List of Joseon people
This is a partial list of people who lived during the Joseon period of Korea, 1392–1910.
Rulers
[edit]| # | Personal name | Period of reign | Courtesy Name (C)/ Pseudonym (Ps) |
Temple name (廟號) (T) / Posthumous name (諡號) (P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Hangul/Hanja | Romanized | Hangul/Hanja | Romanized | Hangul/Hanja | ||
| 1 | Yi Seong gye | 이성계 李成桂 |
1392–1398 | Junggyeol (C) | 중결 仲潔 (C) |
Taejo | 태조 太祖 (T) |
| 2 | Yi Bang-gwa | 이방과 李芳果 |
1398–1400 | Gwangwon (C) | 광원 光遠 (C) |
Jeongjong | 정종 定宗 (T) |
| 3 | Yi Bang won | 이방원 李芳遠 |
1400–1418 | Yudeok (C) | 유덕 遺德(C) |
Taejong | 태종 太宗 (T) |
| 4 | Yi Do | 이도 李祹 |
1418–1450 | Wonjeong (C) | 원정 元正 (C) |
Sejong the Great | 세종 世宗 (T) |
| 5 | Yi Hyang | 이향 李珦 |
1450–1452 | Hwiji (C) | 휘지 輝之(C) |
Munjong | 문종 文宗 (T) |
| 6 | Yi Hong wi | 이홍위 李弘緯 |
1452–1455 | Danjong | 단종 端宗 (T) | ||
| 7 | Yi Yu | 이유 李瑈 |
1455–1468 | Suji (C) | 수지 粹之 (C) |
Sejo | 세조 世祖 (T) |
| 8 | Yi Gwang | 이광 李晄 |
1468–1469 | Myungjo/Pyeongnam (C) | 명조/평남 明照/平南 (C) |
Yejong | 예종 睿宗 (T) |
| 9 | Yi Hyeol | 이혈 李娎 |
1469–1494 | (C) |
Seongjong | 성종 成宗 (T) | |
| 10 | Yi Yung | 이융 李隆 |
1494–1506 | (C) |
Yeonsangun | 연산군 燕山君 | |
| 11 | Yi Yeok | 이역 李懌 |
1506–1544 | Nakcheon (C) | 낙천 樂天 (C) |
Jungjong | 중종 中宗 (T) |
| 12 | Yi Ho | 이호 李峼 |
1544–1545 | Cheonyun (C) | 천윤 天胤 (C) |
Injong | 인종 仁宗 (T) |
| 13 | Yi Hwan | 이환 李峘 |
1545–1567 | Daeyang (C) | 대양 對陽 (C) |
Myeongjong | 명종 明宗 (T) |
| 14 | Yi Yeon | 이연 李蚣 |
1567–1608 | Seonjo | 선조 宣祖 (T) | ||
| 15 | Yi Hon | 이혼 李琿 |
1608–1623 | (C) |
Gwanghaegun | 광해군 光海君 | |
| 16 | Yi Jong | 이종 李倧 |
1623–1649 | Hwabaek (C) | 화백 和伯(C) |
Injo | 인조 仁祖 (T) |
| 17 | Yi Ho | 이호 李淏 |
1649–1659 | Jeongyeon (C) Juko (Ps) |
정연/靜淵 (C) 죽오/竹梧 (Ps) |
Hyojong | 효종 孝宗 (T) |
| 18 | Yi Yeon | 이연 李棩 |
1659–1674 | Gyungjik (C) | 경직 景直 (C) |
Hyeonjong | 현종 顯宗 (T) |
| 19 | Yi Sun | 이순 李焞 |
1674–1720 | Myungbo (C) | 명보 明普 (C) |
Sukjong | 숙종 肅宗 (T) |
| 20 | Yi Yun | 이윤 李昀 |
1720–1724 | Hwiseo (C) | 휘서 輝瑞 (C) |
Gyeongjong | 경종 景宗 (T) |
| 21 | Yi Geum | 이금 李昑 |
1724–1776 | Gwangsuk (C) Yangseongheon (Ps) |
광숙/光叔 (C) 양성헌/養性軒 (Ps) |
Yeongjo | 영조 英祖 (T) |
| 22 | Yi San | 이산 李祘 |
1776–1800 | Hyeongun (C) Hongjae (Ps) |
형운/亨運 (C) 홍재/弘齋 (Ps) |
Jeongjo | 정조 正祖 (T) |
| 23 | Yi Gong | 이공 李蚣 |
1800–1834 | Gongbo (C) Sunjae (Ps) |
공보/公寶(C) 순재/純齋 (Ps) |
Sunjo | 순조 純祖 (T) |
| 24 | Yi Hwan | 이환 李奐 |
1834–1849 | Muneung (C) Wonheon (Ps) |
문응/文應 (C) 원헌/元軒 (Ps) |
Heonjong | 헌종 憲宗 (T) |
| 25 | Yi Byeon | 이변 李昪 |
1849–1863 | Dosung (C) Daeyongjae (Ps) |
도승/道升(C) 대용재/大勇齋(Ps) |
Cheoljong | 철종 哲宗 (T) |
| 26 | Yi Myeong bok | 이명복 李命福 |
1863–1897 (1907)* | Seongrim (C) Juyeon (Ps) |
성림/聖臨(C) 주연/珠淵 (Ps) |
Gojong | 고종 高宗 (T) |
| 27 | Yi Cheok | 이척 李拓 |
(1907–1910)* | Gunbang (C) Jeongheon (Ps) |
군방/君邦(C) 정헌/正軒 (Ps) |
Sunjong | 순종 純宗 (T) |
Royals
[edit]- Grand Prince Yangnyeong
- Queen Munjeong
- Queen Inhyeon
- Prince Sado
- Queen Jeongsun
- Heungseon Daewongun
- Lady Hyegyŏng
- Empress Myeongseong
- Empress Sunjeong
Scholar-officials
[edit]Scholar-officials, or munsin, held much of the power in the Joseon Dynasty bureaucracy. Many members of the intellectual elite, also remembered for their work as poets or philosophers, served as scholar-officials. Such service, however, was restricted to members of the hereditary yangban class.
Military officials
[edit]Military service was technically open to people outside the yangban class, but in practice most high posts were held by the aristocracy.
Others
[edit]The common classes of Joseon included the yangmin free farmers, the jungin technical class, and the cheonmin underclass. These constituted the bulk of Joseon society, but only a handful of them are known to us today.
Women
[edit]Prominent women of the Joseon period were usually either of the high aristocratic class or kisaeng female entertainers.
- Hwang Jin-i
- Non Gae
- Jang Geum, royal physician
- Yi Mae-chang
- Seo Yeongsuhap, poet and mathematician
Popular leaders
[edit]Painters
[edit]Authors
[edit]Many of the best-known writers of the Joseon period were also scholar-officials; they are listed above.
Inventors
[edit]Some scholar-officials, such as Jeong Yak-yong, also worked as inventors.