Chŏng Tojŏn

Chŏng Tojŏn
정도전
Personal details
BornOctober 6, 1342
Danyang County, Goryeo
DiedOctober 6, 1398(1398-10-06) (aged 56)
Hanseong-bu, Joseon
SpousePrincess Gyeongsuk
ChildrenChŏng Chin
Chŏng Yŏng
Chŏng Yu
Parent(s)Chŏng Un-gyŏng (Father)
Lady U of Yeongju U clan (Mother)
Korean name
Hangul
정도전
Hanja
鄭道傳
RRJeong Dojeon
MRChŏng Tojŏn
Art name
Hangul
삼봉
Hanja
三峰
RRSambong
MRSambong
Courtesy name
Hangul
종지
Hanja
宗之
RRJongji
MRChongji
Posthumous name
Hangul
문헌
Hanja
文憲
RRMunheon
MRMunhŏn

Chŏng Tojŏn (Korean: 정도전; Hanja: 鄭道傳; October 6, 1342 – October 6, 1398), also known by his art name Sambong (삼봉), was a prominent Korean scholar-official during the late Goryeo to the early Joseon periods. Chŏng Tojŏn was an adviser to the Joseon founder Yi Sŏnggye and also the principal architect of the Joseon dynasty's policies, laying down the kingdom's ideological, institutional, and legal frameworks which would govern it for five centuries. He was killed by prince Yi Pangwŏn in 1398 over a conflict regarding the succession of Taejo.