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He was born as Ki Ripbam [奇砬犯] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damyang_County Damjang County], the son of scholar Ki Tsjangdjin of the [[House of Ki|Hengdjoe Ki family]]. His mother was a Corean Catholic woman from the [http://www.andongkwon.org/ Andong Kwan clan], her name erased from historical records. |
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In 1858 following the collapse of the Qing dynasty, the family moved to their ancestral hometown of Hengdjoe on the outskirts of the Corean capital, Hansjang. Ripbam was tutored by Confucian scholars throughout his childhood. He spent a few weeks at a Buddhist monastery in Tsjalla province and also briefly attended a Catholic boys' academy in the capital. |
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Revision as of 18:55, 26 January 2022
Tedjo of Sjakwang (1849-1921), also known as Emperor Tedjo (Hankoel: 태조제 tedjodje, Handja: 太祖帝) was the first monarch of the Sjakwang dynasty of Corea. He deposed the Yi dynasty of Tsjosan in the 1883 Gyemi Coup and ruled until his death in 1921.
Biography
Early life
He was born as Ki Ripbam [奇砬犯] in Damjang County, the son of scholar Ki Tsjangdjin of the Hengdjoe Ki family. His mother was a Corean Catholic woman from the Andong Kwan clan, her name erased from historical records.
In 1858 following the collapse of the Qing dynasty, the family moved to their ancestral hometown of Hengdjoe on the outskirts of the Corean capital, Hansjang. Ripbam was tutored by Confucian scholars throughout his childhood. He spent a few weeks at a Buddhist monastery in Tsjalla province and also briefly attended a Catholic boys' academy in the capital.
