List of rulers of Korea

Monarchs of Korea
Sejong the Great, 4th ruler of Joseon
Details
First monarch	Dangun (legendary)
Last monarch	Sunjong
Formation	2333 BC (legendary)
Abolition	August 29, 1910
Residence	Varies according to Dynasty, most recently the Changdeokgung in Seoul.

This is a list of monarchs of Korea, arranged by dynasty. Names are romanized according to the South Korean Revised Romanization of Korean. McCune-Reischauer romanizations may be found at the articles about the individual monarchs.

Gojoseon (? – 108 BCE) was the first Korean kingdom. According to legend, it was founded by Dangun in 2333 BCE.

Bronze age archaeological evidence of Gojoseon culture is found in northern Korea and Liaoning. By the 9th to 4th century BCE, various historical and archaeological evidence shows Gojoseon was a flourishing state and a self-declared kingdom.

Both Dangun and Gija are believed to be mythological figures.

Buyeo (c. 2nd century BC – 494 CE) ruled in modern-day Northeast China. Although records are sparse and contradictory, it is speculated that in the 1st century BCE, Dongbuyeo (Eastern Buyeo) branched out, after which the original Buyeo is sometimes referred to as Bukbuyeo (Northern Buyeo). Its remnants were absorbed by the neighboring and brotherhood kingdom of Goguryeo in 494.

Galsa Buyeo

Mahan confederacy (1st century BC to 5th century AD) was an ancient Korean kingdom established after the fall of Baekje.

Goguryeo (37 BC – 668 AD) was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. Goguryeo rulers used the title of Taewang (太王, "Greatest King"), which is an equivalent of an emperor. [1]

Notes: [1] Goguryeo's own records of individual kings, especially of the 19th (Gwanggaeto), use the title "Taewang" or "Hotaewang", roughly meaning 'Greatest King', 'Very Greatest King', or 'Grandest of all Kings'. The title is translated as "Emperor," equivalent of the Chinese title 皇帝.

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