Taejo of Joseon

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/taejo-of-joseon

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1. When was Taejo of Joseon born?November 4, 1335
2. When did Taejo of Joseon die?June 24, 1408 (age 72)
3. Where was Taejo of Joseon born?Hamuil-bu, Hamgyeong Province, Goryeo (modern-day Hamgyong Province, North Korea)
4. Who was Taejo of Joseon?Taejo was Yi Seong-gye, a strong warrior who founded the Joseon Kingdom in 1392.
5. Why did Taejo move the capital to Hanyang (now Seoul)?He chose Hanyang because it had fertile land, good waterways, and was far from the old Goryeo capital, showing a fresh start.

Neo-Confucianism: A revived and more complex form of Confucianism emphasizing metaphysics, ethics, and social order, adopted as Joseon's state ideology.
Coup d'état: A sudden, illegal, and often violent seizure of power from a government, typically by a small group.
Dynastic Cycle: A historical concept explaining the rise, rule, and fall of dynasties, often attributed to the Mandate of Heaven.