▁These ▁k ings ▁had ▁no ▁monarch ic ▁authority ▁and ▁could ▁not ▁rule ▁over ▁the ▁government . ▁The ▁y ang ban ▁of ▁other ▁families , ▁over wh el med ▁by ▁the ▁power ▁exerc ised ▁by ▁the ▁royal ▁in - la ws , ▁could ▁not ▁speak ▁out . ▁As ▁the ▁power ▁was ▁concentr ated ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁in - law ▁line age , ▁there ▁was ▁dis order ▁in ▁the ▁gover ning ▁process ▁and ▁cor ruption ▁became ▁r amp ant . ▁Lar ge ▁sums ▁were ▁offered ▁in ▁b rib es ▁to ▁the ▁powerful ▁line ages ▁to ▁obtain ▁positions ▁with ▁nomin ally ▁high ▁rank . ▁Even ▁the ▁low - ran king ▁posts ▁were ▁bought ▁and ▁sold . ▁This ▁period , ▁which ▁sp anned ▁ 6 0 ▁years , ▁saw ▁the ▁manifest ation ▁of ▁both ▁severe ▁pover ty ▁among ▁the ▁Korean ▁population ▁and ▁ce as eless ▁re bell ions ▁in ▁various ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Extern ally , ▁Jose on ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁isol ation ist . ▁Its ▁r ul ers ▁sought ▁to ▁limit ▁contact ▁with ▁foreign ▁countries . ▁ ▁End ▁of ▁the ▁dynast y ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁King ▁Go j ong ▁took ▁the ▁throne . ▁His ▁father , ▁Reg ent ▁He ung se on ▁Da ew ong un , ▁ruled ▁for ▁him ▁until ▁Go j ong ▁reached ▁ad ul th ood . ▁During ▁the ▁mid - 1 8 6 0 s ▁the ▁Reg ent ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁pro ponent ▁of ▁isol ation ism ▁and ▁the ▁instrument ▁of ▁the