Deoksugung Palace Comparison of the structure of Deoksugung before and now This is one of the five palaces of Korea’s last dynasty, the Joseon Dynasty, which lasted for over 500 years from 1392 until 1910. The dynasty had two critical moments: one the end of the 16th century, and the other at the end of the 19th century. Both of them were related to this palace and to Japanese invasion coincidentally. In 1592, the Japanese army landed in Busan and marched to the capital, Seoul . Prior to their arrival, King Seonjo fled to Uiju , where he stayed for one and a half years. When he returned to Seoul, he had no place to stay because all of the palaces had been burned down during the war. So, he used this place, which was originally the residence of one of his relative’s families, as a temporary palace. Prince Gwanghaegun succeeded King Seonjo and then remamed this palce “ Hyeongungung Palace”. After he was overthrown by King Injo , it was not used for about 270 years....
Korean Palace - from past to present