Jeong Do-jeon

Also known as Jeong Dojeon, Chong Tojon, Chŏng Tojŏn, Sam Bong, Sambong

Korean philosopher and politician (1342-1398)

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Born: October 6, 1342, Danyang County , Goryeo
Died: October 6, 1398 (1398-10-06) (aged 56), Hanseong-bu , Joseon
Spouse: Princess Gyeongsuk
Children: Chŏng Chin, Chŏng Yŏng, Chŏng Yu
Parent s: Chŏng Un-gyŏng (Father), Lady U of Yeongju U clan (Mother)
Hangul: 정도전
Hanja: 鄭道傳
Rr: Jeong Dojeon
Mr: Chŏng Tojŏn

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Instance of: human
Family name: Zheng
Gender: male
Citizenship: Goryeo
Place of birth: Danyang County
Religion: Confucianism
Participant in: First Princes' Rebellion
Image: Korea-Danyang-Dodamsambong Sam Bong statue 3076-07.JPG

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Commons category: Jeong Do-jeon
date of birth: 1342-00-00
date of death: 1398-10-06
McCune–Reischauer romanization: Chŏng Tojŏn
Revised Romanization: Jeong Dojeon
cause of death: decapitation
posthumous name: 文憲
pseudonym: 삼봉
penalty: banishment

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Encyclopedic overview

Chŏng Tojŏn (Korean: 정도전; Hanja: 鄭道傳; October 6, 1342 – October 6, 1398), also known by his art name Sambong (삼봉), was a prominent Korean scholar-official during the late Goryeo to the early Joseon periods. Chŏng Tojŏn was an adviser to the Joseon founder Yi Sŏnggye and also the principal architect of the Joseon dynasty's policies, laying down the kingdom's ideological, institutional, and legal frameworks which would govern it for five centuries. He was killed by prince Yi Pangwŏn in 1398 over a conflict regarding the succession of Taejo.

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