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The Connections of Taejo of Joseon
The first king of Joseon Dynasty in Korean history Every person recorded alongside Taejo of Joseon in the archive: family, teachers, students, influences, and the contemporaries who shared the same years.
Family & Connections
People recorded alongside Taejo of Joseon in the ledgers of the archive.
- Parents
- Yi Cha-ch'un, Uihye
- Spouses
- Sinui, Queen Sindeok, Consort Seong of the Wonju Won clan, Gohyn Gongju U ssi, HwaYi Ongju Kim ssi, Lady Ju
- Children
- Grand Prince Jinan, Jeongjong of Joseon, Grand Prince Ikan, Grand Prince Hoean, Taejong of Joseon, Grand Prince Deokan, Grand Prince Muan, Grand Prince Uian, Princess Gyeongsun, Princess Uiryeong, Princess Kyungshin, Princess Kyungsun
- Siblings
- Grand Prince Wanpung, Grand Prince Yeongseong, Princess Jeonghwa, Grand Prince Uian
Alive in the same years
Records in the archive whose lifetimes overlapped the years 1335 to 1408.
Medieval era
Timur
April 9, 1336 – February 19, 1405
The founder of the Timurid Empire (1370–1405)
Medieval era
Mansa Musa
1280 – 1337
14th-century emperor (mansa) of the Mali Empire
Medieval era
Henry V of England
September 16, 1386 – August 31, 1422
King of England from 1413 to 1422
Medieval era
Sejong the Great
April 10, 1397 – February 17, 1450
Fourth king of Joseon (Korea), creator of Hangul
Medieval era
Hongwu Emperor
October 29, 1328 – June 24, 1398
Founding emperor of China's Ming dynasty; ruled 1368–1398
Medieval era
Pachacuti
1380 – 1460
11th Inca Emperor
Medieval era
Johannes Gutenberg
1400 – February 3, 1468
Inventor of movable-type printing, the engine of the modern mind
Medieval era
Hafez
1326 – 1389
Persian poet and mystic (1325–1389)
Medieval era
Ibn Khaldun
May 27, 1332 – March 17, 1406
Historiographer and historian
Medieval era
Geoffrey Chaucer
1343 – October 25, 1400
14th century English poet and author (1343–1400)
Medieval era
Petrarch
July 19, 1304 – July 18, 1374
Italian scholar and poet (1304-1374)
Medieval era
Giovanni Boccaccio
June 16, 1313 – September 21, 1375
Italian author and poet (1313–1375)