King Taejong (Yi Bang-won), King Sejong’s Father | Joseon Dynasty 2 [History of Korea]
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In this episode, I will talk about Yi Bang-won, posthumously known as Taejong of Joseon, the third king of Joseon 조선, 朝鮮 and fifth son of Taejo, Yi Seong-gye, the founder of the Joseon Dynasty. His mother was Queen Shinui. He greatly helped his father in toppling the Goryeo dynasty, notably by assassinating Jeong Mong-ju. Taejong was King Sejong’s father.
Taejong abolished private armies, revised land taxes, instituted a system of identification for the population (known as hopae 호패), freed thousands of slaves, created a strong central government with him, and only him, at its head. He promoted Confucianism and demoted Buddhism by closing many temples. Taejong also instituted the sangso 상소, a way of sending one’s grievance to the king. He also founded the Uigeumbu 의금부, secret police and royal guard.
I will take a brief look at his son Yi Je, Grand Prince Yangnyeong 양녕대군 and how he didn’t want to be the next king of Joseon.
Taejong initiated the invasion of Tsushima (기해 동정, 応永の外寇) to get rid of the Japanese pirates that threatened his kingdom. This took place under his son’s reign but it shows that Taejong was the real power behind the throne until his death.
He’s a controversial figure, obviously because of the many brutal assaults on both his family members and government officials alike, but he’s also remembered for improving the lives of people, strengthening national defence and laid down a strong foundation for this young Dynasty. His son, Yi Do, later King Sejong, succeeded him.
Some figures and topics explored in this video: 신의왕후, 조선 朝鮮, 이방원, 조선 태종 Jeong Do-jeon, King Jeongjong, Yi Bang-gwa, Yi Bang-gan, Uijeongbu 의정부, Topyeonguisasa 도평의사사, sijo 시조, Chungnyeong 충녕대군, Hyoryeong 효령대군, Syngman Rhee 이승만, Queen Won-gyeong 원경왕후, Yi Jongmu 이종무,
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Even though Taejong was ruthless, cunning, and violent to win the throne, he was an effective ruler and made several changes to policy that improved the lives of Koreans.
Much like his grandson Sejo to be honest (though Sejo really didn’t go as far as he should have; Taejong didn’t make that mistake)
In fact, pretty much all the Joseon kings up until Yejong knew what they were doing, even Danjong (he may have been young but he wasn’t an idiot, his uncle just beat him to the punch).
@@bkjeong4302 It would have been better if Sejo died young before he could murder his nephew King Danjong
You watched the series that included Yi Bangwon as a character. Impressive what you had said.
Taejong is one of my fav kings of Joseon. He was a powerful king who protected his people from foreign invasions. He was an able king and as a result, opened the golden age for his son, Sejong the Great. If Yeongjo killed King Jeongjo’s enemies, perhaps Joseon kingdom would still exist…
He was a good king, but he was evil because he murdered his brothers and Prime Minister Jeong, and many of his factions.
Him and his family were traitors and only interested in gaining power. They were not even of Royal Blood. To me they were just scum bags who did what they did for their own gains. The fact they did good deeds for the Country is another matter. But in the end they were Traitors and had not rights to usurp the Throne. End of
You don't know what power can do, brothers to brothers, fathers to sons, sometimes even queens and dowagers meddled in to gain power and influence too. That's politics, what matter is his contribution to nation and how history viewed his overall reign.
@@may_beeharuno2195 well you need to blamed his father was begin ignoring and leave his own kids smh
@@honeststraightforward1485 well his oldest should be crown prince not evil ass step mothers son smh
Yi Bang Won = Jang Hyuk iconic the best 👍👍
I think he saw how the power of families was always used to oppress the throne and the people. Drastic measures needed to be taken
Didn't his son create the Korean alphabet
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Done watching "Six Flying Dragons"
Lee Bang Ji was my favorite swordsman
Thoroughly enjoyed roots of the throne. Learnt alot about korean history.
Bangwon was ruthless in his own way yet he proved to be a dam good king.
Waiting to watch tears of bangwon.
Enjoy the content. Keep it up.
Thanks a bunch ^^
I really wish that you mentioned Jeond do Jeon's reforms while u were talking about Yi Bong Won's achievment. Because they were bacially Jeong do jeon's ideas
Jeong Do-jeon and the Foundation of the Joseon Dynasty [History of Korea]
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still love the fact that Taejong Bang-Won’s long fight still result in the birth of King Sejong the Great. Ironic in a way, tragic in a way, but fate does play a part.
