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Historical Korean aristocratic caste
The yangban (Korean: 양반; Hanja: 兩班; IPA: [jaŋban]) were the ruling class during the Joseon period of dynastic Korea. They were highly educated aristocrats
Yangban
South Korean indie rock band
Yangbans (Korean: 양반들) is a South Korean indie rock band. They used the band name Jun Bum Sun & the Yangbans (Korean: 전범선과 양반들) since they debuted in 2014
Yangbans
Society of Korea from 1392 to 1897
fundamental principles and five moral disciplines. There were four classes: the yangban nobility, the "middle class" jungin, sangmin, or the commoners, and the
Society_of_Joseon
1392–1897 Korean dynasty
and military officers who were collectively called yangban. By the end of the 18th century, the yangban had acquired most of the traits of a hereditary nobility
Joseon
Genre of Chinese opera
Originally, eight revolutionary operas (Chinese: 八个样板戏; pinyin: Ba Ge Yangban Xi) were produced, eighteen by the end of the period. Instead of the "emperors
Revolutionary_opera
Korean untouchable caste
civilians at their mercy. The government also awarded many militiamen yangban class status in exchange for their voluntary militia activities against
Paekchŏng
Korean middle-class caste
skilled workers whose technical and administrative skills enabled the yangban and the royal family to rule the lower classes. Chungin were the lifeblood
Chungin
Traditional Korean masks
on the forehead. The mask is often painted red to represent middle-age. Yangban (the aristocrat) The character with the most power, and therefore the object
Hahoetal
Korean confection
when the yangban is generous and gives it away, or when the village slope makes a feast. Gangjeong was also exclusive to those above the yangban class because
Gangjeong
1884 failed coup d'état in Korea
eliminating social distinctions by abolishing the legal privileges of the yangban class. The coup d'état attempt, with Japanese support, began on December
Kapsin_Coup
Traditional Korean poetic form
"rules" of sijo structure quite strict. Authors were mostly of the higher up yangban social class and emphasized how their sijo would be sung melodically first
Sijo
Korean traditional mask dance
reflected the frustrations felt by the lower classes towards the elite yangban. In 2022, Talchum was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the
Talchum
Korean milk rice porridge
was a part of the Korean royal court cuisine and was also patronized by yangban (scholarly-officials). The Korean word tarak-juk (타락죽, [tʰa.ɾak̚.t͈ɕuk̚])
Tarak-juk
Language spoken in Korea
to increase literacy in Korea. The Korean alphabet was denounced by the yangban aristocracy, who looked down upon it for being too easy to learn. However
Korean_language
Korean slave class
mutual obligation developed. Nobi were regarded as the yangban’s sujok(hands and feet), and the yangban family depended on the nobi for their daily lives.
Nobi
Joseon-era private schools in Korea
examinations. In most cases, seowon served only pupils of the aristocratic yangban class. On 6 July 2019, UNESCO recognized a collection of nine seowon as
Seowon
Headwear that noble Korean women used
the neoul was used by the court women, the sseugaechima was used by the yangban women; and the jang-ot was used by the jungin women or commoners. The sseugaechima
Sseugaechima
Korean lower caste
kisaeng). Nobi (slaves) were servants taken from the ch'ŏnmin class to serve yangban (aristocracy) and royalty, but like slaves, they were considered the property
Ch'ŏnmin
Traditional Korean floors
frequently appeared in larger houses where upper-class people such as yangban lived. It was used as a place to hold ancestral rites. Daecheong is used
Daecheong
debt. The Joseon dynasty was a stratified society mainly ruled by the yangban class, in which wealth was measured by ownership of land and nobi. During
Slavery_in_Korea
1467 rebellion in Korea
(later renamed Hamgyong Province) led by General Yi Siae, a member of Yangban landowners in Kilju, Hamgil Province, to rebel against the centralized
Yi_Siae's_Rebellion
reserved for the yangban class, but members of the middle and common classes of Joseon society frequently paid to acquire a surname from a yangban and be included
Korean_name
Korean non-governmental scholars
competes with a yangban character, often depicted as corrupt and greedy. In some satirical novels, the seonbi are treated similarly as the yangban. As a dictionary
Seonbi
Korean family name (이; 리)
generally not related to one another. This system was at its height under the yangban aristocracy of Joseon, but it remains in use today. There are approximately
Lee_(Korean_surname)
Region in East Asia
unrivaled elsewhere. Joseon implemented a class system that consisted of yangban the noble class, jungin the middle class, yangin the common class, and
Korea
Korean art and boat culture
means "to appreciate artwork while boating", which was mainly held by yangban, who were the privileged classes of the Joseon period. Baennori for the
Baennori
1812 Korean peasant rebellion
29 May 1812 in Joseon. It was led by Hong Kyŏngnae and the upperclass yangban of Pyeongan Province, who were unhappy with a tax regime based on government-administered
Hong_Kyŏngnae's_Rebellion
Ownership of people as property
from freemen (i.e., the middle and common classes) other than the ruling yangban class, and some possessed property rights, and legal and civil rights.
