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      • Yi Song-Gye (born 1335—died 1408) was the founder of the Korean Joseon (Yi) dynasty (1392–1910). A military leader in the Goryeo dynasty, he rose through the ranks by battling invading forces. He defeated his rivals and drove out the last king of the Goryeo dynasty, taking the throne in 1392.
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  1. Yi Song-Gye (born 1335—died 1408) was the founder of the Korean Joseon (Yi) dynasty (13921910). A military leader in the Goryeo dynasty, he rose through the ranks by battling invading forces. He defeated his rivals and drove out the last king of the Goryeo dynasty, taking the throne in 1392.

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  3. Taejo (Korean: 태조; Hanja: 太祖; 4 November 1335 – 27 June 1408), [b] personal name Yi Sŏng-gye (이성계; 李成桂), later Yi Tan (이단; 李旦), was the founder and first monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea.

  4. Joseon dynasty, the last and longest-lived imperial dynasty (1392–1910) of Korea. Founded by Gen. Yi Seong-Gye, who established the capital at Hanyang (present-day Seoul), the kingdom was named Joseon for the state of the same name that had dominated the Korean peninsula in ancient times.

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  5. General Yi Song-gye and the Founding of the Chousn Dynasty. The Chosun Dynasty began in 1392 when Korean General Yi Song-gye overthrew the Mongols and their puppet Koryo leader with the help of the Ming dynasty, which had driven the Mongols out of China.

  6. Taejo of Joseon (1335-1408; r. 1392-1398), born Yi Seonggye, was the main figure in overthrowing the Goryeo Dynasty and the founder and the first king of the Joseon Dynasty, the final dynasty in Korea before it became a modern republic.

  7. Aug 31, 2021 · Even though Jeongjong was king in name, Bang-won pulled the strings behind the scenes, with no royal orders occurring without his blessing—much like his father, Yi Seong-gye, did to the final Goryeo king Gongyangan (r. 1389-1392).

  8. Its founder, Yi Song­gye, took the dynastic name Taejo ("Great Progenitor"), moved the capital to Hanyang (Seoul), and named the dynasty after the ancient Choson Kingdom. This ended the Koryo Dynasty Wang family's rule and supplanted it with the Chonju branch of the Yi family.

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