Another development that characterized the Joseon dynasty was the creation of a scholar-noble class, known as the yangban. Composed primarily of civil servants and military officials, the yangban—a ...

Wooden printing blocks of literary collections by a late Joseon scholar and an anti-Japanese militia leader have returned to ...

The Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch will reopen its lectures after a summer break with a presentation on American gold miners in the Joseon era by Robert Neff. After some background on Korea’s ...

Key Point: It’s said history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes. In the late 14th century, Korea’s ruling Joseon dynasty began an all-out espionage campaign to acquire classified missile ...