to 1675. His reign was mostly marked by heavy conflict among nation's political factions on various issues, especially on funeral issues.-Background:... |
현종 顯宗 (T) |
| 19 | Yi Sun | 이순 李焞 |
1674–1720 | Myungbo (C) | 명보 明普 (C) |
Sukjong Sukjong of Joseon Sukjong was the 19th king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea from 1674 to 1720.- Biography :King Sukjong was born on 15 August 1661 to King Hyeonjong and Queen Myeongseong at Changdeok Palace. His given name was Yi Sun... |
숙종 (T) |
| 20 | Yi Yun | 이윤 李昀 |
1720–1724 | Hwiseo (C) | 휘서 輝瑞 (C) |
Gyeongjong Gyeongjong of Joseon Gyeongjong was the 20th king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He was the son of Sukjong by Jang Hui-bin.In 1690, Gyeongjong's designation as heir to the throne precipitated a struggle between the Noron and the Soron faction, which supported Gyeongjong of Joseon... |
경종 (T) |
| 21 | Yi Geum | 이금 李昑 |
1724–1776 | Gwangsuk (C) Yangseongheon (Ps) |
광숙/光叔 (C) 양성헌/養性軒 (Ps) |
Yeongjo Yeongjo of Joseon Yeongjo was the twenty-first king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty. He was the second son of Sukjong by Lady Suk-bin of the Choi clan , succeeded his older brother Gyeongjong.-Reign:... |
영조 英祖 (T) |
| 22 | Yi San | 이산 李祘 |
1776–1800 | Hyeongun (C) Hongjae (Ps) |
형운/亨運 (C) 홍재/弘齋 (Ps) |
Jeongjo Jeongjo of Joseon King Jeongjo was the 22nd ruler of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He made various attempts to reform and improve the nation of Joseon. He was preceded by his grandfather King Yeongjo and succeeded by his son King Sunjo... |
정조 正祖 (T) |
| 23 | Yi Gong | 이공 李蚣 |
1800–1834 | Gongbo (C) Sunjae (Ps) |
공보/公寶(C) 순재/純齋 (Ps) |
Sunjo Sunjo of Joseon Sunjo was the 23rd king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty.He was born His Royal Highness Prince Yi Gong, the 2nd son of King Jeongjo by his concubine, Lady Subin.... |
순조 純祖 (T) |
| 24 | Yi Hwan | 이환 李奐 |
1834–1849 | Muneung (C) Wonheon (Ps) |
문응/文應 (C) 원헌/元軒 (Ps) |
Heonjong Heonjong of Joseon Heonjong of Joseon was the 24th king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He was the grandson of Sunjo, and his mother was Queen Sinjeong of the Pungyang Jo clan. His father was Prince Munjo, posthumously named Ikjong, who died at the age of 21 before becoming king. Heonjong was born three-years before... |
헌종 憲宗 (T) |
| 25 | Yi Byeon | 이변 李昪 |
1849–1863 | Dosung (C) Daeyongjae (Ps) |
도승/道升(C) 대용재/大勇齋(Ps) |
Cheoljong Cheoljong of Joseon King Cheoljong was the 25th king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty.-Background:At the beginning of the 19th century, the Andong Kim clan, who had provided the Joseon state with several queens, had seized power almost everywhere in Korea. The social stagnation that resulted was a breeding ground for... |
철종 哲宗 (T) |
| 26 | Yi Myeong bok | 이명복 李命福 |
1863–1897 (1907)* | Seongrim (C) Juyeon (Ps) |
성림/聖臨(C) 주연/珠淵 (Ps) |
Gojong Gojong of Korea Gojong , the Emperor Gwangmu was the twenty-sixth king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty and the first emperor of the Korean Empire.-King of the Joseon:Gojong took the throne in 1863 when still a child... |
고종 高宗 (T) |
| 27 | Yi Cheok | 이척 李拓 |
(1907–1910)* | Gunbang (C) Jeongheon (Ps) |
군방/君邦(C) 정헌/正軒 (Ps) |
Sunjong Sunjong of Korea Sunjong, the Yunghui Emperor was the last emperor of the Joseon Dynasty and Korean Empire in Korea, ruling from 1907 until 1910.He was the fourth son of Emperor Gwangmu. Crown Prince Yi Cheok was made Emperor Yung-hui when the Japanese forced the abdication of Emperor Gwangmu and his reign ended... |
순종 純宗 (T) |
Royals
- Grand Prince Yangnyeong
- Queen MunjeongQueen MunjeongQueen Munjeong was the wife of King Jungjong of Joseon.She was of the Papyeong Yun clan. She was regent for her son King Myeongjong when he was still too young to rule by himself until 1565. Known as a good administrator, she continued to rule even after he reached the age of majority...
