Joseon Dynasty Timeline with General Timeline

Joseon Dynasty Timeline		General Timeline
Date	Event	Date	Event
1392 CE	The Joseon Dynasty forms after general Yi Songgye overthrows the Mongol Goryeo king Kongyang, said to be the worst king in Korea’s history, installs a new king on the throne, (King Gongyang) who does not wish to be king, grants his wish of being removed from power, and becomes king himself.	1412-1431 CE	Life of Joan of Arc.
1419-1450 CE	Reign of King Sejong, the most respected person in Korean history.	1453 CE	Constantinople is taken over by the Ottomans under Sultan Muhammed II.
1441 CE	Cheugugi (rain gauge) is invented by Jang Yong-Sil.	1492 CE	The Alhambra, (the last Moorish fortress in Spain) falls to the Spanish. Christopher Columbus sets sail for the Americas.
1443 CE	Hangul is invented by King Sejong and his wise men. It will be released to the general public 3 years later.	1519-1521 CE	A group of 500 Spanish soldiers under Hernan Cortez destroy the Aztec Empire.
April 1592-1598 CE	The Imjin war. (Japan against Joseon Dynasty Korea and Ming China) The Japanese attempt to invade Korea, and through extension China, (really their main goal was invading China, but they had to go through Joseon Dynasty Korea to get there) with 200,000 troops. The Koreans suffer heavy losses at first, and it seems as though the Japanese will take over the entire country, until the brilliant admiral Yi Sun-sin rekindles an old invention that had never gotten off the ground in more peaceful times and invents the first operational armoured warships, called Kobukson, (Turtle Ship) and uses them with existing ships to great effect in several battles, cutting off the Japanese supply lines. Ming China also sends about 100,000 troops to help the relatively unorganized 60,000 Korean troops defending their homeland. (The Joseon Dynasty was not prepared for this war at all) The Japanese are driven back; until 1597 when they attempt a second invasion, but are again defeated. On their way off of the Korean peninsula the remaining Japanese troops kidnap many smart people, and steel many books to take back to Japan as they valued the Korean’s knowledge. The Ming Chinese troops who had been so helpful in beating back the Japanese now returned to Ming China, pillaging the Korean countryside as they went. The war officially ends with the death of the leader of Japan Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The Devastation that Joseon Dynasty Korea received in this war has been compared to affected areas in a world war.	1564-1616 CE	Life of William Shakespeare.
1637 CE	After numerous invasions by the Manchu tribe to the North of the Korean peninsula, Joseon became a vassal state of the Manchu, who later took over Ming China and formed the Qing Dynasty. Joseon decides it has had enouth of the outside world, which for quite some time has only seemed to bring war and suffering to them, The dynasty closes its borders to the rest of the world and becomes the Hermit Kingdom.	1638-1715 CE	Life of Louis XIV. (The sun king)
1866-1882 CE	Various nations attempt to make diplomatic contact with the Joseon Dynasty. At first peacefully, then after repeated refusals on the part of the Joseon government, militarily. All fail until Japan forces Korea to open 3 of its ports to Japanese trade.	1775 CE	The American Revolution begins.
1882 CE	Joseon opens its borders to the rest of the world and makes contact with many Western countries, partially to try and counter the increasing economic and political influence Japan has been exerting over Korea.	May 24th 1819-January 22ed 1901	Life of Queen Victoria.
1882-September 1905 CE	Power struggle after power struggle by the nations surrounding Joseon to gain influence in the Joseon government. Many short wars, none of which were started by the Joseon Dynasty or even involved Joseon dynasty Korea militarily, take place on the peninsula. Several rebellions take place, as well as a drought followed by a flood and people start to emigrate from the country. (Something that almost never happened as people who lived in Joseon generally greatly valued living where they did despite the wars which occasionally devastated the region) The power struggles finally came to an end when Japan won the Russo-Japanese war, (1904-1905) and unofficially took control of the Joseon Government.	1867 CE	Canada becomes a country.
1910 CE	Japan officially takes over the Joseon, Emperor Yung-hui, (Joseon switched from having Kings to having emperors in 1897) is forced to abdicate and the Joseon Dynasty comes to an end.	1914 CE	World War I begins.