Joseon dynasty consolidated its effective rule over the territory of current Korea and saw the height of classical Korean culture, trade, literature, and science and technology.
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Joseon dynasty consolidated its effective rule over the territory of current Korea and saw the height of classical Korean culture, trade, literature, and science and technology.
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Joseon dynasty period has left a substantial legacy to modern Korea; much of modern Korean culture, etiquette, norms, and societal attitudes toward current issues, along with the modern Korean language and its dialects, derive from the culture and traditions of Joseon dynasty.
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Joseon dynasty later killed King U and his son after a failed restoration and forcibly placed a royal named Wang Yo on the throne .
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In 1392, Yi eliminated Jeong Mong-ju, highly respected leader of a group loyal to Goryeo Joseon dynasty, and dethroned King Gongyang, exiling him to Wonju, and he ascended the throne himself.
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Joseon dynasty revised the land ordinance to improve the national economy and encouraged the publication of books.
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Joseon dynasty cut down on everything he deemed unworthy and caused countless complications in the long run.
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Joseon dynasty's reign was marked by the prosperity and growth of the national economy and the rise of neo-Confucian scholars called sarim who were encouraged by Seongjong to enter court politics.
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Joseon dynasty established Hongmungwan, the royal library and advisory council composed of Confucian scholars, with whom he discussed philosophy and government policies.
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Joseon dynasty ushered in a cultural golden age that rivaled Sejong's reign by publishing numerous books on geography, ethics, and various other fields.
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Joseon dynasty sent several military campaigns against the Jurchens on the northern border in 1491, like many of his predecessors.
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Joseon dynasty executed government officials who supported Queen Yun's death along with their families.
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Joseon dynasty executed sarim scholars for writing phrases critical of Sejo's usurpation of the throne.
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Joseon dynasty abolished the Office of Censors, whose function was to criticize inappropriate actions and policies of the king, and Hongmungwan.
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Joseon dynasty banned the use of hangul when the common people wrote with it on posters criticizing the king.
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Joseon dynasty established a local self-government system called hyangyak to strengthen local autonomy and communal spirit among the people, sought to reduce the gap between the rich and poor with a land reform that would distribute land to farmers more equally and limit the amount of land and number of slaves that one could own, promulgated widely among the populace Confucian writings with vernacular translations, and sought to trim the size of government by reducing the number of bureaucrats.
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The only purpose for the Joseon dynasty navy was to secure the maritime trade against the waegu.
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Scholars, particularly during the Joseon dynasty era, were touted for expressing allegiance to the king.
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Joseon dynasty court, pressured by encroachment from larger powers, felt the need to reinforce national integrity and declared the Korean Empire, along with the Gwangmu Reform in 1897.
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Joseon dynasty was a highly centralized monarchy and neo-Confucian bureaucracy as codified by Gyeongguk daejeon, a sort of Joseon dynasty constitution.
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Joseon dynasty was bound by tradition, precedents set by earlier kings, Gyeongguk daejeon, and Confucian teachings.
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China's new policy toward Joseon dynasty was set by Li Hongzhang and implemented by Yuan Shikai.
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The Joseon dynasty envoy sought to bring about the re-establishment of amicable relations between the two countries and he was charged to commemorate the good relations which existed in ancient times.
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The emperors of Japan at the time were figureheads with no actual political or military power and the actual political and military rulers of Japan that Joseon dynasty communicated with were the shoguns who were represented as "tycoon of Japan" in many foreign communications in order to avoid the conflict with the Sinocentric system in which the emperor of China was the highest authority, and all rulers of tributary states were known as "kings".
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Joseon dynasty Korea installed a centralised administrative system controlled by civil bureaucrats and military officers who were collectively called yangban.
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The original social hierarchy of the Joseon dynasty era was developed based on the social hierarchy of the Goryeo era.
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Joseon Dynasty presided over two periods of great cultural growth, during which Joseon culture created the first Korean tea ceremony, Korean gardens, and extensive historic works.
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Ceramics from the Joseon dynasty period differ from other periods because artists felt that each piece of art deserved its own uniquely cultivated personality.
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Joseon dynasty'storically overshadowed by the popularity of celadon, it was not until the 15th and 16th centuries that white porcelain was recognized for its own artistic value.
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Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty are the annual records of the Joseon Dynasty, which were kept from 1413 to 1865.
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Joseon dynasty kingdom was noted for having Confucianism as its main philosophy, and included some Buddhism.
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