Grand Prince Uian (1382–1398)

Yi Bang Seok
이방석
Crown Prince of Joseon
Tenure7 September 1392 – 6 October 1398
SuccessorCrown Prince Bang-gwa
Born1382
Gaegyeong (now Kaeseong, Kaesong Industrial Region), Goryeo
Died6 October 1398 (aged 16–17)
Hanseong, Joseon
Burial
Grand Prince Uian Cemetery, Eommi-ri, Namhansanseong-myeon, Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Spouse
Deposed Crown Princess Consort Hyeon of the Ryu clan
(died 1393)
    Crown Princess Consort Hyeon of the Cheongseong Shim clan
    (m. 13971398)
    IssueYi Won-sun
    FatherTaejo of Joseon
    MotherQueen Sindeok
    Grand Prince Uian
    Hangul
    의안대군
    Hanja
    宜安大君
    Revised RomanizationUiandaegun
    McCune–ReischauerŬiandaegun
    Birth name
    Hangul
    이방석
    Hanja
    李芳碩
    Revised RomanizationI Bangseok
    McCune–ReischauerYi Bangsŏk

    Prince Uian (Korean: 의안대군; Hanja: 宜安大君; 1382 – 26 August 1398) was a Korean crown prince. He was the eighth and youngest son of King Taejo and the first crown prince of Joseon.

    His birth name was Yi Bang-seok (이방석, 李芳碩). He was posthumously named Sodo (소도, 昭悼) with the nickname of Deposed Crown Prince Yi Bang-seok (폐세자 이방석, 廢世子 李芳碩) and posthumous title of Prince Sodo (소도군, 昭悼君).

    As the child of King Taejo's second wife, Queen Sindeok, he was appointed as the first crown prince of the Joseon Dynasty. He was deposed during the First Strife of Princes and assassinated at age 17.