Slavery
Official privileged social class
Goryeo's nobility could not stand against them and chose to be absorbed into yangban. However, since the Korean nobility had never experienced defeat by commoners
Nobility
Korean traditional military hat
by local magistrates, lower-ranking military officers, and servants of yangban (noblemen). It is also called jeonnip or byeongnip. It was initially worn
Beonggeoji
King of Joseon from 1674 to 1720
rules that governed the yangban class. In other words, the Western faction viewed the royal family as the first of the yangban class rather than a separate
Sukjong_of_Joseon
Korean Yangban and diplomat
Jeong Duwon (b. 1581), also known as Chong Tuwon, was a Korean Yangban and diplomat. His chance encounter with a generous member of the Jesuit China missions
Jeong_Duwon
Korean independence activist (1879–1950)
appointment of a high-ranking officer should only be done by people from the yangban class, the traditional ruling class of dynastic Korea. Ryu Tongnyŏl was
Ryu_Tongnyŏl
Largest Korean clan
The Gimhae Kim clan (Korean: 김해 김씨; Hanja: 金海 金氏) is one of the Yangban (aristocrat) Korean clan, descended from Suro of Geumgwan Gaya. King Suro was
Gimhae_Kim_clan
Upper social class
Hereditary title Honorary titles False titles of nobility Adel (Norway) Yangban (Korea) Kuge (Japan) Samanta, Thakur, Zamindar and Jenmi (India) "Definition
Aristocracy_(class)
so cloak their predations on the farmers with an aura of officialdom. Yangban families, formerly well-respected for their status as a noble class and
History_of_Korea
Women in Korea from 1392 to 1897
by the state from 1434 with gradations in status and financial support. Yangban noblewomen were completely segregated from the rest of society. During
Women_in_Joseon
Korean traditional hat for men
mainly woven with horsetail hair, and it was a hat worn by men from the yangban, the upper class of the Joseon period. It was mostly worn at home as a
Chŏngjagwan
Korean rebel leader (1780–1812)
Hong clan. His background is uncertain. By some accounts, he was a fallen yangban (social and political elite). However, the best evidence is that he was
Hong_Kyŏngnae
Korean politician (1546–1589)
Chukto, and his courtesy name was Inbaek. Chŏng was born in 1546 to a yangban (noble) family in Jeonju-bu, North Jeolla Province. When he was young,
Chŏng_Yŏrip
Provincial schools in pre-modern Korea
modern-day cities and counties). They served primarily the children of the yangban, or ruling elite upper-class. Education was oriented toward the gwageo
Hyanggyo
Place in South Korea
classical verse in the Joseon dynasty. The Pungsan Hong were known as yangban among yangbans. Hong Jin was a direct descendant of Hong Ji-gyeong. Andong Administrative
Pungsan-eup
Martial arts weapon from Joseon Korea
suspicion. They became most popular among the chungin (middle class) and yangban (upper class). Craftsmen discovered a way of taking the "pak dahl" wood
Korean_fighting_fan
Historical courtesans in Korea
sijo style later came to be associated with kisaeng women, while women of yangban status focused on the gasa form. Kisaeng attached to a local government
Kisaeng
Korean clan from South Gyeongsang Province
National Service Exam at least every fourth generation to maintain their Yangban Status, the Miryang Park Clan distinguished itself by producing numerous
Miryang_Park_clan
Joseon-era village in South Korea
Yangdong Folk Village (Korean: 경주 양동마을) is a traditional yangban (upper class) Korean folk village that dates to the Joseon period. The village is located
