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King Jeongjong of Joseon (1357-1419), born Yi Bang-gwa, whose changed name is Yi Gyeong, was the second king of Joseon
Joseon

Joseon, Choson, or Chosun are English spellings of the Korean word for North Korea, during various periods of its history :*Gojoseon, the first Korean kingdom(legend period founded by Chinese Adherents or Displaced persons), from 2333 BC to 108 BC....
 (or Chosun) Dynasty (1399-1910). He was the second son of the founder and also the first king of the dynasty, King Taejo of Joseon.

Born in 1357 as Yi Bang-Gwa, he was a prudent, generous, brave, and able military officer. During the latter days of the declining Goryeo Dynasty, Jeongjong followed his father, Yi Seonggye, to various battlefronts and fought at his side.






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King Jeongjong of Joseon (1357-1419), born Yi Bang-gwa, whose changed name is Yi Gyeong, was the second king of Joseon
Joseon

Joseon, Choson, or Chosun are English spellings of the Korean word for North Korea, during various periods of its history :*Gojoseon, the first Korean kingdom(legend period founded by Chinese Adherents or Displaced persons), from 2333 BC to 108 BC....
 (or Chosun) Dynasty (1399-1910). He was the second son of the founder and also the first king of the dynasty, King Taejo of Joseon.

Born in 1357 as Yi Bang-Gwa, he was a prudent, generous, brave, and able military officer. During the latter days of the declining Goryeo Dynasty, Jeongjong followed his father, Yi Seonggye, to various battlefronts and fought at his side. As his father became king in 1392, he became prince.

King Taejo had two wives--the first one, who gave birth to six of the king's sons including Jeongjong, died before King Taejo was crowned. Taejo had second wife, who had 2 sons from him. The king favored his youngest son, whose mother was Taejo's second wife. Prime Minister Jeong Dojeon
Jeong Dojeon

Jeong Dojeon , also known by the pen name Sambong, was the most powerful medieval Korean noble and politician in the early Joseon Dynasty dynasty....
 also backed him as the successor to the throne, causing much disappointment from other princes. In 1398, King Taejo's fifth son, Yi Bangwon, who later would be King Taejong of Joseon, led a coup along with many military officers and killed the queen, her two sons, Prime Minister Jeong, and many of his faction. Yi Bangwon first tried to show that he was not intended to take the throne, so he gave a push to his older brother Jeongjong (who was also the oldest then), to be a crown prince. King Taejo was upset and abdicated in disgust, and Jeongjong became king in the following year, 1399. The same year he moved the capital back to Kaegyeong, the old Goryeo capital.

In 1400, a conflict broke out between Yi Bangwon and his older brother, Yi Bang-gan. Yi Bangwon's force attacked and defeated Bang-gan's army, and Bang-gan was sent into exile along with his family. General Bak Bo, who persuaded Bang-gan to fight against Bangwon, was executed. King Jeongjong, knowing the acting king of the kingdom was his younger brother Bangwon, appointed him as a crown prince, and abdicated a few days later.

He was an able, wise administrator even though his short reign was marked by bloodshed within the royal family. He banned all kinds of private troops on the advice of Crown Prince Bangwon. He died in 1419, and was buried near Kaeseong.

Family

  • Father: King Taejo
    Taejo of Joseon

    Taejo of Joseon , born Yi Seong-gye, whose changed name is Yi Dan, was the founder and the first king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korean antiquity, and the main figure in overthrowing the Goryeo Dynasty....
  • Mother: Queen Sin-ui of the Anbyeon Han clan (???? ??)
  • Consorts:
  1. Queen Jeongan of the Gyeongju Kim clan (???? ??)
  2. Royal Noble Consort Seong of the Ji clan (?? ??)
  3. Ji Suk-ui (?? ??)
  4. Ki Suk-ui (?? ??)
  5. Mun Suk-ui (?? ??)
  6. Lee Suk-ui (?? ??)
  7. Yun Suk-ui (?? ??)
  8. Lady-in-Waiting Gimae (?? ??)
  • Issue:
  1. Prince Deokcheon, 1st Son of Royal Noble Consort Seong of the Ji clan.
  2. Prince Dopyeong, 2nd Son of Royal Noble Consort Seong of the Ji clan.
  3. Prince Uipyeong, 1st Son of Ji Suk-ui.
  4. Prince Seonseong, 2nd Son of Ji Suk-ui.
  5. Prince Imseong, 3rd Son of Ji Suk-ui.
  6. Prince Sunpyeong, 1st Son of Ki Suk-ui.
  7. Prince Geumpyeong, 2nd Son of Ki Suk-ui.
  8. Prince Jeongseok, 3rd Son of Ki Suk-ui.
  9. Prince Murim, 4th Son of Ki Suk-ui.
  10. Prince Jungui, Only Son of Mun Suk-ui.
  11. Prince Jinnam, Only Son of Lee Suk-ui.
  12. Prince Sudo, 1st Son of Yun Suk-ui.
  13. Prince Imeon, 2nd Son of Yun Suk-ui.
  14. Prince Seokbo, 3rd Son of Yun Suk-ui.
  15. Prince Jangcheon, 4th Son of Yun Suk-ui.
  16. Princess Hamyang, Only Daughter of Ji Suk-ui.
  17. Princess Sukshin, Only Daughter of Ki Suk-ui.
  18. Princess Incheon, Only Daughter of Yun Suk-ui.
  19. Princess Deokcheon, 1st Daughter of Lady-in-Waiting Gimae.
  20. Princess Goseong, 2nd Daughter of Lady-in-Waiting Gimae.
  21. Princess Sangwon, 3rd Daughter of Lady-in-Waiting Gimae.
  22. Princess Jeonsan, 4th Daughter of Lady-in-Waiting Gimae.
  23. Princess Haman, 5th Daughter of Lady-in-Waiting Gimae.


His full posthumous name

  • King Jeongjong Gongjeong Euimun Jangmu Onin Sunhyo the Great of Korea
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See also

  • List of Korea-related topics
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  • Rulers of Korea