Yi Ch'un Explained

Yi Ch'un 이춘 李椿
King of Joseon (posthumously)
Birth Name:	Yi Ch'un
Birth Date:	1265
Birth Place:	Goryeo
Death Date:	24 July 1342 (aged 76–77)
Death Place:	Goryeo
Burial Place:	Uireung tomb
Spouse:	Queen Gyeongsun Lady Jo (m.1322)
Issue:	5 sons and 3 daughters
Full Name:	Childhood name Yi Sŏn-rae Mongolian name Bayan Temür
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 (; sometimes spelled Takjo due to other Hanja readings)
Royal House:	Yi
Father:	Yi Haeng-ni
Mother:	Lady, of the Yeongheung Choe clan

Yi Ch'un (1265 – 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.^[1]

From Yuan dynasty, he replaced his father, Yi Haeng-ni as a chiliarch.^[2] 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. After Pak's death, Yi remarried again with Lady Cho, the daughter of Cho Yang-gi .^[3] In 5 August 1392, his grandson, Yi Sŏng-gye founded the Joseon Dynasty and he posthumously honoured his grandfather as King Gonguiseongdo the Great and gave him the temple name Dojo .^[4] He was buried in Uireung, Hamheung-si, Hamgyeongnam-do and his wife was buried in Sulleung, Heungnam-si, Hamgyeongnam-do.

Family

• Father: Yi Haeng-ni, Ikjo of Joseon (조선 익조; 1236–?)
  • Grandfather: Yi An-sa, Mokjo of Joseon (조선 목조; 1204–1274)
  • Grandmother: Queen Hyogong of the Pyeonchang Yi clan (효공왕후 이씨; 1207–?)
• Mother: Queen Jeongsuk of the Deungju Ch'oe clan (1232 – 20 September ?)
  • Grandfather: Ch'oe Ki-yŏl, Prince Anbyeon (; 1205–?)
• Wives and their Children(s):

1. Queen Gyeongsun of the Munju Pak clan (경순왕후 박씨; 1268–?)
   1. Princess Munhye (; 1283–?) – married Mun In-yŏng, first daughter
   2. Princess Munsuk (; 1285–?) – married Kim Ma-bun (; 1285–?), second daughter
   3. Yi Cha-hŭng, Grand Prince Wanchang (완창대군; 1287–?), first son
   4. Yi Pyŏng, Grand Prince Wancheon (; 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 (; 1304–?); daughter of Cho Yang-gi .
   1. Yi Wanja, Prince Bulhwa (; 1323–?), sixth son
   2. Yi Nan-hae (; 1325–?), seventh son
   3. Princess Munsuk (문숙공주; 1329–?) — married Kim (김방쾌; 1326–?), third daughter
   4. Princess Munui (; 1331–?) – married Hŏ Chung (; 1328–?), fourth daughter

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0015849. ko:도조(度祖). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
2. Web site: http://sillok.history.go.kr/id/kaa_000014. ko:조선왕조실록. Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty.
3. Web site: http://sillok.history.go.kr/id/kaa_000015. ko:조선왕조실록. Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty.
4. Web site: https://m.blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?blogId=foryou1204&logNo=220959198248&categoryNo=303&proxyReferer=&proxyReferer=http:%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F. ko:[추존] 추존 도조대왕(度祖大王) 이춘(李椿) - 태조 이성계 조부. Naver Blog.