Yangdong_Folk_Village
17th-century Korean cookbook
Andong–Yeongyang region during the Joseon period. Chang, belonging to the yangban class, stated that she intended the work to transmit this knowledge to
Ŭmsik_timibang
King of Joseon from 1724 to 1776
denoting yangban status, virtually disappeared. Even bootlegging of books became commercialised as competition developed among the well-to-do yangban who engaged
Yeongjo_of_Joseon
South Korean businessman (1910–1987)
Chan-woo and mother Kwon Jae-lim. He was the son of a wealthy land-owning yangban family, a branch of the Gyeongju Lee clan. He attended high school at Joongdong
Lee_Byung-chul
14th-century Chinese historical novel
there was resistance to the novel (and fiction in general) among the yangban [ruling class] literati for its historical inaccuracies and entertaining
Romance_of_the_Three_Kingdoms
Korean scholar (1681–1763)
scholar, early Silhak philosopher and social critic. He was born to a yangban family of the Yeoju Yi clan. Like most people in his position, he studied
Yi_Ik
2014 South Korean film by Lee Won-suk
in Chwihyangru Park Byung-eun as Gyeongjong of Joseon Park Yeong-gyu as yangban twins Filming began on February 21, 2014 and wrapped on July 2, 2014. More
The_Royal_Tailor
Social stratification conferring status
own native class system. At the top were the two official classes, the Yangban, which literally means "two classes". It was composed of scholars (munban)
Caste
Late 19th-century reforms in Korea
and cloak their predations on the farmers with an aura of officialdom. Yangban families, formerly well-respected for their status as a noble class, were
Kabo_Reform
List of historical humans
restricted to members of the hereditary yangban class. Military service was technically open to people outside the yangban class, but in practice most high posts
List_of_Joseon_people
Tourist attraction in Yongin, South Korea
traditional houses of the different social classes (peasant, landowner, yangban) from various regions. The Korean Folk Village was the first open-air museum
Korean_Folk_Village
Traditional Korean seesaw-like game
while in the air are often included.[citation needed] It is thought that yangban women developed neolttwigi to see over the walls that surrounded their
Neolttwigi
Korean boiled pork wraps
ensure the commitment of the workers during this labor-intensive process, yangban (scholar-gentry of the Joseon era) would deliver a pig for a feast. The
Bossam
Korean-Japanese war criminal 1889–1946
in 1946. Hong, a member of the Namyang Hong clan, was born in 1889 to a yangban family in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, Joseon. In 1905, when the Eulsa Treaty
Hong_Sa-ik
Money-inspired amulets for good luck
variants of Korean numismatic charms. During the Joseon dynasty, only the Yangban class could afford money. A common Korean family would often only have
Korean_numismatic_charm
1894–1895 rebellion in Korea
rebellions, including the Salbangye, 'Association of the Killers of the Yangban (aristocrats),' the Saljugye, 'Association of the Killers of the (slave's)
Tonghak_Peasant_Revolution
1592–1598 Japanese invasions of Korea
during the war: the surviving and leaderless Korean regular soldiers, yangbans and commoners, and Buddhist monks. By the summer of 1592, there were about
Imjin_War
South Korean actress (born 1992)
출연 확정 (in Korean). The Fact. Retrieved February 8, 2026. [MV] 전범선과 양반들 (Yangbans) - 설레임 (The Seven Year Itch). Youtube (in Korean). September 22, 2022.
Ha_Yoon-kyung
performed by the lower class peasants to satirize the Korean nobility (Yangban) by depicting them as disabled and sick persons such as paraplegics, midgets
Byeongsin_chum
performers wear masks, such as some of the original masks made of wood: yangban (nobleman), bune (maiden), seonbi (scholar), gaksi (mother), chorangi (nobleman's
Korean_mask
1897–1910 military of the Korean Empire
all of the graduates were Nationalists. This was because some sons of Yangbans saw entering the academy as a way for an assured career. Despite not every
Imperial_Korean_Armed_Forces
Korean masked dance-drama
monk’s episode (Pagyeseong madang) (6) Nobleman and scholar’s episode (Yangban and Seonbi madang) (7) Wedding ceremony episode (Holrye madang) (8) Wedding
Hahoe_byeolsingut_talnori
South Korean musician and actor
show Two Feet Life. In 2020, Kibum starred in his own YouTube Channel, "Yangban Kim Kibum". Since his departure from Clover Company, the channel has ceased
Kim_Ki-bum
Former social class in Korea
are often also recognizable via their status during the Joseon era as yangban families). List of Noble families in Korea, such as: House of Yi (Joseon
Korean_nobility
Genre of Korean still-life paintings
bibliophile who promoted studious learning, and embraced by the aristocratic yangban class of Joseon society. Early chaekgeori paintings were prized for their
Chaekgeori
Korean feminist organization
aristocratic Yangban families. The Chanyang-hoe was founded by rich upper class yangban widows in Bukchon in Seoul in 1898, when yangban noblewomen had
Chanyang-hoe
South Korean actor (born 1978)
Kim appeared in the second courtyard in a showcase titled Finding the Yangban, a modern re-interpretation of the Goseong Ogwangdae mask dance. Selected
Kim_Sung-bum_(actor)
Joseon military commander (1533–1592)
and yangban, who became a righteous army leader during the 1592–1598 Imjin War. He was killed while attacking Geumsan in 1592. Ko was a yangban from
Ko_Kyŏngmyŏng
President of South Korea from 1979 to 1980
of Japan (now in Gangwon Province, South Korea). Choi was born into a yangban (upper class) family; his grandfather had been a scholar at the Sungkyunkwan
Choi_Kyu-hah
Traditional Korean house
is also classified according to social class. Typically the houses of yangban (upper class), jungin (middle class) and urban commoners, with giwa (tiled
Hanok
Fish dumpling
formed part of Korean royal court cuisine, and was a popular dish among the yangban (upper class). It was often served at summer birthday tables for elder
Eo-mandu
Historical term for bureaucrat scholars in China, Korea, and Vietnam
who were not children of officials of the second full rank or higher (Yangban) unless the candidate had passed the gwageo. Those who passed the higher
Mandarin_(bureaucrat)
Poisoning Before modern times, sayak (사약, 賜藥) was the method used for nobles (yangban) and royals during the Joseon Dynasty in Korea due to the Confucianist
List of methods of capital punishment
List_of_methods_of_capital_punishment
Literature produced by Koreans
chapters, and long works of more than 10 chapters. Third, there are works of yangban writers and those of common writers. In respect to the last classification
Korean_literature
Korean Catholic saint (1821–1846)
practicing Korean Catholics. Born into the aristocratic Gimhae Kim clan (Yangban) Kim's parents were converts and his father, uncles, and grandfathers were
Andrew_Kim_Taegon
Korean politician (1439–1512)
Korean Joseon Dynasty politician, soldier and writer. Born as the son of a yangban father and a concubine, he was one of the few secondary sons who served
Yu_Chagwang
2026 South Korean television series
duty, identity, and forbidden love. Nam Ji-hyun as Hong Eun-jo Born to a yangban father and a commoner mother, she was legally considered a commoner due
