Yi Chach'un (; 20 January 1315 – 3 June 1361) or known by his Mongolian name Ulus Bukha (), was a minor military officer of the Yuan Empire who later transferred his allegiance to

Goryeo Goryeo (; ) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korea, Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. Goryeo achieved what has b ...

and became the father of

Yi Sŏng-gye Taejo (; 4 November 1335 – 27 June 1408), personal name Yi Seong-gye (), later Yi Dan (), was the founder and first monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. After overthrowing the Goryeo dynasty, he ascended to the throne in 1392 and abdi ...

, founder of the

Joseon Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...

Dynasty.

Biography

Yi Chach'un was a chiliarch of a Yuan Dynasty

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in Ssangseong Prefecture (present-day Kŭmya County, South Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea - former Goryeo territory annexed by

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). After Ssangseong was reconquered by Goryeo under King Gongmin, he migrated to

Hamju Hamju County () is a county in South Hamgyong province, North Korea. Physical features The county's highest point is Norabong. The chief river is the Sangch'ŏn River (상천강). Aside from the coastal area, Hamju is mountainous throughout. I ...

and got promoted to manho (the equivalent of the Mongolian myriarch of a tümen, lit. ''ten thousand'' or chief of ten thousand). He married a Goryeo-Korean lady from Anbyeon, who became

Queen Uihye Queen Uihye of the Yeongheung Ch'oe clan (; 1304–?) was the wife of Yi Cha-ch'un and mother of Yi Sŏng-gye, Joseon's founder. She was posthumously honoured as Ui-Bi () at first. Biography Early life The future Queen Uihye was born in 1304 int ...

, the mother of Yi Sŏng-gye. He died in Hamgyong in 1361. Since he was glamorized by his descendants, descriptions of Yi Chach'un's life tend to be contradictory to each other. For example, he is said to have risen to the rank of scholar-official. However, when he died, the king at the time expressed condolences for Chach'un as if for scholar-officials, implying that Yi Chach'un was not a scholar-official.

Family

* Father: Yi Ch'un (1265–1342) ** Grandfather: Yi Haeng-ni (1236–?) ** Grandmother: Queen Jeongsuk of the Deungju Ch'oe clan (1232–?) * Mother: Queen Gyeongsun of the Munju Pak clan (1268–?) ** Grandfather: Pak Kwang (; 1240–?) * Wives and their Children: # Queen Uihye of the Yeongheung Ch'oe clan (의혜왕후 영흥 최씨; 1304–?) ## Princess Jeonghwa (1330–?), ''First daughter'' ## Yi Sŏng-gye, King Taejo of Joseon (1335–1408), ''Third son'' #Royal Noble Consort Yi of the Hansan Yi clan (빈 한산 이씨; 1319–1334) ## Yi Wŏn-gye, Grand Prince Wanpung (1330–1388), ''first son'' ## Yi Cheon-gye, Grand Prince Yeongseong (1333–1376), ''second son'' # Royal Noble Consort Jeong, of the Gim clan (정빈 김씨; 1320–1404) ## Yi Hwa, Grand Prince Uian (1348–1408), ''Fifth son'' #Unknown woman (1325–?) ##Yi Yŏng (이영; 1341–1394), ''Fourth son''

In popular culture

* Portrayed by Jeon Byung-ok in the 2005–2006 MBC TV series '' Shin Don''. * Portrayed by Jung Dong-gyu in the 2012 SBS TV series ''

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''. * Portrayed by

Lee Soon-jae Lee Soon-jae (; born November 16, 1934) is a South Korean actor. He has had a prolific career on the small and big screen spanning over six decades, and was given a second-class Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit for his work as an actor. Lee made ...

in the 2015–2016 SBS TV series ''

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''.

Biography

Family

In popular culture

References

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