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Taejong of Joseon

Taejong
태종
太宗
Statues at the tomb of King Taejong
Grand King Emeritus of Joseon
Tenure12 September 1421 – 10 May 1422
PredecessorTaejo
SuccessorSejo
King Emeritus of Joseon
Tenure10 August 1418 – 12 September 1421
PredecessorJeongjong
SuccessorDanjong
King of Joseon
Reign13 November 1400 – 10 August 1418
EnthronementSuchang Palace, Gaegyeong
PredecessorJeongjong
SuccessorSejong
Crown Prince of Joseon
Tenure4 February 1400 – 13 November 1400
PredecessorCrown Prince Yi Pang-gwa
SuccessorCrown Prince Yi Je
Born16 May 1367
Yi Sŏng-gye's Mansion, Dongbuk-myeon, Goryeo
Died10 May 1422(1422-05-10) (aged 54)
Sugang Palace, Hanseong, Joseon
Burial
Spouse(s)
(m. 1382; died 1420)
Issue
among others...
Sejong of Joseon
Names
Yi Pang-wŏn (이방원; 李芳遠)
Era name and dates
Adopted the era name of the Ming dynasty:
  • Geonmun (Jianwen) (건문; 建文): 1400–1402
  • Hongmu (Hongwu) (홍무; 洪武): 1402
  • Yeongnak (Yongle) (영락; 永樂): 1403–1418
Posthumous name
  • Joseon: King Gongjeong Seondeok Singong Munmu Gwanghyo the Great (공정성덕신공문무광효대왕; 恭定聖德神功文武光孝大王)
  • Ming dynasty: Gongjeong (공정; 恭定)
Temple name
Taejong (태종; 太宗)
ClanJeonju Yi
DynastyYi
FatherTaejo of Joseon
MotherQueen Sinui
ReligionKorean BuddhismKorean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism)
Korean name
Hangul
태종
Hanja
太宗
Revised RomanizationTaejong
McCune–ReischauerT'aejong
Birth name
Hangul
이방원
Hanja
李芳遠
Revised RomanizationI Bangwon
McCune–ReischauerI Pangwŏn
Courtesy name
Hangul
유덕
Hanja
遺德
Revised RomanizationYudeok
McCune–ReischauerYutŏk

Taejong (Korean태종; 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. Before ascending to the throne, he was known as Prince Jeongan (정안군; 靖安君).


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  1. ^ 탐라 성주시대 413년 ~ 탐라 성주시대 464년 [Year 413 of the era of the Lord of Tamna ~ Year 464 of the era of the Lord of Tamna]. jejugo.co.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.

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