Taejong of Joseon

Taejong of Joseon
조선 태종
朝鮮太宗
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 Bang-gwa
SuccessorCrown Prince Yi Je
Born16 May 1367
Yi Sŏng-gye's Mansion, Dongbuk-myeon, Goryeo (present-day Hamhŭng, South Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea)
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
Revised RomanizationTaejong
McCune–ReischauerT'aejong
Birth name
Hangul
이방원
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Bangwon
McCune–ReischauerYi Pangwŏn
Courtesy name
Hangul
유덕
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYudeok
McCune–ReischauerYutŏk

Taejong (Korean태종; Hanja太宗; 16 May 1367 – 10 May 1422),[i][ii] personal name Yi Pang-wŏn (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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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