This article is about 2nd monarch of the Joseon dynasty. For the 3rd monarch of the Goryeo dynasty, see Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo. For the 10th monarch of the Goryeo dynasty, see Jeongjong, 10th monarch of Goryeo.
Not to be confused with Jungjong of Joseon or Jeongjo of Joseon.
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Jeongjong of Joseon 조선 정종 朝鮮定宗
King Emeritus[a] of Joseon
Tenure
13 November 1400 – 26 September 1419
Successor
Taejong
King of Joseon
Reign
5 September 1398 – 13 November 1400
Enthronement
Geunjeongjeon Hall, Gyeongbok Palace, Hanseong
Predecessor
Taejo
Successor
Taejong
Regent
Prince Jeongan (1398–1400)
Crown Prince of Joseon
Tenure
26 August 1398 – 5 September 1398
Predecessor
Crown Prince Yi Bang-seok
Successor
Crown Prince Yi Bang-won
Born
Yi Bang-gwa (이방과; 李芳果) 1 July 1357 Yi Seong-gye's Mansion, Dongbuk-myeon, Goryeo (present-day Hamhŭng, South Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea)
Died
26 September 1419(1419-09-26) (aged 62) Indeok Palace, Hanseong, Joseon
Burial
Huneung Mausoleum, Kaesŏng, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea
Spouse(s)
Queen Jeongan
(died 1412)
Issue details...
15 sons, 8 daughters
Era name and dates
Adopted the era name of the Ming dynasty:
Hongmu (Hongwu) (홍무; 洪武): 1398
Geonmun (Jianwen) (건문; 建文): 1399–1400
Posthumous name
Joseon: King Gongjeong Uimun Jangmu Onin Sunhyo the Great
공정의문장무온인순효대왕
懿文莊武溫仁順孝大王
Ming dynasty: Gongjeong (공정; 恭靖)
Temple name
Jeongjong (정종; 定宗)
Clan
Jeonju Yi clan
Dynasty
House of Yi
Father
Taejo of Joseon
Mother
Queen Sinui
Religion
Korean Buddhism → Korean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism)
Military career
Allegiance
Goryeo Joseon
Years of service
1376–1398
Rank
Commander of the Middle Army
Commands held
The Three Military Divisions (Taejo's Guard Corps)
The Three Military Divisions
The Middle Army
Battles/wars
Waegu subjugation
Jirisan Mountain, Jeolla Province (1377)
Haeju, Hwanghae Province (1389)
Dogosan Mountain, Yeongju, Yanggwang Province (1390)
Munhwa County, Hwanghae Province (1393)
Yeongnyeong County, Pyeongan Province (1393)
Korean name
Hangul
정종
Hanja
定宗
Revised Romanization
Jeongjong
McCune–Reischauer
Chŏngjong
Birth name
Hangul
이방과, later 이경
Hanja
李芳果, later 李曔
Revised Romanization
I Banggwa, later I Gyeong
McCune–Reischauer
Yi Panggwa, later Yi Kyŏng
Courtesy name
Hangul
광원
Hanja
光遠
Revised Romanization
Gwangwon
McCune–Reischauer
Kwangwŏn
Jeongjong (Korean: 정종; Hanja: 定宗; 1 July 1357 – 26 September 1419),[b][c] personal name Yi Bang-gwa (이방과; 李芳果), later Yi Gyeong (이경; 李曔), was the second monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of King Taejo, the founder of the dynasty. Before ascending to the throne, he was known as Prince Yeongan (영안군; 永安君).
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