Yi Yangmu 이양무 李陽茂 | |
Birth Date: | 1186 |
Birth Place: | Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, Goryeo |
Death Date: | 1231 (aged 44-45) |
Death Place: | Hwalgi Village, Samcheok, Gangwon Province, Goryeo |
Burial Place: | Yireung tomb / Jungyeong tomb 333–360, Jungyeong-gil, Miro-myeon, Samcheok-si, Gangwon Province, South Korea[1] [2] |
Spouse: | Lady Yi of the Samcheok Yi clan (m. 1201) |
Issue: | 5 sons, including Yi An-sa |
Posthumous Name: | Respected Soul of "Ancestor(Seonjo)" and General of Goryeo "선조"고고려장군존령 ("先祖"考高麗將軍尊靈) |
Father: | Yi In |
Mother: | Lady Mun of the Nampyeong Mun clan |
Religion: | Buddhism |
Hangul: | 이양무 |
Rr: | Yi Yang-mu |
Mr: | Yi Yangmu |
Yi Yang-mu (; 1186–1231) was a Goryeo general[3] and nephew of Yi Ui-bang, father of Queen Sapyeong. As part of the Jeonju Yi clan, he was the 5th generation ancestor of Yi Sŏng-gye, founder of the Joseon Dynasty.[4]
In his middle days, he followed his oldest son to Hwalgi village, Samcheok until his death in 1231 (18th regal year of King Gojong). He was buried in Jungyeong Tomb (준경묘, 濬慶墓 or 준경릉, 濬慶陵), Hwalgi-ri; while his wife was buried in Yeonggyeong Tomb, Dongsan-ri, which both are located at Miro-myeon, Samcheok-si, Gangwon Province.[5] [6] [7] On 16 April 1899 (3rd years reign of Emperor Gwangmu), the emperor placed a memorial tablet and tombstones on both graveyards.[8] [9]
Yang-mu married the daughter of Yi Kang-che from the Samcheok Yi clan who was posthumously honoured as Lady Yi, Wife of the Ancestor . They had a total of five sons: Yi An-in (이안인); their second son, Yi An-sa, who would become the ancestor of Yi Sŏng-gye; Yi Yŏng-p'il ; Yi Yŏng-mil ; and Yi Yŏng-sŭp .[10]