Taesangwang

Taesangwang
Hangul	태상왕
Hanja	太ふとし上うえ王おう
Revised Romanization	Taesangwang
McCune–Reischauer	T'aesangwang
Taesanghwang
Hangul	태상황
Hanja	太ふとし上皇じょうこう
Revised Romanization	Taesanghwang
McCune–Reischauer	T'aesanghwang
Sangwang
Hangul	상왕
Hanja	上うえ王おう
Revised Romanization	Sangwang
McCune–Reischauer	Sangwang
Sanghwang
Hangul	상황
Hanja	上皇じょうこう
Revised Romanization	Sanghwang
McCune–Reischauer	Sanghwang

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.

History

Taejo of Goguryeo called himself "Taejo the Great" (Korean: Taejodaewang; Hanja: 太ふとし祖そ大王だいおう), 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

• Chungryeol
• Chungseon
• Chungsuk

Joseon

• Taejo
• Jeongjong
• Taejong
• Danjong
• Sejo

Korean Empire

• Gojong

See also

• Korean nobility
• Taishang Huang
• Daijō Tennō