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Joseon, Choson, or Chosun are English spellings of the Korean word for North Korea
North Korea

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea , is a state in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula....
, during various periods of its history (The same word is pronounced Chaoxian in Chinese, Chosen in Japanese):



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Joseon, Choson, or Chosun are English spellings of the Korean word for North Korea
North Korea

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea , is a state in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula....
, during various periods of its history (The same word is pronounced Chaoxian in Chinese, Chosen in Japanese):

  • Gojoseon
    Gojoseon

    Gojoseon was an ancient Korean kingdom, considered the first proper nation of the Korean people. According to the Samguk Yusa and other Korean medieval-era records, Gojoseon is said to have been founded in 2333 BC by the legendary Dangun, who is said to be the grandson of Heaven ....
    , the first Korean kingdom(legend period founded by Chinese Adherents or Displaced persons), from 2333 BC to 108 BC.
  • Joseon Dynasty
    Joseon Dynasty

    Joseon , was a sovereign state founded by Taejo Taejo of Joseon, and lasted for approximately five centuries. It was founded in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo Kingdom at what is today the city of Kaesong....
     of Korea, from AD 1392 to 1910.
  • Korea under Japanese rule
    Korea under Japanese rule

    Korea was under Japanese rule as part of the Imperial Japan during the first half of the 20th century, until the surrender of Japan in 1945. Korea was occupied and declared a Japanese protectorate in 1905 , and officially annexation in 1910 through an Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty....
    .
  • Korea
    Korea

    Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries, a civilization, and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia....
     called Choson in North Korea
    North Korea

    North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea , is a state in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula....
    .


It may also refer to:

Newspapers

  • Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper
  • Choson 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
    Goguryeo

    Goguryeo or Koguryo was an ancient Koreans Empire located in the northern and central parts of the Korean peninsula, southern Manchuria, and southern Primorsky Krai....


See also

  • Names of Korea
    Names of Korea

    There are various names of Korea in use today, derived from ancient kingdoms and dynasties. The modern English name Korea is an exonym derived from the Goryeo period and is used by both North Korea and South Korea in international contexts....