Yi Sung-gye was the founding monarch of the Joseon Dynasty (reigned 1392-1398), born in the Yuan Dynasty in the Shuangcheng Governor's Mansion (present-day Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea). After his death, the temple was called Taizu, and the Ming Dynasty gave him the name "Kangxian", so it was also called "Joseon Taizu" or "King Kangxian".
Joseon Taejo Lee Sung-gye
After the First Prince's Rebellion, Li Chenggui gave way to his second son, Li Fangguo, and was enshrined as the King of Taishang. Later, he went to his hometown of Xianxing, and was held hostage by Taizong Li Fangyuan to return to Beijing, so there is an allusion to the "Xianxing Mission". He later died in Seoul.
Joseon Taejo Lee Sung-gye has 13 children, and the following is an introduction to their life experiences and endings.
1, Li Chenggui's eldest son: Li Fangyu, the prince of Zhen'an
Yi Fangyu (1354-1393), the eldest son of Yi Sung-gye, the founder of the Joseon Dynasty, was the eldest son of the Korean Dynasty's concubine Han.
Joseon Dingzong Li Fangguo
2, Li Chenggui's second son: Li Fangguo, the emperor of North Korea
Jeongjong of Joseon (1357–1419), the second king of the Joseon Dynasty, reigned from 1398 to 1400. Dingzong scolded Li Fangguo, the word Guangyuan, and changed his name to Li Yu after ascending the throne. After his death, the temple was called "Dingzong", and the name was "Gongjing Yi Wenzhuang Wu Wen Ren Shun Xiao King".
3, Li Chenggui's third son: Li Fangyi, the prince of Yi'an
Yi Fangyi (1360-1404), the third son of Yi Sung-gye, the founder of the Joseon Dynasty, was the third son of Queen Han of Shenyi.
4, Li Chenggui's fourth son: Li Fanggan, the prince of Huai'an
Yi Fanggan (1364-1421), the fourth son of Yi Sung-gye, the founder of the Joseon Dynasty, was the fourth son of the Joseon Dynasty's concubine Han.
Joseon Taizong Li Fangyuan
5, Li Chenggui's fifth son: Li Fangyuan, Taizong of North Korea
Yi Fangyuan (1367-1422), also known as Emperor Taejong of Joseon, was the third monarch of the Joseon Dynasty (reigned 1400-1418) and the first Korean king to be canonized by China. The fifth son of Joseon Taizu Lee Sung-gye, his mother is Queen Han of Shenyi.
Yi Fangyuan contributed greatly to the establishment of the Joseon Dynasty by Yi Sung-gye. After Li Chenggui ascended the throne, Li Fangyuan was named Jing'anjun. In the form of two princely rebellions, he eradicated dissidents, and then located in Shouchang Palace on November 13 in the second year of Jianwen (1400). During his reign, Li Fangyuan was determined to carry out reforms and made outstanding political achievements. On August 8, 1418, the 16th year of Yongle (1418), Li Fangyuan was located in Sejong, Joseon.
North Korea's Taejong Li Fangyuan's film and television image
On May 10, the twentieth year of Yongle (1422), Li Fangyuan died in the new palace of Quandabang in Seoul, reigning for 18 years and on the throne for 4 years, at the age of 56. The Ming Dynasty gave the name of Gongding, and the North Korean Dynasty gave Li Fangyuan the name of Gongding Shengde Shengong Wenwu Guangxiao King, and the temple name was Taizong, and he was buried in the Mausoleum.
6, Li Chenggui's sixth son: De'anjun Li Fangyan
Li Fangyan, the year of birth and death and life unknown, the biological mother of Queen Shenyi, in 1392 A.D. (the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu), Li Chenggui established the Joseon Dynasty, Fengde Anjun, Li Fangyan is the only one of Li Chenggui's eight sons who knows little, he may have died early, no name.
Joseon Taejo Lee Sung-gye
7, Li Chenggui's seventh son: Li Fangfan, the prince of Fu'an
Li Fangfan (1381-1398), the seventh son of Yi Sung-gye, the founder of the Joseon Dynasty, was the seventh son of the Emperor of the Joseon Dynasty.
8, Li Chenggui's eighth son: Li Fangshuo
Yi Fangshuo (1382-1398), the eighth son of Yi Sung-gye, the founder of the Joseon Dynasty, and his mother was a concubine.
