Following the last two weeks of historical deep dive into the beauty trends of the Silla and Goryeo dynasties, Asia Society Korea presents to you The History of Korean Beauty: Joseon Dynasty as a part ...

The recent craze for Korean hats, gat (갓), bloomed from the first released Korean Netflix original series. Kingdom, a zombie thriller series set during the Joseon dynasty (1392~1910), drew a lot of ...

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 ...

Maybe you studied the ancient Greeks or the Aztec Empire. People remember these powerful kingdoms for their culture, religion, and government. Another important kingdom was the Joseon dynasty. It was ...

European countries expanded their colonies in Asia and Africa. By the mid-19th century, the western powers had forced the Qing dynasty of China and Japan to open their doors and then asked the same of ...

The city of Seoul conducts this almost every day to foster a familiarity with the history of the Joseon Dynasty.

A replica ship of Joseon Tongsinsa, a diplomatic delegation sent by the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) of Korea to Japan, departs from South Korea's Busan for Japan's Shimonoseki on July 31 ...

Runaway slave Gudeok, played by actor Lim Ji-yeon, is pitied by the noble Ok family and gets adopted during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). However, when the daughter of the Ok family, Ok Tae ...