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- In 1362, when General Naghachu invaded Goryeo, Yi Seong-gye was appointed as a commander and defeated him.
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In 1392, Yi Song-gye forced King Gongyang to abdicate, exiled him to Wonju (where he and his family were secretly executed), and enthroned himself as the new king, thus ending Goryeo's 475 years of rule.
Sep 1, 2022 · In 1388, King U (son of King Gongmin and a concubine) and general Choe Yeong planned a campaign to invade present-day Liaoning of China. King U put the general Yi Seong-gye (later Taejo) in charge, but he stopped at the border and rebelled.
Aug 31, 2021 · In 1388, Yi Seong-gye planned and carried out a coup to overthrow the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392). Seong-gye, a general, was tasked with invading the Liaodong region of China by King U of Goryeo (r. 1374-1388).
Jan 13, 2019 · A wily army general, Yi Seong-gye, was sent to invade Manchuria in 1388. Instead, he turned back toward the capital, smashing the troops of rival General Choe Yeong, and deposing the Goryeo King U. General Yi didn't take power immediately; he ruled through Goryeo puppets from 1389 to 1392.
- Kallie Szczepanski
May 1, 2024 · Yi Song-gye (born 1335—died 1408) was the founder of the Korean Chosŏn dynasty (1392–1910). A military leader in the Koryŏ dynasty, he rose through the ranks by battling invading forces. He defeated his rivals and drove out the last king of the Koryŏ dynasty, taking the throne in 1392.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
In 1392 (the 4th year of King Gongyang), Yi's fifth son, Yi Bang-won, assassinated Jeong Mong-ju, a supporter of the old dynasty, eliminating a key figure in the opposition to Yi Seonggye's rule. That same year, Yi dethroned King Gongyang, exiled him to Wonju, and ascended the throne.
Feb 2, 2021 · In the last few years of the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392 CE), King U (r. 1374-1388 CE) asked general Yi Seong-Gye to lead an invasion of the Ming Dynasty 's territory northwest of Korea, in present-day Liaoning China.
