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Taejo (Korean: 태조; Hanja: 太祖; 4 November 1335 – 27 June 1408), 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.
- Taejong of Joseon
Joseon monarchs. Taejong ( Korean : 태종; Hanja : 太宗; 16 May...
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In 1398, Taejo's fifth son, Yi Bang-won (posthumously King...
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Yi Cha-ch'un (Korean: 이자춘; Hanja: 李子春; 20 January 1315 – 3...
- Taejong of Joseon
Joseon monarchs. Taejong ( Korean : 태종; Hanja : 太宗; 16 May 1367 – 10 May 1422), [i] [ii] personal name Yi Bang-won ( 이방원; 李芳遠 ), was the third monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea and the father of Sejong the Great. [1] He was the fifth son of King Taejo, the founder of the dynasty.
Taejo of Joseon (4 November 1335 – 27 June 1408) was the first king of the Joseon dynasty. His given name was Yi Seong-gye ( Hangul: 이성계; Hanja: 李成桂 ). He changed his name to Yi Dan ( Hangul: 이단; Hanja: 李旦) after he became king. He ruled Korea from 1392 to 1398. He was a general of the Goryeo dynasty before he became king.
The Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty [a] are the Veritable Records of Joseon, the last royal house to rule Korea. Kept from 1392 to 1865, they comprise 1,893 volumes and are thought to be the longest continual documentation of a single dynasty in the world. With the exception of the records of the last two monarchs that were impacted by ...
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. The name 'Taejo' is comprise of two Chinese characters, 'Tae', a derivative of 'Dae' (big), which means 'very ...
Aug 31, 2021 · King Taejong of Joseon (r. 1400-1418) was the third ruler of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea. Taejong was a driving force behind consolidating and strengthening the king’s power, and while he was an effective ruler, his violent means of winning and keeping power set a dangerous precedent in the politics of the Early Joseon Period.
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In Korea today, the Joseon wangjo sillok is the only extant set of dynastic annals. It starts with the Veritable Records of King Taejo. King Taejo (太祖 r. 1392-98), the first Joseon ruler, died in 1408, and the sitting monarch Taejong (太宗 r. 1400-18) ordered that compilation of the Veritable Records of King Taejo begin immediately.