- Queen InhyeonQueen InhyeonQueen Inhyeon was the second Queen consort of King Sukjong of Joseon and one of the best known Queens of the Joseon Dynasty...
- Prince SadoPrince SadoCrown Prince Sado was born as the second son of the Korean king Yeongjo of Joseon. Because his older brother, Prince Hyojang, had died young, in 1728, Prince Sado was born the royal heir. However, it had been reported to his father that he was mentally ill, wantonly killed people, and was very...
- Queen JeongsunQueen JeongsunQueen Jeongsun was a Queen consort of Korea as married to King Yeongjo , and the regent of Korea from 1800 to 1805 as the guardian of her minor step great-grandson, Sunjo of Joseon...
- Heungseon Daewongun
- Empress MyeongseongEmpress MyeongseongEmpress Myeongseong , also known as Queen Min, was the first official wife of King Gojong, the twenty-sixth king of the Joseon dynasty of Korea...
- Empress Sunjeong
Scholar-officials
Scholar-officials, or munsin, held much of the power in the Joseon Dynasty bureaucracy. Many members of the intellectual elite, also remembered for their work as poets or philosophers, served as scholar-officials. Such service, however, was restricted to members of the hereditary yangbanYangban
The yangban were part of the traditional ruling class or nobles of dynastic Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. The yangban were either landed or unlanded aristocracy who comprised the Korean Confucian idea of a "scholarly official." In reality, they were basically administrators and bureaucrats who...
class.
- Jeong Dojeon
- Jo Jun
- Nam Eun
- Ha Ryun
- Pak Eun
- Kwon GeunKwon GeunKwon Geun was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar at the dawn of the Joseon Dynasty, and a student of Yi Saek. He was one of the first Neo Confucian scholars of the Joseon dynasty, and had a lasting influence on the rise of Neo Confucianism in Korea....
- Jeong InjiJeong InjiJeong Inji was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar and government minister. During the reign of Sejong the Great, he was vice-minister of education....
- Hwang HuiHwang HuiHwang Hui was Goryeo dynasty and Joseon Dynastys Politician. prime minister of the Joseon Dynasty.- Biography :...
- Hwangbo In
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- Yu Eung-buYu Eung-buYu Eung-bu was a military official of the early Joseon Dynasty and is remembered as one of the six martyred ministers. Yu was born in Pocheon; his date of birth and lineage are not known with certainty....
- Yu Seong-wonYu Seong-wonYu Seong-won was a scholar-official of the early Joseon Dynasty, who is remembered as one of the six murdered ministers. He was born to a yangban family of the Munhwa Ryu lineage, but his date of birth is not known....
- Pak Paeng-nyeonPak Paeng-nyeonPak Paengnyeon was a scholar-official of the early Joseon Dynasty, and is known as one of the six martyred ministers. He was born to a yangban family of the Suncheon Pak lineage, and was the son of high minister Pak Jeongrim. He passed the lower national service examination at a royal visitation...
- Seong SammunSeong SammunSeong Sammun was a scholar-official of early Joseon who rose to prominence in the court of King Sejong the Great . He was executed after being implicated in a plot to dethrone King Sejo and restore his predecessor King Danjong Seong Sammun (1418–1456) was a scholar-official of early Joseon who...
- Ha Wi-jiHa Wi-jiHa Wiji was a scholar-official of the early Joseon Dynasty, and is remembered as one of the six martyred ministers. He was born to a yangban family of the Jinju Ha lineage. He passed the lower national service examination in 1435 and received the top score on the higher examination in 1438...
- Yi GaeYi GaeYi Gae was a scholar-official of the Joseon Dynasty and one of the six martyred ministers. He was born to a yangban family of the Hansan Yi lineage, and was the great-grandson of Goryeo period philosopher Yi Saek....
- Kim JilKim JilKim Jil , also often spelled Kim Chil, was a scholar-official of the early Joseon Dynasty. He is remembered today primarily for his participation in, and betrayal of, the conspiracy led by the six martyred ministers....
- Sin Suk-ju
- Han Myeonghoe
- Choi Se-jin
- Kim Jong-jikKim Jong-jikKim Jong-jik , often known by his pen name Jeompiljae, was a leading Korean Neo-Confucian scholar in the early Joseon Dynasty. He was born in Miryang in Gyeongsang province, to a yangban family of the Seonsan Kim lineage...
- Yi Eon-jeokYi Eon-jeokYi Eon-jeok , sometimes known by his pen name Hoejae, was a public official and intellectual of the middle Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He was born and died in Gyeongju, then the capital of Gyeongsang province. Like most intellectuals from Gyeongsang in this period, he was a member of the Sarim faction...
- Jeong Yeo-chang
- Kim Gwaeng-pil
- Jo Gwang-jo
- Yun Im
- Yun Won-hyeong
- Yi Hang
- Yi HwangYi HwangYi Hwang is one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his younger contemporary Yi I . A key figure of the Neo-Confucian literati, he established the Yeongnam School and set up the Dosan Seowon, a private Confucian academy. Yi Hwang is often...
- Jo Sik
- Kim In-hu
- Gi Dae-Seung
- Seong Hon
- Yi IYi IYi I was one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his older contemporary, Yi Hwang . Yi I is often referred to by his pen name Yulgok...
- Yi Deok-hyeong
- Yi Hang-bok
- Jeong CheolJeong CheolJeong Cheol was a Korean statesman and poet. He used the pen-names Gyeham and Songgang, and studied under Kim Yunjae at Hwanbyeokdang.-Literary works:...
- Jo Heon
- Kim Yuk
- Yi Su-gwangYi Su-gwangYi Su-gwang , also known as Lee Sugwang, was a Korean sarim, a military official, and a diplomat of the Joseon Dynasty. He was also an academic and an encyclopedist who created Jibong yuseol, the earliest Korean encyclopedia.-Early life:...
- Song Si-yeolSong Si-yeolSong Si-yeol , also known by his penname U-am, was a Joseon Dynasty-era politician and Korean Neo-Confucianism scholar and philosopher. Born in Okcheon, North Chungcheong, Korea, he was known for his concern with the problems of the common people...
- Che Jegong
- Shin Gwang-suSin Gwang-su (poet)Sin Gwang-su was a poet of the late Joseon Dynasty. Living in the time of King Yeongjo, he was unable to attain a position of rank because his family was aligned with the Southerners faction. He married the daughter of Yun Duseo and became associated with Silhak. At 39, Sin finally passed the...
- Yu Hyeong-wonYu Hyeong-wonYu Hyeong-won was a Korean pioneer of the silhak thinking and scholar from the Munhwa Yu clan during the late period of the Joseon Dynasty. His family had high official positions in generation.-References:...
- Yi IkSeongho Yi IkSeongho Yi Ik was an early Silhak philosopher and social critic. He was born to a yangban family of the Yeoju Yi clan. Like most in his position, he studied for the gwageo in order to gain a position of rank; but failed in his first attempt in 1705...
- Ahn Jeongbok
- Yun Hyu
- Pak Se-dang
- Pak Jiwon
- Song Jun-gil
- Hong Dae-yong
- Sin Gyeong-jun
- Yu Deuk-gongYu Deuk-gongYu Deuk-gong was a Korean scholar during the Joseon Dynasty. He is remembered today for his work in recovering the history of Balhae, which had not generally been considered part of Korean history before his time.-See also:*History of Korea...
- Jeong Yak-yongJeong Yak-yongJeong Yak-yong was a leading Korean philosopher in the late Joseon Dynasty. He has usually been regarded as one of the greatest thinkers of the so-called "Practical Learning" movement...
- Yi Deok-mu
- Pak Je-ga
- Kim Jeong-huiKim JeonghuiKim Jeong-hui was a prominent Korean civil minister, Silhak scholar, and calligrapher. He invented his own style of calligraphy called, "chusache", based on ancient Korean monumental inscriptions.- Further reading:*...
- Pak Gyu-su
- Pak Yeong-hyo
- Kim OkgyunKim OkgyunKim Ok-gyun [김옥균; 金玉均] was a reformist activist during the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He served under the national civil service under King Gojong, and actively participated to advance Western ideas and sciences in Korea...
Military officials
Military service was technically open to people outside the yangbanYangban
The yangban were part of the traditional ruling class or nobles of dynastic Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. The yangban were either landed or unlanded aristocracy who comprised the Korean Confucian idea of a "scholarly official." In reality, they were basically administrators and bureaucrats who...
class, but in practice most high posts were held by the aristocracy.
