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...

the third monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea and the father of Sejong the Great. He was the fifth son of King Taejo, the founder of the dynasty. Before...

(이경; 李曔), was the second monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of King Taejo, the founder of the dynasty. Before ascending to...

Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom was founded following the aftermath of the overthrow of Goryeo...

October 6, 1398 Yi Bang-Seok (son of Taejo of Joseon & Queen Sindeok), 1382 – October 6, 1398 Danjong of Joseon, August 9, 1441 – December 24, 1457 Alexios...

to: Taejo of Goguryeo (47–165), born Go Gung, sixth monarch of Goguryeo Taejo of Goryeo (877–943), born Wang Geon, founder of Goryeo Taejo of Joseon (1335–1408)...

1457), personal name Yi Hong-wi (이홍위; 李弘暐), was the sixth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was forced to abdicate by his uncle, Grand Prince Suyang...

who become a prince of Joseon as the first son of King Taejo and Queen Sinui. He became the general secretary of the last king of Goryeo dynasty. In year...

首陽大君), was the seventh monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of Sejong the Great and the uncle of King Danjong, against whom he...

cord tomb of Taejo of Joseon Dynasty (Korean: 태조대왕태실, 太祖大王胎室) is a tomb in Geumsan, South Korea, where the umbilical cords of Taejo of Joseon and his son...

importance as Taejo's hometown. In 1403 (Taejo of Joseon 3[contradictory]) it was renamed Jeonju-bu and unchanged until the end of Joseon, but its territory...

titled Grand Prince Haeyang (해양대군; 海陽大君), was the eighth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He succeeded his father, King Sejo, in 1468, when he was...

of Joseon (조선의 태종; 16 May 1367 – 10 May 1422) Grandfather: King Taejo of Joseon (조선의 태조; 11 October 1335 – 24 May 1408) Grandmother: Queen Sinui of the...

personal name Yi Hyang (이향; 李珦), was the fifth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. As the eldest son of Sejong the Great and Queen Soheon, he succeeded to...

early Joseon Dynasty. He is the fourth son of King Taejo and Queen Sinui. In 1364, Yi Bang-gan was born in Hamgyong Province as the fourth son of Yi Seong-gye...

King Taejo of Joseon dynasty to defend the downtown area of Joseon's capital city Hanseongbu [ko] (한성부). It was designated as a Historic Site of South...

Three Kingdoms of Korea. During the Joseon dynasty, Seoul was officially designated as the capital, surrounded by the Fortress Wall of Seoul. In the early...

General Yi Seong-gye (posthumously known as Taejo of Joseon) established the "Kingdom of Great Joseon" in 1392–1393, and he founded the Yi dynasty which...

to take the crown as Taejo of Joseon, thus establishing a new dynasty. In search of a justification for its rule given the lack of a royal bloodline, the...

established Joseon as Taejo of Joseon, he moved the Korean capital from Kaesong to Hanyang (modern-day Seoul) in 1394. Kaesong remained a part of Gyeonggi...

adoption was no longer recognized by legislation as of 2004. House of Yi Joseon Dynasty "Reviving Joseon Archived 8 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine",...

begin compilation of his annals. The Annals of the first three kings of the Joseon dynasty, those of Taejo (r.1392–1398), Jeongjong (r.1399–1400), and...

This article explains the history of the Joseon dynasty, which ruled Korea from 1392 to 1897. The history of Joseon is largely divided into two parts:...

Yi Seok also caught attention as of the 100th anniversary of Korean independence on March 1, 2019. When Taejo of Joseon ascended to the throne in 1392,...

most notable in this group is Geonwolleung (건원릉) for King Taejo, the founder of the Joseon dynasty. The other tombs in the cluster are Gyeongneung (경릉)...

The Joseon dynasty ruled Korea, succeeding the 400-year-old Goryeo dynasty in 1392 through the Japanese occupation in 1910. Twenty-seven kings ruled over...

longest reigning Emperor of China. Mohammad Shah Qajar, from the Qajar dynasty, was King of Persia. Yi Seong-gye (Taejo of Joseon) ruled Korea from 1392...

ruler of Majapahit. 1391: Anti-Jewish pogroms spread throughout Spain and Portugal, and many thousands of Jews are massacred. 1392: Taejo of Joseon establishes...

them as a single number of the largest unit (as 3.141 cheok). Taejo of Joseon established a Market Bureau (시사, 市司) or Bureau of Weights and Measures (평시서...

Great of Joseon Queen Jeongsun, consort of Danjong of Joseon Queen Inseong, consort of Injong of Joseon Queen Uiin, first consort of Seonjo of Joseon Queen...