9, Li Chenggui's daughter: Lord Yining Weng
Yining Weng Lord, the daughter of Li Chenggui, the ancestor of North Korea, is born in Quanzhou, his mother is Zander Zhou, and he is married to Li Cheng, the captain of Qichuan.
10, Li Chenggui's daughter: Princess Qingshun
Princess Qingshun, the eldest daughter of Lee Sung-gye and Queen Shendeok.
Although the history books do not record the birth year of Princess Gyeongshun, according to the Shinto tablet written by Yi Sui for Yi Sung-gye's father Li Zichun in the winter of 1387 at the invitation of Yi Sung-gye, it is mentioned that she was the first daughter of Yi Sung-gye to marry, and she was married to Yi Ji, the nephew of Yi In-ren (the son of Yi In-ri, the brother of Yi In-ri), a representative of the Goryeo power family. Therefore, she should be the eldest daughter of Li Chenggui's daughters.
Her husband, Li Ji, had participated in the murder of Zheng Mengzhou, so he was made the founder of the country after the founding of the Joseon Dynasty and was named Heunganjun. Her younger brother Li Fangshuo was made the prince, causing dissatisfaction among the sons born to Queen Shenyi. During the First Prince's Rebellion, her two younger brothers, Li Fangfan and Li Fangshuo, were killed by Li Fangyuan. Li Ji wanted to blackmail Li Chenggui to confront Li Fangyuan, but Li Chenggui said: "Don't worry. Woe to you?" Li Chenggui's cousin Li He also said: "Since the middle of the matter, there is no need to fight. Later, Li Fangyuan entered the palace and let Li Ji go home. Princess Qingshun persuaded Li Ji to go to Li Fangyuan's house to save his life, but Li Ji did not listen and was killed by a sergeant who broke into his home that night.
In 1399, Li Chenggui ordered Princess Qingshun to become a nun. During the shaving, she "burst into tears." He died in 1407. Li Fangyuan mourned and vegetarian. In 1421, Li Fangyuan remembered Li Ji's contributions at the founding of the country and ordered him to enjoy the Taizu Temple.
Joseon Taejo
11, Li Chenggui's daughter: Princess Qingshen
Princess Gyeongshen, the eldest daughter of Li Chenggui and Queen Shenyi, married Li Zhe, the son of Li Juyi, in the last years of Goryeo, and Li Bogang, the younger brother of Li Zhe, married Princess Zhenshun, the eldest daughter of Li Fangyuan. Li Zhe supported Taizong Li Fangyuan in the two princes' rebellions, and successively made a meritorious hero of the Dingshe and a meritorious hero. But in 1404, Li Juyi was impeached for rebellion and exiled to his hometown of Zhenzhou, Li Zhe was reinstated, deposed as a concubine, exiled to Xianzhou, returned in 1406, recalled in 1410, and died in 1414. Princess Kyungshen died in 1426.
12, Li Chenggui's daughter: Princess Qingshan
Princess Gyeongseon, the second daughter of Joseon Taejo and Queen Shenyi. In October 1393, he married Shen Song, the son of Shen Defu, the founder of the country. Shen Chung was a meritorious hero of Dingshe in the First Prince Rebellion, but in the reign of Emperor Taizong of Joseon, he was deposed as a concubine in 1416 and exiled to Tushan, where he died more than a year later due to his secret communication with the exiled Li Fanggan. Princess Gyeongseon was still alive in the last years of Sejong, and in 1446 she entered the funeral hall of Queen Choheon. There has been no record of her activities since.
Joseon Taejo
13, Li Chenggui's daughter: Shushen Weng Lord
Li Yizhi, the daughter of Li Chenggui, the Taizu of North Korea, is also the youngest daughter, and is the lord of Shushen Weng, and also the lord of Shuweng. Li Yangzhi's mother and the righteous lord Jin was originally an official prostitute in Jinhai, and the prostitute was named Qidianxian, but was later accepted by Li Chenggui and gave birth to Li Yangzhi. When Li Yangzhi grew up, he married Hong Guihai (later renamed Hong Hae), the son of Hong Yanxiu (the half-brother of Hong Yanbo, the cousin of King Gongchou of Goryeo). He died in 1453.