Taesangwang

Taesangwang or Taesanghwang (literally "King Emeritus the Great" or "Emperor Emeritus the Great") is the title for a retired king or Korean Emperor in Korean history. Sometimes the term is called Sangwang or Sanghwang.

Taesangwang
Hangul
태상왕
Hanja
太上王
Revised RomanizationTaesangwang
McCune–ReischauerT'aesangwang
Taesanghwang
Hangul
태상황
Hanja
太上皇
Revised RomanizationTaesanghwang
McCune–ReischauerT'aesanghwang
Sangwang
Hangul
상왕
Hanja
上王
Revised RomanizationSangwang
McCune–ReischauerSangwang
Sanghwang
Hangul
상황
Hanja
上皇
Revised RomanizationSanghwang
McCune–ReischauerSanghwang

History

Taejo of Goguryeo called himself "Taejo the Great" (Korean: Taejodaewang; Hanja: 太祖大王), who is the first retired king on the Samguk Sagi to retired and abdicated in favour of his son Suseong as a successor.

The last retired emperor as the Taesanghwang was Emperor Gojong in Korean Empire.

List

Goryeo

Joseon

Korean Empire

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