Joseon, Chosŏn, or Chosun are English spellings of the Korean word for North Korea, during various periods of its history (The same word is pronounced Chaoxian in Chinese, Chōsen in Japanese):

• Gojoseon, the first Korean kingdom, from 2333 BC to 108 BC.
• Joseon Dynasty of Korea, from AD 1392 to 1910.
• Korea under Japanese rule.
• Korea called Chosŏn in North Korea.

It may also refer to:

Newspapers

• Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper
• Chosŏn Shinbo, a pro-North Korean newspaper of Japan

Others

• Joseon people, the minority people in China who came from Korean peninsula
• The Commandery that briefly controlled the Liaodong peninsula after the fall of Goguryeo

See also

• Names of Korea

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