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