- Nam I
- Yi Il
- Shin Rip
- Yi Sun-sinYi Sun-sinYi Sun-shin was a Korean naval commander, famed for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Imjin war in the Joseon Dynasty, and is well-respected for his exemplary conduct on and off the battlefield not only by Koreans, but by Japanese Admirals as well...
- Kwon Yul
- Kim Si-minKim Si-minKim Si-min was a prominent Korean general during the Joseon Dynasty. He is most famous for having defended Jinju Castle against the Japanese invaders during the Seven Year’s War.-Background:...
- Yi Eok-gi
- Won GyunWon GyunWon Gyun was a Korean general and admiral during the Joseon Dynasty. He is best known for his campaigns against Japanese during Hideyoshi's Invasions of Korea. Won was a member of Wonju Won family, which was well known for its members' military accomplishments. He was born in 1540 near Pyeongtaek,...
- Gang Hong-ripGang Hong-ripGang Hong-rip was a Korean general during the Joseon Dynasty.Under repeated requests from Ming China, Gwanghaegun commanded Gang Hong-rip to help Ming forces with ten thousand soldiers against the Manchus in 1619. However, Ming armies were crushed in the Battle of Sarhū. The Korean army under...
- Shin RyuShin RyuShin Ryu was a general of the Joseon Dynasty. He was born into a yangban family of the Pyeongsan Shin lineage in modern-day Chilgok County, Gyeongsangbuk-do, near where his shrine now stands in Yangmok-myeon. He passed the military gwageo in 1645, and went on to hold various state positions...
- Eo Je-yeon
- Chung Wun
- Yi Dae Won
Others
The common classes of Joseon included the yangmin free farmers, the jungin technical class, and the cheonminCheonmin
Cheonmin, or "vulgar commoners," were the lowest caste of commoners in dynastical Korea. They abounded during the Goryeo and Joseon periods of Korea's agrarian bureaucracy. Like the caste system in India, this social class was largely hereditary and based on certain professions considered...
underclass. These constituted the bulk of Joseon society, but only a handful of them are known to us today.
Women
Prominent women of the Joseon period were usually either of the high aristocratic class or kisaengKisaeng
Kisaeng , sometimes called ginyeo , were female Korean official prostitute or entertainers. Kisaeng are artists who work to entertain others, such as the yangbans and kings....
female entertainers.
- Hwang Jin-iHwang Jin-iHwang Jin-i , also known by her gisaeng name Myeongwol , is one of the most famous gisaeng of the Joseon Dynasty who lived during the reign of King Jungjong. She was noted for her exceptional beauty, charming quick wit, and extraordinary intellect...
- Non GaeNon GaeNongae was a gisaeng of Jinju in the late 16th century. She was born in Jangsu, Jeolla province.The fortress of Jinju was occupied by the Japanese during the Seven Year War, after a long battle in which Nongae's lover Choe Gyeong-hoe was slain...
- Jang GeumJang GeumJang Geum was reputedly the only female Royal Physician in Korean history. She was mentioned about seven times in the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, albeit with very vague and sketchy details. It is known, however, that King Jungjong was pleased with Jang Geum's medical knowledge and trusted her...
, royal physician - Yi Mae-changYi Mae-changYi Mae-chang , born Yi Hyang-geum, was a famed kisaeng of the Buan area during the Joseon Dynasty. She was noted for her talent in playing the geomungo and composing sijo and other poetry...
Authors
Many of the best-known writers of the Joseon period were also scholar-officials; they are listed above.- Kim Jeong-hoKim Jeong-hoKim Jeong-ho was a Korean geographer and cartographer. It is believed that he walked the entire length and breadth of the Korean peninsula, through mountain and valley, in order to research and compile his magnum opus, the Daedong Yeojido, a map of Korea that was published in 1861, from which...
- Kim Sat-gat
Inventors
Some scholar-officials, such as Jeong Yak-yongJeong Yak-yong
Jeong Yak-yong was a leading Korean philosopher in the late Joseon Dynasty. He has usually been regarded as one of the greatest thinkers of the so-called "Practical Learning" movement...
, also worked as inventors.
- Jang Yeong-silJang Yeong-silJang Yeong-sil was a prominent Korean scientist and astronomer during the Joseon Dynasty . Although Jang was...
See also
- List of Koreans
- List of Silla people
- List of Goryeo people
- History of KoreaHistory of KoreaThe Korean Peninsula was inhabited from the Lower Paleolithic about 400,000-500,000 years ago. Archeological evidence indicates that the presence of modern humans in northeast Asia dates to 39,000 years ago. The earliest known Korean pottery dates to around 8000 BC, and the Neolithic period began...
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