Gyeongbokgung: Then and Now
Main royal palace of the Joseon dynasty, built in 1395, burned in the Japanese invasion of 1592 and rebuilt in 1867.
Historical view
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Today
Key facts
| Country today | South Korea |
| Status | Standing |
| Date | 1395 |
| Nearest city on the map | Seoul (about 1 km) |
| Location | 37.580° N, 126.977° E |
GyeongbokgungOpen Gyeongbokgung in the interactive map
Who ruled this place
Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.
| Period | State |
|---|---|
| 500 BC–401 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 400 BC–324 BC | Gojoseon |
| 323 BC–201 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 200 BC–101 BC | Tungus |
| 100 BC–2 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 1 BC–499 | Koguryo |
| 500–799 | Silla |
| 800–899 | Silia |
| 900–999 | Silla |
| 1000–1199 | Korea |
| 1200–1299 | Goryeo |
| 1300–1399 | Great Khanate |
| 1400–1491 | Northern Yuan |
| 1492–1913 | Korea |
| 1914–1944 | Empire of Japan |
| 1945–1959 | Korea (USA) |
| 1960–today | Korea, Republic of |
Battles and sites nearby
- Battle of Incheon · 1950
More: Historic landmarks of South Korea · All landmarks
Further reading
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.