Yi An-sa

Yi Ansa
이안사
李安社
King of Joseon (posthumously)
Darugachi
Reign1252–1274
BornYi Ansa (이안사)
around 1180–1200
Goryeo
Died1274
Goryeo
Burial
Deokneung tomb
SpouseQueen Hyogong
Issue6 sons
Posthumous name
  • First: King Mok (목왕, 穆王; given in 1392 by King Taejo)
  • Last: King Inmun Seongmok the Great (인문성목대왕, 仁文聖穆大王; given in 1411 by King Taejong)
Temple name
Mokjo (목조, 穆祖)
HouseHouse of Yi
FatherYi Yang-mu
MotherLady, of the Samcheok Yi clan

Yi An-sa (died 1274) was a Goryeo nobleman who would become the great-great-grandfather of Yi Seonggye, founder of the Joseon Dynasty.[citation needed]

On 28 July 1392, when Taejo made a new dynasty, he was granted the royal title King Mok (목왕; 穆王).[1] After his death in 1274, he was buried in Deokneung, Neung-ri, Gapyeong-myeon, Sinhung-gun, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea and given the temple name Mokjo (목조; 穆祖) by his great-great-great-grandson, King Taejong on 22 April 1411 along with his posthumous name.[2]

Family[edit]

  • Father: Yi Yang-mu (이양무, d. 1231)
    • Grandfather: Yi-Rin (이린)
    • Grandmother: Lady, of the Nampyeong Mun clan (부인 남평문씨); oldest daughter of Mun Geuk-gyeom (문극겸).
  • Mother: Lady, of the Samcheok Yi clan (부인 삼척이씨)
    • Grandfather: Yi Gang-je (이강제)
      • Younger brother: Yi Yeong-pil (이영필)
      • Younger brother: Yi Yeong-mil (이영밀)
      • Younger brother: Yi Yeong-seup (이영습)
  • Wife: Queen Hyogong of the Pyeonchang Yi clan (효공왕후 이씨)
    • 1st son: Yi Eo-seon, Grand Prince Ancheon (이어선 안천대군, d. 1274)
    • 2nd son: Yi Jin, Grand Prince Anwon (이진 안원대군)
    • 3rd son: Yi Jeong, Grand Prince Anpung (이정 안풍대군)
    • 4th son: Yi Haeng-ni (이행리)
    • 5th son: Yi Mae-bul, Grand Prince Anchang (이매불 안창대군)
    • 6th son: Yi Gu-su, Grand Prince Anheung (이구수 안흥대군)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "조선왕조실록". Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty.
  2. ^ "조선왕조실록". Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty.