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 ...

A visitor on April 2 reads a book at Jibokjae House of Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul on the facility's first day of being ...

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 ...

The revamped sections, "Joseon Kings" and "Royal Life," feature 450 royal artifacts, including the UNESCO-listed Royal Seals and Books of the Joseon Dynasty and tiles excavated from Gyeongbokgung ...

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 ...

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Wildfires in South Korea's southern regions have left 24 people dead and destroyed more than 300 structures, including large ...

Monstrum, a Korean monster action flick, started from a brief record in The Annals Of The Joseon Dynasty that a strange monster haunted the royal palace in 1527 during the reign of King Jungjong.