Do You have any information about the Famous Chinese Linguist that Sejong's Language Study Committee Sought Advice from "BEFORE" the Invention of Hangeul???
I have never heard about this. I’m curious myself now…
Pardon me but you used wrong picture for King Jeongjong, thats King Jeongjo son of crown prince Sado and ruled after his grandfather king Yeongjo
thanks for the heads up~ I now realize that I left that by mistake :(
I'm currently watching KBS yi bang won and its currently airing, I hope they will not go on "cutesy route" like what they did dirty to historical series " Secret Door" where they try so hard to avoid to tarnish the 'prince charming' image of male lead actor. I want to see the male lead in yi bang won to berserk and be faithful to history and not disneyfied his character because he is a prince.
I also hope that it'll stay more historical than "fairytale"...
yes Lee bang won im watching it right now same on on this vids
I came her after watching My Country. I love Korean history ❤
Early Joseon history seems so much more interesting and intriguing than its later history. Whereas we had princely rivalry, civil wars, absolute kings and a lot of dynamism in the early days, the later centuries simply feel insufferable with dogmatic officials arguing over petty practices and a lot of factional infighting.
I hope you one day make a video about this. Why did Joseon politics change so much?
Blame Sejo (who was actually a decent king in and of himself, but his own violent means of getting the throne left the gates open for corruption in the Joseon bureaucracy and weakening of monarchic power once he bit it, because of all the power gained by the officials who helped his coup and outlived him).
Taejong must have been rolling in his grave at seeing his grandson screw up like that; he avoided the same mistakes by purging his own former supporters once they started getting too ambitious (which was why he had his in-laws executed).
Yi bang won must have been quite the forceful and domineering persona . After all , he was the 5th oldest, and younger brother of 4. He assassinated and banished his older brothers . Lets just say , his actions were a bit disrespectful to those he should have been subservient and defer to. And I should also mention , he was a bit disrespectful to pops' wishes.
It is an irony of Asian and confuscianist etiquette that king Tae jo founded a long term dynasty by illegitimate means. many of you will be offended by my use of the word "illegitimate." After all he used assassinations and illegal means to gain control.
Yi Bang won was taejo's favourite son before all the killings haha.
@@loveaintfree1409Those killings made him hate his once-favourite son so much that he even started a war in his old age to get his son off the throne. Unfortunately for him his son was every bit as millitant as he once was, much younger, and FAR more politically savvy.
A fascinating king, though he's definitely not someone if I knew him irl would not want a drink with. But a fascinating person nonetheless. Some westerners comment about Taejong being like Michael Corleone actually fits SO well btw.
Taejong and MIchael Corleone similarities:
Both have backgrounds that were not mainstream in their society at the time, yet still retained some power in that minority community: Just like the Corleone family built by Don Vito, Yi Sung-Gye (Taejo) built his own political power with the northeast as his base, family was originally a subject of the Mongols, and had close relations w some Jurchens as well (like their subordinate Yi Ji Ran, whose original name was said to be something like "Tung Du-ran"). And were outsiders to the central literati in Gaegyung at the time.
Both Michael and Taejong were also the first ones to enter the "mainstream" in some ways - Michael went to Dartmouth, and fought in WW2, showing how Vito wanted at least one of his sons to join "mainstream" American elite. Just like Michael, Taejong (or Yi Bang Won as he was known) was the first in his family to pass the prestigious civil service exams.
Michael's killin go fthe corrupt cop and also the revenge against the 5 families is a LOOOT like alll the killings Yi Bang Won did for his father to take over Joseon, including the daring murder of Jeong Mong Ju. And his fallout with Jeong Do Jeon mirrors the fallout between Tom Hagen and Michael
And his relationship w/ the 3rd brother of the family (Bangwon was the 4th oldest) during the 2nd Princes' Revolt is a LOOOT like Fredo-Michael scenes in Godfather 2 lmao
I love the comparison!
@@loonytricky There's a reason why there's memes about 킬방원 lololol. And his ruthless killing of his in-laws is just honestly kind of sociopathic even though I understand *why* he did it. Esp. the Min brothers, his brothers in law - he literally knew them for a long long time, and his wife & her family were big supporters of his in youth, and iirc even Yangnyung as a child was raised alongside the Min family. Such a ruthless mofo lmao. But then again b/c he did that he was able to secure the throne to Sejong even though Sejong was the 3rd son without much fuss and let Sejong do his thing.
