Taejong of Joseon

Names
	Yi Pang-wŏn (이방원; 李芳遠)
Era name and dates
	Adopted the era name of the Ming dynasty: Geonmun (Jianwen) (건문; 建文): 1400–1402; Hongmu (Hongwu) (홍무; 洪武): 1402; Yeongnak (Yongle) (영락; 永樂): 1403–1418;
Posthumous name
	Joseon: King Gongjeong Seondeok Singong Munmu Gwanghyo the Great (공정성덕신공문무광효대왕; 恭定聖德神功文武光孝大王); Ming dynasty: Gongjeong (공정; 恭定);
Temple name
	Taejong (태종; 太宗)

Taejong
태종
太宗
Taejong; 태종; 太宗
	Statues at the tomb of King Taejong
Grand King Emeritus of Joseon
Tenure	12 September 1421 – 10 May 1422
Predecessor	Taejo
Successor	Sejo
King Emeritus of Joseon
Tenure	10 August 1418 – 12 September 1421
Predecessor	Jeongjong
Successor	Danjong
King of Joseon
Reign	13 November 1400 – 10 August 1418
Enthronement	Suchang Palace, Gaegyeong
Predecessor	Jeongjong
Successor	Sejong
Born	16 May 1367; Yi Sŏng-gye's Mansion, Dongbuk-myeon, Goryeo
Died	10 May 1422 (aged 54); Sugang Palace, Hanseong, Joseon
Burial	Heonilleung, Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea
Spouse(s)	Queen Wongyeong (m. 1382; died 1420)
Issue; among others...	Sejong of Joseon
Names
Names
	Yi Pang-wŏn (이방원; 李芳遠)
Era name and dates
	Adopted the era name of the Ming dynasty: Geonmun (Jianwen) (건문; 建文): 1400–1402; Hongmu (Hongwu) (홍무; 洪武): 1402; Yeongnak (Yongle) (영락; 永樂): 1403–1418;
Posthumous name
	Joseon: King Gongjeong Seondeok Singong Munmu Gwanghyo the Great (공정성덕신공문무광효대왕; 恭定聖德神功文武光孝大王); Ming dynasty: Gongjeong (공정; 恭定);
Temple name
	Taejong (태종; 太宗)
Clan	Jeonju Yi
Dynasty	Yi
Father	Taejo of Joseon
Mother	Queen Sinui
Religion	Korean Buddhism → Korean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism)
Korean name
Hangul	태종
Hanja	太宗
RR	Taejong
MR	T'aejong
Birth name
Hangul	이방원
Hanja	李芳遠
RR	I Bangwon
MR	I Pangwŏn
Courtesy name
Hangul	유덕
Hanja	遺德
RR	Yudeok
MR	Yudŏk

Taejong (Korean: 태종; Hanja: 太宗; 16 May 1367 – 10 May 1422), personal name Yi Pangwŏn (이방원; 李芳遠), was the third monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea and the father of Sejong the Great. He was the fifth son of King Taejo, the founder of the dynasty. Before ascending to the throne, he was known as Grand Prince Jeongan (정안군; 靖安君).