Chŏng Tojŏn
Chŏng Tojŏn 정도전 | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 6, 1342 Danyang County, Goryeo |
| Died | October 6, 1398 (aged 56) Hanseong-bu, Joseon |
| Spouse | Princess Gyeongsuk |
| Children | Chŏng 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 |
| RR | Jeong Dojeon |
| MR | Chŏng Tojŏn |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 삼봉 |
| Hanja | 三峰 |
| RR | Sambong |
| MR | Sambong |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 종지 |
| Hanja | 宗之 |
| RR | Jongji |
| MR | Chongji |
| Posthumous name | |
| Hangul | 문헌 |
| Hanja | 文憲 |
| RR | Munheon |
| MR | Munhŏn |
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.