ALso fascinating is comparisons with him and his contemporary, Emperor Yongle aka Zhu Di, who also was in a similar position as Yi Bangwon when he was the Prince of Yan, as he was considered as one of the most capable among Zhu Yuanzhang aka Hongwu Emperor's sons after the crown prince died but the throne passed to the grandson instead, aka Zhu Di's nephew. And the Joseon-Ming relations actually were strained w/ Taejo and Hongwu, but Yi's coup in 1398 and Zhu Di's rebellion in 1399 (and ended in 1402), things changed a lot. Both of them needed legitimacy, and Yi Bang Won's tributes to Zhu Di legitimized the coup for both sides, i.e. ("Look, Joseon is sending me tribute, recognizing me as the true emperor" & "Look, the new Ming Emperor officially recognized me as king of joseon")- before this, Yi Sung Gye was not officially recognized as King of Joseon, but was given a more temporary title b/c there was still quite a bit of distrust between Hongwu and Yi Sung Gye, as Joseon also wanted to expand toward Manchuria in the power vacuum left by the demise of the Yuan Mongols. So when Yongle gave the official recognition to Joseon, Joseon envoys replaced it with the ones given by Emperor Jianwen (the nephew of Yongle, the 2nd emperor of Ming who wasn't in power for that long).
Diplomatically a win-win situation for both men.
There's a reason why this era of history has been a staple in Korean dramas b/c it's so full of complex characters from Yi Bang Won, Yi Sung Gye, as well as Jeong Mong Ju, Choi Yeong, Jeong Do Jeon, etc etc.
good timing bro thanks keep it up
You bet
One of the best Korean heads of state ever, albeit overshadowed by his son.
greatest son created by a great father
@@emamadra3472
So much of Sejong’s successes (including the actual throne itself) were only possible because his father rather brutally cleared away any serious threats he might have to face.
you did not talked about Muyhul and Lee Banji
LOL, they are fictional characters from a tv show. They did not exist in history.
i cant find part 1
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It should be noted that while it’s unclear if Yi Je ever wanted the throne, he was definitely a nasty piece of work, especially when it came to his sex life (something he kept up with even after he was removed from the line of succession, to the point of raping his son’s lover).
Yi Je also was a major supporter of his nephew’s coup against his grandnephew: there’s been a lot of talk about how this was him trying to get his revenge over Sejong, but since both the nephew and grandnephew in question were Sejong’s second son and grandson respectively he’d have been supporting his brother’s line of succession regardless of which side he picked, so this is unlikely.
Korea 🇰🇷
Lee Man-hee The ancestor of Lee Man-hee, the leader of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, is Prince Hyoryeong, but like Syngman Rhee, he is a bloodbath that fell from the Joseon royal family.
I don't understand why they call them Dynasty when he was a General who usurped the Throne in order to become King when he didn't have a single drop of Royal blood in him. That's called High Treason, no matter what the reason was. In the end none of China and Korea Kings and Emperors were descendent from Royal blood at all. To be a proper Royal blood descendent, you must have been born from two Royal Dynasties. Not from some General who got too ambitious, or from some pretty concubines. This means from the same parents, such as Father and Mother. That's pure Royal Blood, and therefore within the right of becoming a King or Emperor. In fact I was so disgusted of the Story Plot that I have had to abandon the whole thing half way Episode4. If I was Korean and these people were the Great Korean King's I would be shame of calling myself Korean. Nothing to be proud of whatsoever.
Mate u forgot to mention that he was the founder of new kingdom, meaning he dosent need to have a royal blood since he was a noble anyway
Ur comments prove that you are a harcore racist
Go and watch the six flying dragons.its an old kdrama.after watching it u will understand why he became like that. It was never bed of roses from the beginning
What is 'Royal' blood and how did their ancestors get it than if you have to descend from it in the first place? This is so dumb I had to comment, you should know better living in the 21st century that blood can't tell us what ruler one will become.
Kings are made not born
Joseon is a part of Chinese empire. Hanbok imitated Hanfu which is national costume of Han Chinese.
The only one I disagree with is the empire part. It was never part of China. Maybe its influence on their historical clothes etc is accurate.