Joseon, the Korean kingdom founded in 1392 by General Yi Seong-gye after he overthrew the Goryeo dynasty, is the only historical East Asian kingdom recorded in this atlas's Kingdoms and Principalities subcategory; China's own imperial dynasties are recorded separately under Historical Figures' Monarchs and Rulers subcategory rather than as polities here, which is why this group holds a single member rather than sitting empty or being folded into a larger regional group with no genuine kinship to it.
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1. Wikipedia: Old Choson (Gojoseon)
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According to the Samguk yusa, Old Chosŏn was established in 2333 BCE by Tan'gun, who was said to be born from the heavenly prince Hwanung and a bear-woman, Ungnyeo.
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