Yi An-sa explained

Yi Ansa
이안사
李安社
King of Joseon (posthumously)
Succession:Darugachi
Reign:1252–1274
Birth Name:Yi Ansa (이안사)
Birth Date:1204
Birth Place:Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, Goryeo
Death Date:3 March 1274 (aged 69-70)
Death Place:Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, Goryeo
Burial Place:Deokneung tomb
Spouse:Queen Hyogong (m. 1223)
Issue:6 sons
Posthumous Name:
  • First: King Mok (목왕, 穆王; given in 1392 by King Taejo)
  • Last: King Inmun Seongmok the Great (인문성목대왕, 仁文聖穆大王; given in 1411 by King Taejong)
Temple Name:Mokjo (목조, 穆祖)
Royal House:House of Yi
Father:Yi Yang-mu
Mother:Lady Yi of the Samcheok Yi clan

Yi An-sa (1204 – 3 March 1274) was a Goryeo nobleman who would become the great-great-grandfather of Yi Seonggye, founder of the Joseon Dynasty.

On 28 July 1392, when Taejo made a new dynasty, he was granted the royal title King Mok .[1] After his death in 1274, he was buried in Deokneung, Neung-ri, Gapyeong-myeon, Sinhung-gun, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea and given the temple name Mokjo by his great-great-great-grandson, King Taejong on 22 April 1411 along with his posthumous name.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 조선왕조실록. Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty.
  2. Web site: 조선왕조실록. Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty.