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List of kings of Joseon. 9 languages. ... Personal name Reign name Posthumous name Refs 1 Taejo: 1392–1398: Yi Seong-gye later Yi Dan 이성계 later 이단
Yi Chun, King Dojo of Joseon (조선 도조 이춘) 4. Yi Cha-chun, King Hwanjo of Joseon (조선 환조 이자춘) 9. Queen Gyeongsun of the Munju Park clan (경순왕후 박씨) 2. King Taejo of Joseon (조선 태조) 10. Choe Han-gi, Internal Prince Yeongheung (영흥부원군 최한기) 5. Queen Uihye of the Yeongheung Choe clan (의혜 ...
This is the name by which historians usually refer to Joseon kings. The myoho could end in either jo (조; 祖; lit. 'progenitor') or jong (종; 宗; lit. 'ancestor'). The preceding syllable was an adjective suitable for the king. The other name was the posthumous name (시호; 諡號; siho). This is a longer name, made up of adjectives ...
King Yeongjo and King Jeongjo led a new renaissance of the Joseon dynasty. King Sukjong and his son King Yeongjo tried to solve the problems resulting from factional politics. Yeongjo's grandson, King Jeongjo, made various reforms throughout his reign, notably establishing Kyujanggak, an imperial library. Its purpose was to improve the cultural ...
In 1897, when Joseon became the Korean Empire, some of the Joseon kings were posthumously raised to the rank of emperors. Joseon monarchs had temple names ending in jo or jong. Jo was given to the first kings/emperors of new lines within the dynasty, with the first king/emperor having the special name ( Taejo ), which means "great progenitor ...
In 1392, Yi Sŏng-gye forced King Gongyang to abdicate, exiled him to Wonju (where he and his family were secretly executed), and enthroned himself as the new king, thus ending Goryeo's 475 years of rule. [12] In 1393, he changed his dynasty's name to Joseon. [13]
The king commanded absolute loyalty from his officials and subjects, but the officials were also expected to persuade the king to the right path if the latter was thought to be mistaken. Natural disasters were thought to be due to the king's failings, and therefore, Joseon kings were very sensitive to their occurrences.
During the Joseon period they were worshiped as the ancestors of the nation. In the Joseon dynasty, a shrine dedicated to Dangun of Gojoseon and King Chumo of Goguryeo was built in Pyongyang, and the Samseongdang (삼성당; 三聖堂), dedicated to the gods of Hwanin, Hwanung, and Dangun, was built.