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1392 - 1550Early Joseon Period in Korea.
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1392 - 1398Reign of King Taejo, founder of the Joseon Dynasty.
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1398Strife of the Princes in Korea; Taejo's sons fight to become their father's heir.
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1398 - 1400Reign of King Jeongjong of Joseon.
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1400The Second Strife of the Princes in Korea.
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1400 - 1418Reign of King Taejong of Joseon.
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1418 - 1450Reign of Sejong the Great.
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1419The Gihae Expansion, Tsushima comes under Joseon control.
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1420Sejong the Great creates the Hall of Worthies (Jiphyeonjeon) to act both as advisors to the king and as an academic research engine.
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1443Hangul, the Korean alphabet, is finalized by Sejong the Great.
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1443The Japanese and Korean governments sign the Treaty of Kyehae which permits legitimate trade with the intention of weakening the wako pirates.
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1450 - 1452Reign of King Munjong of Joseon.
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1452 - 1455Reign of King Danjong of Joseon.
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1455 - 1468Reign of King Sejo of Joseon.
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1494 - 1506Reign of King Yeonsangun of Joseon.
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1494The First Literati Purge of the Early Joseon Period.
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1506 - 1544Reign of King Jungjong of Joseon.
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1544 - 1545Reign of King Injong of Joseon.
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1545 - 1567Reign of King Myeongjong of Joseon.