Joseon trivia

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• Which Joseon king reigned the longest?Joseon
• In Korean history, what is the 1871 attack by a US fleet on Ganghwa Island called?Joseon
• Which crown prince did King Yeongjo shut inside a rice chest, where he died?Joseon
• Which class stood at the top of Joseon's four-tier social order?Joseon
• Which Japanese ruler launched the Imjin War against Joseon Korea?Joseon
• After Taejo, Jeongjong and Taejong, who became the fourth king of Joseon?Joseon
• Who made the Daedong yeojido, the great map of Joseon Korea?Joseon
• Which war began when the Later Jin invaded Joseon in 1627?Joseon
• Which king was overthrown in the Jungjong Restoration?Joseon
• Who laid out the framework of the new dynasty's government in the Joseon gyeonggukjeon, but was killed in the coup of 1398?Joseon
• 'Sejong' and 'Jeongjo' were the names officials used for those kings while they were alive.Joseon
• Gwanghaegun steered a course between Ming China and the Later Jin without committing Joseon to either side.Joseon
• As rice transplanting spread in late Joseon, double-cropping of rice and barley increased.Joseon
• In Joseon Korea, the 'sa' in sayak, the poison condemned nobles were made to drink, is the character 死, meaning 'death'.Joseon
• In Joseon, a king's daughter by the queen was titled ongju, and a daughter by a royal concubine was titled gongju.Joseon
• Hanyang, the capital of Joseon, is which city today?Joseon
• Which king of Joseon built Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon?Joseon
• After the Daedongbeop came in, what was the tribute tax chiefly paid in?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
• Which Joseon commander fought with the turtle ships during the Imjin War?Joseon
• Which king of Joseon created Hangul?Joseon
• In which year did the Imjin War break out?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
• King Yeongjo enacted the Gyunyeokbeop to lighten the burden of the military cloth tax.Joseon
• The Gyeongguk daejeon, the basic law code of Joseon, was completed in the reign of King Sejong.Joseon
• The king who created Hangul (Hunminjeongeum) was Taejong.Joseon
• Joseon was founded in 1492.Joseon
• The Imjin War began in 1636.Joseon