Yi Ch'un 이춘 李椿 | |||||||||||||
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King of Joseon (posthumously) | |||||||||||||
Born | Yi Ch'un (이춘) Goryeo | ||||||||||||
Died | 24 July 1342 Goryeo | ||||||||||||
Burial | Uireung tomb | ||||||||||||
Spouse | Queen Gyeongsun Lady Jo | ||||||||||||
Issue | 5 sons and 3 daughters | ||||||||||||
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House | Yi | ||||||||||||
Father | Yi Haeng-ni | ||||||||||||
Mother | Lady, of the Yeongheung Choe clan |
Yi Ch'un (died August 25, 1342 [a]) or known for his Mongolian name Bayan Temür (Mongolian script: Баян төмөр; Pai-yen tö-mör) was the grandfather of Yi Sŏng-gye, founder of the Joseon Dynasty.[1]
From Yuan dynasty, he replaced his father, Yi Haeng-ni (이행리) as a chiliarch.[2] He later married Lady Pak of the Munju Pak clan (문주 박씨; the future Queen Gyeongsun) and had 2 sons, they were: Yi Cha-hŭng and Yi Cha-ch'un, the biological father of Yi Sŏng-gye.[citation needed] After Pak's death, Yi remarried again with Lady Cho (조씨), the daughter of Cho Yang-gi (조양기).[3] In 5 August 1392, his grandson, Yi Sŏng-gye founded the Joseon Dynasty and he posthumously honoured his grandfather as King Gonguiseongdo the Great (공의성도대왕; 恭毅聖度大王) and gave him the temple name Dojo (도조; 度祖).[4] He was buried in Uireung, Hamheung-si, Hamgyeongnam-do and his wife was buried in Sulleung, Heungnam-si, Hamgyeongnam-do.
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King of Joseon (1392–1897) |
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Emperor of Korea (1897–1910) | |||||||
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King Yi[note 4] (1910–1947) |
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Director of the Royal Family Association (1957–) |
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