Taejo of Goryeo

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Taejo of Goryeo was the first king of the Goryeo dynasty in Korea, who unified the Later Three Kingdoms and established the foundation of a new Korean state in the 10th century.

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Taejo of Goryeo canonical 10
Taejo 3
King Taejo of Goryeo 1

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Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf founder of state ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
birthName Wang Geon ⓘ
capitalEstablishedAt Kaesong ⓘ
century 10th century ⓘ
commemoratedBy Taejo of Goryeo portraits ⓘ
commemoratedIn Korean historiography such as Goryeosa ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Korea ⓘ
dynastyFounded Goryeo ⓘ
era Later Three Kingdoms period ⓘ
eraName Cheongtae ⓘ
Cheonsu ⓘ
ethnicGroup Korean ⓘ
father Wang Ryung ⓘ
founded Goryeo ⓘ
house House of Wang ⓘ
issued Taejo’s Ten Injunctions ⓘ
knownFor Taejo’s Ten Injunctions ⓘ
founding the Goryeo dynasty ⓘ
unifying most of the Korean Peninsula ⓘ
legacy origin of the name Korea (from Goryeo) ⓘ
militaryRank general under Gung Ye ⓘ
mother Lady Han of the Han clan of Hongju ⓘ
name Taejo of Goryeo ⓘ
numberOfDaughters 9 ⓘ
numberOfSons 25 ⓘ
placeOfBirth Hanseong ⓘ
Songak ⓘ
modern Kaesong, North Korea ⓘ
linked to: Kaesong
placeOfBurial Hyeolleung ⓘ
placeOfDeath Kaesong ⓘ
policy conciliation toward Silla aristocracy ⓘ
marriage alliances with regional clans ⓘ
promotion of Buddhism as state religion ⓘ
positionHeld King of Goryeo ⓘ
posthumousName Taejo ⓘ
linked to: Taejo of Goryeo
predecessor Gung Ye ⓘ
reignEnd 943 ⓘ
reignName Taejo ⓘ
linked to: Taejo of Goryeo
reignStart 918 ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
roseToPowerThrough coup against Gung Ye ⓘ
spouse Queen Janghwa of the Hwangju Hwangbo clan ⓘ
Queen Sinmyeongseong of the Chungju Yu clan ⓘ
multiple consorts from powerful regional clans ⓘ
successor Hyejong of Goryeo ⓘ
unified Later Baekje ⓘ
Later Three Kingdoms of Korea ⓘ
Silla ⓘ
Taebong ⓘ
yearOfBirth 877 ⓘ
yearOfDeath 943 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Goryeo → founder → Taejo of Goryeo ⓘ
Goryeo → firstRuler → Taejo of Goryeo ⓘ
Gyeongsun of Silla → successor → Taejo of Goryeo ⓘ
Gyeongsun of Silla → surrenderedTo → Taejo of Goryeo ⓘ
Kaesong → foundedAsCapitalBy → Taejo of Goryeo ⓘ
Taejo of Goryeo → name → Taejo of Goryeo ⓘ
Taejo of Goryeo → posthumousName → Taejo ⓘ
linked to: Taejo of Goryeo
Taejo of Goryeo → reignName → Taejo ⓘ
linked to: Taejo of Goryeo
Gaegyeong → foundedBy → Taejo of Goryeo ⓘ
Yi Seong-gye → templeName → Taejo ⓘ
linked to: Taejo of Goryeo
Later Three Kingdoms → hasLeader → Taejo of Goryeo ⓘ
King of Goryeo → firstHolder → Taejo of Goryeo ⓘ
King of Goryeo → titleHolder → Taejo of Goryeo ⓘ
House of Wang → hasMember → King Taejo of Goryeo ⓘ
linked to: Taejo of Goryeo