Joseon trivia

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• Hanyang, the capital of Joseon, is which city today?Joseon
• After the Daedongbeop came in, what was the tribute tax chiefly paid in?Joseon
• Which king of Joseon built Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon?Joseon
• Which state invaded Joseon in 1636 and began the war known as the Byeongja Horan?Joseon
• What was the main purpose of the Tangpyeong policy pursued by Yeongjo and Jeongjo?Joseon
• Which policy did the Heungseon Daewongun pursue to weaken the base of the provincial yangban?Joseon
• Who founded Joseon?Joseon
• In which year did the Imjin War break out?Joseon
• Which Joseon commander fought with the turtle ships during the Imjin War?Joseon
• Which king of Joseon created Hangul?Joseon
• The original name of Hangul was Hunminjeongeum.Joseon
• Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon was built in the reign of King Sejong.Joseon
• Joseon took Confucianism as its guiding principle of government.Joseon
• The Hullyeon Dogam was established during the Imjin War.Joseon
• The Baekdusan boundary stele was set up in the reign of King Sukjong.Joseon
• The Gyeongguk daejeon, the basic law code of Joseon, was completed in the reign of King Sejong.Joseon
• King Yeongjo enacted the Gyunyeokbeop to lighten the burden of the military cloth tax.Joseon
• The king who created Hangul (Hunminjeongeum) was Taejong.Joseon
• Joseon was founded in 1492.Joseon
• The Imjin War began in 1636.Joseon