Jeong Do-jeon
Jeong Do-jeon (Korean: 정도전; 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. He served as the first Chief State Councillor of Joseon, from 1392 until 1398 when he was killed by the Joseon king Yi Bang-won. Jeong Dojeon was an adviser to the Joseon founder Yi Seong-gye 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.
Jeong Dojeon 정도전 | |
|---|---|
| Chief State Councillor | |
| In office 26 August 1392 – 26 September 1398 | |
| Preceded by | Bae Geuk-ryeom |
| Succeeded by | Yi Seo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 6, 1342 Danyang County, North Chungcheong Province, Goryeo |
| Died | October 6, 1398 (aged 56) Hanseungbu, Joseon |
| Spouse | Princess Gyeongsuk |
| Children | Jeong Jin Jeong Yeong Jeong Yu |
| Parent(s) | Jeong Woon-gyeong (Father) Lady Woo of Yeongju Woo clan (Mother) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 정도전 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Dojeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Tojŏn |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 삼봉 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Sambong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sambong |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 종지 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Chongji |
| McCune–Reischauer | Jongji |
| Posthumous name | |
| Hangul | 문헌 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Munheon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Munhŏn |
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