joseon

The Japanese Invasion of Joseon Korea, also known as the Imjin War, had two phases. The initial first invasion lasted from 1592-1596 was called Imjin Disturbance, which ended in a truce in 1596. However this truce didn’t last, because negotiations fell through. This caused a second invasion in...

Admiral Yi Sun-Sin. One of the greatest, if not the greatest admirals in world history. With no prior naval experience, he won naval battle after battle with the Japanese during the Imjin War (with superior naval technology). He was fatally shot by an Arquebus, during the last stages of the war...

Is there any way for Korea to modernize quickly enough in the 19th Century to avoid becoming a Japanese colony? If I'm not mistaken Empress Myeongseong pursued some relations with the Russians, maybe they could help the Koreans modernize?

What if Toyotomi Hideyoshi never ordered his invasions of Korea? How would things change?

Background: In 1592, the Japanese invaded the Korean peninsula with the intent of eventually dethroning the Ming Empire as the hegemon of the Sinosphere. Being the first (and last) time the Japanese had fought anyone non-Japanese in centuries and the first war the Joseon Kingdom of Korea fought...

What are the events the Koreans genenrally consider could have taken a better turn, and change the nation's fate for the better during the five centuries of Joseon Period?

In OTL A.D. 1452, King Munjong of Korea dies due to a period of illness, and his sun, Danjong, takes the throne. King Danjong rules (with the help of a regent, he's young) until 1455, when a coup forces him to abdicate and have his uncle, Sejo, crowned King. Ministers and scholars who served...