Gija Joseon

Gija Joseon
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	箕氏朝鮮
Simplified Chinese	箕氏朝鲜
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jīshì Cháoxiān Wade–Giles Chi-shih Ch'ao-hsien
Korean name
Hangul	기자조선
Hanja	箕子朝鮮
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Gija Joseon McCune–Reischauer Kija Josŏn

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Jīshì Cháoxiān
Wade–Giles	Chi-shih Ch'ao-hsien

Transcriptions
Revised Romanization	Gija Joseon
McCune–Reischauer	Kija Josŏn

Monarchs of Korea Gija Joseon

Gija 1122 BCE－1082 BCE King Song 1082 BCE－1057 BCE King Sun 1057 BCE－1030 BCE King Bak 1030 BCE－1000 BCE King Ch'un 1000 BCE－972 BCE King Gong 972 BCE－968 BCE King Chang 968 BCE－957 BCE King Ch'ak 957 BCE－943 BCE King Jo 943 BCE－925 BCE King Sak 925 BCE－896 BCE King Sa 896 BCE－843 BCE King Ryun 843 BCE－793 BCE King Wul 793 BCE－778 BCE King Jik 778 BCE－776 BCE King U 776 BCE－761 BCE King Mok 761 BCE－748 BCE King P'yung 748 BCE－722 BCE King Gwul 722 BCE－703 BCE King Whe 703 BCE－675 BCE King Jon 675 BCE－658 BCE King Hyo 658 BCE－634 BCE King Yang 634 BCE－615 BCE King I 615 BCE－594 BCE King Ch'am 594 BCE－578 BCE King Gon 578 BCE－560 BCE King Sak 560 BCE－519 BCE King Yö 519 BCE－503 BCE King Gang 503 BCE－486 BCE King Hon 486 BCE－465 BCE King Pyuk 465 BCE－432 BCE King Jeung 432 BCE－413 BCE King Jil 413 BCE－385 BCE King Seup 385 BCE－369 BCE King Ha 369 BCE－361 BCE King Wha 361 BCE－342 BCE King Ho 342 BCE－315 BCE King Uk 315 BCE－290 BCE King Suk 290 BCE－251 BCE King Yun 251 BCE－232 BCE King Bu 232 BCE－220 BCE King Jun 220 BCE－195 BCE

Gija Joseon (1120–194 BC) describes the period after the alleged arrival of Gija in the northwest of Korean peninsula. It was considered by most of the Chinese and the Korean scholars as a part of the Gojoseon period (2333–108 BC) of Korean history.

Chinese records before the 3rd century BC describe Gija (箕子) as the paternal uncle (or brother in other records) of the last emperor of the Chinese Shang Dynasty, the tyrannical King Zhou, but contain no mention of his relationship with Gojoseon. Gija was imprisoned by the tyrant until the downfall of Shang Kingdom, when King Wu of Zhou released him.

Records written after the 3rd century BC, when China and Gojoseon were at war, add that Gija led 5,000 to the east of present-day Beijing, as written in the Geography of Hanshu from the Han Dynasty (though some, especially in China, believe him to have moved to present-day Korea), and became the king of Gija Joseon.

Previously, it was widely believed that Gija Joseon was located in present-day Korea, replacing Gojoseon of Dangun. Some scholars today believe that Gija settled west of Gojoseon, based on records from Geography of Hanshu, and the Korean Samguk Yusa that suggests that Gojoseon continued to coexist with Gija Joseon after the migration of Gija. These scholars believe that Gija's influence was limited to western part of Gojoseon, west of Liao River, as attested by the Geography of Hanshu that recorded that Gija migrated to the west of Liao River. Furthermore, the record in Samguk Yusa,

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