Yi Cha-hŭng (born 1305), posthumously known as Grand Prince Wanchang, was a
late Goryeo period second rank official () who became part of the
early Joseon royal family member as the first and oldest son of
Yi Ch'un
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.
From Yuan dynasty, he replaced his fa ...
, making him uncle to
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 ...
, its founder.
He studied under the tutelage of
U T'ak as one of his students. Yi served the
Yuan dynasty
The Yuan dynasty ( ; zh, c=元朝, p=Yuáncháo), officially the Great Yuan (; Mongolian language, Mongolian: , , literally 'Great Yuan State'), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after Div ...
as a chiliarch (). After his nephew, Yi Sŏng-gye () established the
new dynasty, Yi Cha-hŭng was posthumously given the office of the minister of military affairs () and on 9 March 1871, Yi was given
Posthumous name
A posthumous name is an honorary Personal name, name given mainly to revered dead people in East Asian cultural sphere, East Asian culture. It is predominantly used in Asian countries such as China, Korea, Vietnam, Japan, Malaysia and Thailand. ...
Jeonggan (). In 1872,
Emperor Gojong of Korea
Gojong (; 8 September 1852 – 21 January 1919), personal name Yi Myeongbok (), later Yi Hui (), also known as the Gwangmu Emperor (), was the penultimate Korean monarch. He ruled Korea for 43 years, from 1864 to 1907, first as the last king ...
gave him a posthumous name as Grand Prince Wanchang () and was enshrined in Yeongjongjeonggyeong () alongside his parents.
[See also]
영종정경(領宗正卿)
on Encyclopedia of Korean Culture
The ''Encyclopedia of Korean Culture'' () is a Korean-language encyclopedia published by the Academy of Korean Studies and DongBang Media Co. It was originally published as physical books from 1991 to 2001. There is now an online version of the ...
. Retrieved July 24, 2021. Their tomb located at Gwiju-dong,
Hamheung.
References
External links
Grand Prince Wanchang.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cha-hŭng, Yi
Korean princes
1305 births
Year of death unknown
14th-century Korean people