Jeongjong of Joseon

Jeongjong of Joseon
조선 정종
朝鮮定宗
King Emeritus[a] of Joseon
Tenure13 November 1400 – 26 September 1419
SuccessorTaejong
King of Joseon
Reign5 September 1398 – 13 November 1400
EnthronementGeunjeongjeon Hall, Gyeongbok Palace, Hanseong
PredecessorTaejo
SuccessorTaejong
RegentPrince Jeongan (1398–1400)
Crown Prince of Joseon
Tenure26 August 1398 – 5 September 1398
PredecessorCrown Prince Yi Bang-seok
SuccessorCrown Prince Yi Bang-won
Born1 July 1357
Yi Seong-gye's Mansion, Dongbuk-myeon, Goryeo (present-day Hamhŭng, South Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea)
Died26 September 1419(1419-09-26) (aged 62)
Indeok Palace, Hanseong, Joseon
Burial
Spouse(s)
(died 1412)
Issue
details...
15 sons, 8 daughters
Names
Yi Bang-gwa (이방과; 李芳果) → Yi Gyeong (이경; 李曔)
Era name and dates
Adopted the era name of the Ming dynasty:
  • Hongmu (Hongwu) (홍무; 洪武): 1398
  • Geonmun (Jianwen) (건문; 建文): 1399–1400
Posthumous name
  • Joseon: King Gongjeong Uimun Jangmu Onin Sunhyo the Great (공정의문장무온인순효대왕; 懿文莊武溫仁順孝大王)
  • Ming dynasty: Gongjeong (공정; 恭靖)
Temple name
Jeongjong (정종; 定宗)
ClanJeonju Yi
DynastyYi
FatherTaejo of Joseon
MotherQueen Sinui
ReligionKorean BuddhismKorean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism)
Military career
Allegiance Goryeo
 Joseon
Years of service1376–1398
RankCommander of the Central Army
Commands
  • The Three Military Divisions (Taejo's Guard Corps)
  • The Three Military Divisions
  • The Central Army
Battles / wars
Korean name
Hangul
정종
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeongjong
McCune–ReischauerChŏngjong
Birth name
Hangul
이방과, later 이경
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Banggwa, later I Gyeong
McCune–ReischauerYi Panggwa, later Yi Kyŏng
Courtesy name
Hangul
광원
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGwangwon
McCune–ReischauerKwangwŏn

Jeongjong (Korean정종; Hanja定宗; 1 July 1357 – 26 September 1419),[b][c] personal name Yi Bang-gwa (이방과; 李芳果), later Yi Gyeong (이경; 李曔), was the second monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of King Taejo, the founder of the dynasty. Before ascending to the throne, he was known as Prince Yeongan (영안군; 永安君).
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