Yi Ch'un
King of Joseon (posthumously)
| 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.
Family
- Father: Yi Haeng-ni
- Grandfather: Yi An-sa
- Grandmother: Queen Hyogong of the Pyeonchang Yi clan
- Mother: Queen Jeongsuk of the Yeongheung Ch'oe clan
- Grandfather: Ch'oe Ki-yŏl, Prince Anbyeon (최기열 안변군)
- Wives and their Children(s):
- Queen Gyeongsun of the Munju Pak clan
- Yi Cha-hŭng, Grand Prince Wanchang
- Yi Cha-ch'un
- Yi Cha-sŏn, Grand Prince Wanwon (이자선 완원대군; 1331–1356)
- Yi Pyŏng, Grand Prince Wancheon (이평 완천대군)
- Yi Chong, Grand Prince Wanseong (이종 완성대군; 1320–1385)
- Princess Munhye (문혜공주) – married Mun In-yŏng (문인영).
- Princess Munsuk (문숙공주) – married Kim Ma-bun (김마분).
- Princess Munui (문의공주) – married Hŏ Chung (허중).
- Lady, of the Hanyang Cho clan (한양 조씨); daughter of Cho Yang-gi (조양기).
- Yi Wanjabulhwa (이완자불화)
- Yi Nan-hae (이나해)
Notes
- ^ In the Chinese calendar (lunar), he died on the 24th day of the 7th Lunar month of the 2nd year of Zhizheng (1342).
References
- ^ "도조(度祖)". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
- ^ "조선왕조실록". Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty.
- ^ "조선왕조실록". Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty.
- ^ "[추존] 추존 도조대왕(度祖大王) 이춘(李椿) - 태조 이성계 조부". Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty.
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- # denotes that the king was deposed and never received a temple name.
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- ^ The de jure monarch of Korea during the era was the Emperor of Japan, while the former Korean emperors were given nobility title "King Yi" instead.
