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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 36. Chapters: Goryeo rulers, Taejo of Joseon, Taejo of Goryeo, Choe Chung-heon, Jeong Do-jeon, Yejong of Goryeo, Gongmin of Goryeo, Jeong Jung-bu, Gang Gam-chan, Choe Yeong, Jeong Mong-ju, Seo Hui, Yi Ui-bang, Choe Museon, Chungseon of Goryeo, Yun Gwan, Gwangjong of Goryeo, U of Goryeo, List of Goryeo people, Gang Jo, Choe Woo, Qi Empress, Hyejong of Goryeo, Choe Yun-ui, Huijong of Goryeo, Gyeong Dae-seung, Wang Go, Choe Hang, Sejo of Goryeo, Jeongjong, 3rd Monarch of Goryeo, Seongjong of Goryeo, Hyeonjong of Goryeo, Gojong of Goryeo, Sukjong of Goryeo, Queen Heonae, Seonjong of Goryeo, Wang Toghtua Bukha, Myo Cheong, Myeongjong of Goryeo, An Hyang, Hong Bok-won, Yi Jachun, Kim Bu-sik, Chungnyeol of Goryeo, Yi Saek, Il-yeon, Chunghye of Goryeo, Jeongjong, 10th Monarch of Goryeo, Gangjong of Goryeo, Injong of Goryeo, Gongyang of Goryeo, Wonjong of Goryeo, Queen Noguk, Chungmok of Goryeo, Munjong of Goryeo, Kim Seon, Shin Sung-gyeom, Sinjong of Goryeo, Chungjeong of Goryeo, Dae Gwang-hyeon, Mokjong of Goryeo, Kim Mu-che, Chang of Goryeo, Chungsuk of Goryeo, Deokjong of Goryeo, Gyeongjong of Goryeo, Choe Eon-wui, Heonjong of Goryeo, Sunjong of Goryeo, Yi Ui-min, Hong Dagu, Kim Tong-jeong, Yi Go. Excerpt: Taejo of Joseon (October 11, 1335 - May 24, 1408; r. 1392-1398), born Yi Seong-gye, whose changed name is Yi Dan, was the founder and the first king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, and the main figure in overthrowing the Goryeo Dynasty. He was posthumously raised to the rank of Emperor in 1899 by Gojong, the Gwangmu Emperor, who had proclaimed the Korean Empire in 1897. Taejo's father Yi Ja-chun was a minor Mongol official, but his ethnicity was Korean. Taejo joined the Goryeo army and rose through the ranks, seizing the throne in 1392. He abdicated in 1398 during the strife between his sons and died in 1408. By the late 14th centur...
