These memorial rites, known as Jehyang, are ceremonies honoring the kings and queens of the Joseon Dynasty and the emperors ... wife of King Cheoljong (r. 1849–1863). On the 21st, a memorial ...

JTBC's fusion period drama, "The Tale of Lady Ok," tells the story of a lowly female slave in the Joseon Dynasty. However, unlike the typical damsel-in-distress trope seen in many historical ...

An exhibition at the Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) sheds light on the lives and aesthetic tastes of women in the royal court of Korea's Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910).

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 Joseon, but Joseon duly rejected such requests. Joseon did not ...

October 2017 - Asia Society Korea continues its World Heritage Series this month by previewing the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty. Joseon was Korea’s last dynasty, ruling over a united Korean ...