Taejo of Goryeo
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Taejo of Goryeo (Korean: 태조; Hanja: 太祖; 31 January 877[citation needed] – 4 July 943), personal name Wang Kŏn (Korean: 왕건; Hanja: 王建), also known as Taejo Wang Kŏn (태조 왕건; 太祖 王建; lit. Great Progenitor Wang Kŏn), was the founder of the Korean Goryeo dynasty. Taejo ruled from 918 to 943, achieving unification of the Later Three Kingdoms in 936.[1]
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 태조 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Taejo |
McCune–Reischauer | T'aejo |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 왕건 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Wang Geon |
McCune–Reischauer | Wang Kŏn |
Courtesy name | |
Hangul | 약천 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Yakcheon |
McCune–Reischauer | Yakch'ŏn |
Posthumous name | |
Hangul | 신성대왕 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Sinseong Daewang |
McCune–Reischauer | Sinsŏng Taewang |
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