Joseon (disambiguation)

Joseon (disambiguation)

Joseon, Chosŏn, or Chosun are English spellings of the Korean word for North Korea, during various periods of its history (The same word is pronounced Chaoxian in Chinese, Chōsen in Japanese):

*Gojoseon, the first Korean kingdom, from 2333 BC to 108 BC.
*Joseon Dynasty of Korea, from AD 1392 to 1910.
*Korea under Japanese rule.
*Korea called Chosŏn in North Korea.

It may also refer to:

Newspapers

*"Chosun Ilbo", a South Korean newspaper
*"Chosŏn Shinbo", a pro-North Korean newspaper of Japan

Others

*Joseon people, the minority people in China who came from Korean peninsula
*The Commandery that briefly controlled the Liaodong peninsula after the fall of Goguryeo

ee also

*Names of Korea


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