Permanent historical factsheet

Succession

Name: Succession – South Korea factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

South Korea · House / House of Yi. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

5Records

1392–1907Date range

5Named people

1Places

Chronological records

1392

Taejo1392

House / House of Yi

Succeeds as King of Korea

Yi Song-gye1392

House / House of Yi

Succeeds as Emperor of Korea

1849

Cholchong1849

House / House of Yi

Succeeds as King of Korea

1864

Kojong1864

House / House of Yi

Succeeds as King of Korea

1907

Sunjong1907

Seoul · House / House of Yi

Succeeds as King of Korea

Names involved

CholchongKojongSunjongTaejoYi Song-gye

Provenance

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