KOREA

Choson

The Yi Dynasty

GENEALOGY

Yi (sometimes written as Lee or Rhee, or Ri by the Japanese): between 1910 and 1947, the family was considered part of the Japanese Imperial and Peerage system.

[Hwan-jo T'ae-wang]
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[To-jo T'ae-wang]
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[Ik-jo T'ae-wang] m. [Chong-suk Wang-hu]
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[Muk-jo T'ae-wang]
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Great King [Chung-gyo] T'ae-jo II [Kang-hon]
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Brigadier-General Yi Cha-ch'un [Muk-jo T'ae-wang]. Military Governor of Hamgyong. m. (first) Ch'oe. m. (second) Yi, a concubine. m. (third) Kim, a concubine. He had issue.
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1392 - 1398  Great King [Chung-gyul] T'ae-jo II [Kanghon T'ae-wang], King of Korea. b. at Yonghung-Hwaryong, Hamkyong, 5th November 1335, as Yi Song-gye, second son of Brigadier-General Yi Cha-ch'un, by his wife, Ch'oessi, educ. privately. Changed his name to Yi Tan. Raised to the rank of General and granted the title of Count, during the Koryo period. Sometime Governor of the Northern Provinces, C-in-C of the forces in the Northwest, Generalissimo of the southern provinces, and in the exped. against the Ming in Liaotung. Founder of the Yi Dynasty. Ascended the Phoenix throne, at the Sooch'ang-gung, Kaesong, taking the name of Chunggyo, 5th August 1392. Renamed the country Choson (the land of the morning calm), 27th March 1393. Transferred his capital to Hanyang in 1395. Abdicated in favour of his younger son, and assumed the title of Syang Wang (High King) 11th October 1398. Granted the title of T'ae Syang Wang (Great High King) after his son's abdication, 28th November 1400. m. (first) Queen Han [Shin-ui Wang-hu] (b. 1337; d. 29th October 1391, bur. Chong-nung, P'ung-dök), posthumously raised to the rank and title of Queen with the title of Shin-ui Wang-hu. m. (second) in Hamhung, Queen Kang [Shin-dok Wang-hu] (d. at Hanyang, 3rd October 1396, bur. Chong-nung, Wang-ju), raised to the rank and title of Queen with the title of Shin-dok Wang-hu 1392. m. (third) Lady Yi. m. (fourth) Lady Hong. He d. at Hamgyong near Hamhung, 27th June 1408 (bur. Kwönwön-nung, Yang-ju), having had issue, eight sons and six daughters:
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1398 - 1400  Great King [Kwang-wun] Chong-jong III [Kong-jong T'ae-wang], King of Korea. b. at Ham-heung, 26th July 1357, as Yi Kyong, second son of Great King T'ae-jo II [Kanghon], by his first wife, Queen Shin-ui, educ. privately. A Minister of State during the Koryo dynasty. Sent by his father as Ambassador to the Emperor of China. Renamed Yi Panggwa. Granted the title of Prince of Kwangwon. Succeeded on the abdication of his father, 11th October 1398. Enthroned at the Kunjong-jon, Kyongbok Palace, Seoul. Moved the capital from Seoul back to Kaesong, 1399. Forced to abdicate by his elder brother, and assumed the title of Sang Wang (High King), 28th November 1400. m. (first) Queen Kim Chong-an [Tyong-an Wang-hu] (b. 30th January 1355; d.s.p. 11th August 1412, bur. Hu-nang, P'ung-dök), daughter of Prince Kim Chon-so, of Kyongju, a former Prime Minister. m. (second) Lady Chi. m. (third) Lady Mun. m. (fourth) Lady Yi. m. (fifth) Lady Yum. m. (sixth) Lady Chi II. m. (seventh) Lady Ki. He d. Kaesong, 24th October 1419 (bur. Hu-nang, P'ung-dök), having had issue, fifteen sons and eight daughters:
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1400 - 1418  Great King [Yu-duk] T'ae-jong [Chong'-an T'ae-wang], King of Korea. b. at Ham-heung, 21st June 1367, as Yi Pang-won, fifth son of Great King T'ae-jo II [Kanghon], by his first wife, Queen Shin-ui, educ. privately. Held the office of Great Censor during the Koryo dynasty. Raised to the title of Grand Prince of Chong'-an (Chong'-an T'ae-gun) 1392. Special Ambassador to China 1392. Appointed Crown Prince by his younger brother, 1399. Succeeded on the abdication of his brother, 28th November 1400. Received the Imperial golden seal and royal patent, the traditional symbols of Royalty, from the Chinese Ming Emperor. Returned the capital, from Kaesong, back to Seoul in 1405. Abdicated in favour of his third son, an assumed the title of Syang Wang (High King) 7th September 1418. Commanded the Fleet and Armies for his son, after he abdicated. m. (first) Queen Min [Wang-yung Shin-duk Wang-hu] (b. at Hunghyon, 6th August 1365; d. at the Kyongbok Palace, Seoul, 27th August 1420, bur. Ho-nung, Kwangju), daughter of Min Che, Paek of Yohung, a Junior Minister of State. m. (second) Lady Shin, the Shin-bin [Chin]. m. (third) Lady Ahn I. m. (fourth) Lady Ahn II. m. (fifth) Lady Kim I. m. (sixth) Lady Kim II. m. (seventh) Lady Kwon. m. (eighth) Lady No. m. (ninth) Lady Yi. He d. at the Kyongbok Palace, Seoul, 9th June 1422 (bur. Ho-nung, Kwangju), having had issue, twelve sons and fifteen daughters: Copyright©Christopher Buyers
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