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| Yi Chach'un 이자춘 李子春 | |||||||||
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| King ofJoseon (posthumously) | |||||||||
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| Reign | 1343–1356 | ||||||||
| Born | 20 January 1315 Aldong,Ssangseong Prefecture,Yuan dynasty | ||||||||
| Died | 3 June 1361 (aged 46) Gwiju-dong, Hamheung-bu, Dongbuk-myeon,Goryeo | ||||||||
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| Spouse | Lady Yi Queen Uihye | ||||||||
| Issue | 5 sons and 1 daughter | ||||||||
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| House | Jeonju Yi | ||||||||
| Father | Yi Ch'un | ||||||||
| Mother | Lady Bak of the Munju Bak clan | ||||||||
Yi Chach'un (Korean: 이자춘;Hanja: 李子春; 20 January 1315 – 3 June 1361) or known by hisMongolian nameUlus Bukha (Korean: 울루스부카;Hanja: 吾魯思不花), was a minor military officer of theYuan Empire who later transferred his allegiance toGoryeo and became the father ofYi Sŏnggye, founder of theJoseon Dynasty.
Yi Chach'un was a chiliarch of a Yuan Dynastymingghan inSsangseong Prefecture (present-dayKŭmya County,South Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea - former Goryeo territory annexed byMongol Empire). After Ssangseong was reconquered by Goryeo underKing Gongmin, he migrated toHamju and got promoted to manho (the equivalent of the Mongolian myriarch of a tümen, lit.ten thousand or chief of ten thousand). He married a Goryeo-Korean lady from Anbyeon, who becameQueen Uihye, the mother of Yi Sŏnggye. He died in Hamgyong in 1361.
Since he was glamorized by his descendants, descriptions of Yi Chach'un's life tend to be contradictory to each other. For example, he is said to have risen to the rank of scholar-official. However, when he died, the king at the time expressed condolences for Chach'un as if for scholar-officials, implying that Yi Chach'un was not a scholar-official.[citation needed]
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