generals installed Wang Kŏn as the new king. Taejo renamed the kingdom Goryeo, thus beginning the Goryeo Dynasty. The next year he moved the capital back...

Taejo (Korean: 태조; Hanja: 太祖; 4 November 1335 – 27 June 1408), personal name Yi Sŏng-gye (이성계; 李成桂), later Yi Tan (이단; 李旦), was the founder and first...

posthumously be known by his temple name of Taejo or "Grand Progenitor", changed the name of his kingdom back to "Goryeo", adopted the era name of "Heaven's Mandate"...

personal name Wang Yo, was the third king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the third son of King Taejo, the dynastic founder. Jeongjong rose to the...

second king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was preceded by King Taejo and succeeded by King Jeongjong. Hyejong was born to King Taejo and his second wife...

fourth monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. Gwangjong was born in 925 as Wang So, fourth son of King Taejo, who had founded Goryeo in 918. His mother...

the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. Seongjong was born on 15 January 961, the second son of Daejong, and a grandson of King Taejo (the founder of the Goryeo Dynasty)...

refer to: Taejo of Goguryeo (47–165), born Go Gung, sixth monarch of Goguryeo Taejo of Goryeo (877–943), born Wang Geon, founder of Goryeo Taejo of Joseon...

Father: Gwangjong of Goryeo Grandfather: Taejo of Goryeo Grandmother: Queen Sinmyeong Mother: Queen Daemok Grandfather: Taejo of Goryeo Grandmother: Queen...

Wang Sun, was the 8th ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was a grandson of the dynastic founder King Taejo. He was appointed by the military leader...

Gongyang (9 March 1345 – 17 May 1394) was the 34th and final ruler of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea. He was the descendant of Duke Yangyang, brother of King...

920/37–24 July 996), personal name Wang Uk, was a Goryeo Royal Prince as the only child of King Taejo and Queen Sinseong. He later became the father of...

(신란궁부인; 神鸞宮夫人; lit. Lady of the Sillan Palace), was a Goryeo princess as the first daughter of King Taejo and Queen Sinmyeong who became the wife of King Gyeongsun...

Daejong (died 969; born Wang Uk) was a Goryeo Royal Prince as the only son of King Taejo and Queen Sinjeong,[citation needed] elder brother of Queen Daemok...

the Goryeo dynasty, a period in Korean history lasting from 918 to 1392. For a chronological list of rulers, see List of Korean monarchs King Taejo (918–943)...

downfall at the hands of Kyŏn Hwŏn himself, who later led the Goryeo armies alongside Taejo of Goryeo to capture Kyŏn Sin-gŏm, who had betrayed his father, Kyŏn...

southward and seek refuge in Goryeo. This event marked the unification of the two successor states of Goguryeo. Taejo of Goryeo embraced the refugees from...

Taebong, and then became a part of Goryeo in 919 by its founder, Wang Geon, who was enthroned as Taejo of Goryeo. Taejo established the capital in the south...

Seon-Pil who became the 30th wife of Taejo of Goryeo. Her father, Choe Seon-pil, helped Wang Geon in established the Goryeo dynasty while he served as a Silla's...

the fifth wife of Taejo of Goryeo[citation needed] and the mother of Anjong of Goryeo, also the grandmother of Hyeonjong of Goryeo which she later posthumously...

the fourth wife of Taejo of Goryeo who became the mother of Daejong of Goryeo and Queen Daemok.[citation needed] All of the Goryeo kings after Gyeongjong...

Majin and Taebong in later years. Taejo's father, Wang Yung (later posthumously given the temple name of Sejo of Goryeo), along with many local clans, quickly...

Munwon (born Wang Jeong) was a Korean royal prince as the 5th son of Taejo of Goryeo and Queen Sinmyeong, also the younger brother of Tae, Yo and So. He...

Region) was the daughter of Gim Haeng-Pa who became the 20th wife of Taejo of Goryeo. She was the older sister of Lady Soseowon, her husband's 21st wife...

Hanja: 宣義王太后), was a Goryeo princess, second daughter of King Taejo and Queen Jeongdeok. She married her half brother, Daejong of Goryeo, giving birth to...

royal prince of Goryeo. He was the only son of King Taejo of Goryeo and Lady Sogwangjuwon. Prince Gwangjuwon was born as the son of King Taejo and Lady Sogwangjuwon...

brother - Oh Geom (오검; 吳檢) Husband: King Taejo of Goryeo (고려 태조; 31 January 877 – 4 July 943) Son: King Hyejong of Goryeo (고려 혜종; 912 – 23 October 945) Daughter-in-law:...

Courtyard) was the daughter of Yeong-Jang who became the 24th wife of Taejo of Goryeo. There were no much records left about her existences or personal details...

inter pares amongst other powerful regional families. Under Taejo's son, King Gwangjong, Goryeo became a centralised society with the strengthening of royal...

9th wife of Taejo of Goryeo. Her father was a representative general under his command who showed many achievements, such as helping Taejo on several battlefields...