Noble Titles - Aristocratic Titles in Medieval Korea

Aristocratic Titles in Medieval Korea

In the Kingdom of Korea, similarly to the Chinese Empire, there were 7 aristocratic titles:

  1. Gun (i.e. Crown Prince),
  2. Kung (hereditary prince or Duke),
  3. Champan (Marquess),
  4. Poguk (Count or Earl),
  5. Pansoh (Viscount),
  6. Chamise (Baron),
  7. Chusa (cca. Baronet).

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