The new capital, located in the center of the Korean Peninsula, was easily accessible via the Hangang River, which flowed directly through its heart. King Taejong, the third king and son of the ...

Even the most ordinary of people have the decency to be ashamed when they fail to take responsibility for their actions ...

Jang Ok-jeong worked as a palace maid and King Sukjong (숙종), the 19th King of the Joseon Dynasty, noticed the beautiful Jang ... Her life story is one of the most beloved screenplay materials in ...

Also known as Queen Min, Myeongseong was the wife of Gojong, the 26th king of ... to the Qing Dynasty, which it had acquired after the war, and weakened Japan’s influence in Korea.

The digital reconstruction of “Stele of King Gwanggaeto” greets visitors ... Dynasty (37 B.C. to A.D. 668). [NEWS 1] Korea’s ancient Goguryeo Dynasty, which lasted from 37 B.C. to A.D ...

Joseon was Korea’s last dynasty, ruling over a united Korean peninsula for more ... It houses the legendary ruler King Sejong the Great and his wife, Queen Soheon. King Sejong placed great emphasis on ...

2011 -- The Supreme Court acquits Cho Bong-am, the leader of Korea's first left-leaning "Jinbo (Progressive) Party," of an espionage charge 52 years after he was executed by the government of then ...

Place - Hongneung (tombs of King Gojong and Queen Myeongseong ... born with passion after overcoming the pain of the late Joseon dynasty, has been embodied through Korean modern music. Piety expresses ...

Before King Sejong, people wrote with Chinese characters. There was no way to write the Korean language. Koreans still use Hangeul today. During the Joseon dynasty, there were many other improvements ...