Taejo of Joseon
Taejo of Joseon (original name Yi Seong-gye, 이성계(李成桂) was the founder and the first king of Korea's Joseon Dynasty. His father Yi Ja-chun was a former Mongol official, but his ethnicity was Korean. Yi joined the Goryeo army and rose through the ranks, seizing the throne of Korea in 1392. He had abdicated in 1398 during the strife between his sons and died in 1408. Taejo was posthumously raised to the rank of Emperor in 1899 by Emperor Kojong, who had proclaimed the Korean Empire in 1897.
Related Topics:
Korea - Joseon Dynasty - Yi Ja-chun - Goryeo - 1392 - 1398 - 1408 - 1899 - Emperor Kojong - Korean Empire - 1897
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