Yi Ch'un

Yi Ch'un
이춘
李椿
King of Joseon (posthumously)
BornYi Ch'un (이춘)
Goryeo
Died24 July 1342 (aged 76–77)
Goryeo
Burial
Uireung tomb
SpouseQueen Gyeongsun
Lady Jo (m.1322)
Issue5 sons and 3 daughters
Names
Posthumous name
  • First: King Do (도왕, 度王; given in 1392 by King Taejo)
  • Last: King Gongui Seongdo the Great (공의성도대왕, 恭毅聖度大王; given in 1411 by King Taejong)
Temple name
Dojo (도조; 度祖; sometimes spelled Takjo (탁조) due to other Hanja readings)
HouseYi
FatherYi Haeng-ni
MotherLady, of the Yeongheung Choe clan

Yi Ch'un (? – August 25, 1342) 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.

From Yuan dynasty, he replaced his father, Yi Haeng-ni (이행리) as a chiliarch. 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). 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).[citation needed] He was buried in Uireung, Hamheung-si, Hamgyeongnam-do and his wife was buried in Sulleung, Heungnam-si, Hamgyeongnam-do.

Family

  1. Queen Gyeongsun of the Munju Pak clan (경순왕후 박씨; 1268–?)
    1. Princess Munhye (문혜공주; 1283–?) – married Mun In-yŏng (문인영), first daughter
    2. Princess Munsuk (문숙공주; 1285–?) – married Kim Ma-bun (김마분; 1285–?), second daughter
    3. Yi Cha-hŭng, Grand Prince Wanchang (완창대군; 1287–?), first son
    4. Yi Pyŏng, Grand Prince Wancheon (이평 완천대군; 1311–?), second son
    5. Yi Cha-ch'un, Hwanjo of Joseon (환조 조선; 1313 – 3 May 1360), third son
    6. Yi Cha-sŏn, Grand Prince Wanwon (이자선 완원대군; 1317–1356), fourth son
    7. Yi Chong, Grand Prince Wanseong (이종 완성대군; 1320–1385), fifth son
  2. Lady Jo of the Hanyang Cho clan (한양 조씨; 1304–?); daughter of Cho Yang-gi (조양기).
    1. Yi Wanja, Prince Bulhwa (이완자 불화; 1323–?), sixth son
    2. Yi Nan-hae (이나해; 1325–?), seventh son
    3. Princess Munsuk (문숙공주; 1329–?) — married Kim (김방쾌; 1326–?), third daughter
    4. Princess Munui (문의공주; 1331–?) – married Hŏ Chung (허중; 1328–?), fourth daughter

Notes

  1. ↑ In the Chinese calendar (lunar), he died on the 24th day of the 7th Lunar month of the 2nd year of Zhizheng (1342).

References

  1. ↑ 도조(度祖). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
  2. ↑ 조선왕조실록. Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty.
  3. ↑ 조선왕조실록. Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty.