Kija Chosŏn

Kija Chosŏn
Depiction of Kija
Korean name
Hangul기자조선
Hanja箕子朝鮮
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationGija Joseon
McCune–ReischauerKija Chosŏn
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese箕氏朝鮮
Simplified Chinese箕氏朝鲜
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīshì Cháoxiǎn
Wade–GilesChi-shih Ch'ao-hsien

Kija Chosŏn (1120–194 BC) was a dynasty of Gojoseon allegedly founded by the sage Jizi (Kija), a member of the Shang (Yin) dynasty royal house.