- The first Korean kingdom Gojoseon was then known as ''Joseon''. ''Go'', meaning "Ancient," was later added for disambiguation. It generally refers to the span from the legendary founding by Dangun in 2333 BC to Wiman Joseon 's fall in 108 BC.
- Korea was named ''Joseon'' in the Korean language during the Joseon Dynasty
- Korea Under Japanese Rule was named ''Joseon'' (or more accurately, the Japanese version ''Chōsen'').
- North Korea today refers to Korea as a whole, or sometimes just North Korea, as ''Chosŏn'' in the Korean language.
See Names Of Korea for more details on the changing use of the name.
It is also used in the names of two prominent newspapers: the South Korean Chosun Ilbo and the pro-North Choson Sinbo of Japan.
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