To_My_Beloved_Thief
Korean politician (1864–1945)
name was Sŏnghŭm (성흠). Yun was born a member of a prominent aristocratic (yangban) family. He was the son of General Yun Ung-nyeol, who served as a minister
Yun_Ch'iho
1894–1895 war between China and Japan
set of reforms designed to strengthen the monarchy at the expense of the Yangban class. He also pursued an isolationist policy and was determined to purge
First_Sino-Japanese_War
2019 South Korean television series
manners and refinement so that she can blend in with the high-ranking yangban women. The mystery behind the assassination of the crown prince. Gae-ttong's
Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency
Flower_Crew:_Joseon_Marriage_Agency
Medieval Korean poetry style
Joseon period in Korea. Gasas were commonly sung, and were popular among yangban women. Chŏng Ch'ŏl, a poet of the 16th century, is regarded as having perfected
Gasa_(poetry)
2018 South Korean TV series
widower whose wife and child died. Ahn Suk-hwan as Park Seon-do Powerful yangban, Kim Cha-eon's subject. He is also involved in corruption and has a vendetta
100_Days_My_Prince
1908 Korean history book by Shin Chaeho
identity but had later been weakened by Confucianized elites like the yangban of the Joseon Dynasty. Doksa Sillon was one of the earliest expressions
Doksa_Sillon
Identification tags
different social classes wore different coloured tags. The yangban class wore yellow, high-ranking yangban officials wore ivory while the lower-ranks wore ones
Hopae
American K-pop singer (born 1988)
Booster, Nam and Scott examined cultural identity through the food at Yangban Society, a modern American restaurant merging the Korean and Jewish upbringing
Eric_Nam
reserved for the higher yangban class. On the other hand, economically struggling land-owning farmers and even members of the yangban class were often forced
19th-century peasant rebellions in Korea
19th-century_peasant_rebellions_in_Korea
Korean outlaw (c. 1440–c. 1500)
Throughout the late 15th century, peasant rebellions rose throughout Joseon as yangban landlords exploited the peasantry, many of whom had become tenant farmers
Hong_Kiltong_(outlaw)
Korean politician (1877–1946)
was born in the Joseon period in Yeongdong, Chungcheong Province, to a yangban family of the Pungsan Hong lineage. He had practiced law in Korea in the
Hong_Chin
Dialect of the Korean language
had the highest proportion of yangban(aristocrat) in the Joseon Dynasty. Thus, to this day, the characteristics of Yangban and the characteristics of Chungcheong
Chungcheong_dialect
Korean folk story
"Peach Blossom Village"), where lived a destitute family descended from the yangban (noble) class. The daughter Sim Cheong (심청; 沈清; Shim Ch'ŏng) had Blind
The_Tale_of_Sim_Ch'ŏng
Joseon scholar-official (1417–1456)
1417–1456) was a Korean scholar-official of the Joseon period who came from the yangban Hansan Yi clan and one of the six martyred ministers. He was the great-grandson
Yi_Kae
Book used to record the family history of ancestors
in pre-modern (i.e., post-Joseon period) Korea as proof of being of the yangban class, since family names were conferred only to the aristocratic class
Genealogy_book
King’s concubines, wives of men in the yangban class, women in the lowborn class, also known as the yangban’s female slaves, and those in uncommon professions
History_of_women_in_Korea
Regent of Joseon from 1864 to 1873
campaign, disciplined the royal clans, and taxed the aristocracy, the yangban. Cumings notes that this was not a revolution but a restoration, as the
Heungseon_Daewongun
Korean surname 홍
lineage back to a specific founder. This system was at its height under the yangban aristocracy of the Joseon Dynasty, but it remains in use today. There are
Hong_(Korean_surname)
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