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195:Yudeok (C)
81:Temple name
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1407:Yi Sun-sin
1365:Kim Okgyun
1355:Pak Gyu-su
1250:Yi San-hae
1151:Yu Eung-bu
1141:Hwangbo In
1131:Jeong Inji
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867:Gongbo (C)
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105:Romanized
99:Romanized
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83:(廟號) (T) /
30:This is a
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1510:Choe Je-u
1486:Jang Geum
1422:Yi Eok-gi
1370:Yi Yu-won
1345:Pak Je-ga
1320:Bak Jiwon
1236:Seong Hon
1136:Hwang Hui
1023:군방/君邦(C)
1004:Yi Cheok
950:Cheoljong
928:Yi Byeon
908:문응/文應 (C)
836:형운/亨運 (C)
800:광숙/光叔 (C)
702:Hyeonjong
662:정연/靜淵 (C)
402:Seongjong
384:Yi Hyeol
350:Yi Gwang
327:Suji (C)
252:Yi Hyang
170:Jeongjong
88:(諡號) (P)
1587:See also
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1526:Painters
1457:cheonmin
1437:Shin Ryu
1427:Won Gyun
1412:Kwon Yul
1402:Shin Rip
1226:Yi Hwang
1171:Ha Wi-ji
1126:Kwŏn Kŭn
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944:도승/道升(C)
914:Heonjong
892:Yi Hwan
872:공보/公寶(C)
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784:Yi Geum
682:Yi Yeon
612:Yi Jong
550:Yi Yeon
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1469:kisaeng
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1390:yangban
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1280:Kim Yuk
1275:Jo Heon
1265:Kim Jip
1181:Kim Jil
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1106:class.
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1029:Sunjong
996:高宗 (T)
956:哲宗 (T)
920:憲宗 (T)
884:純祖 (T)
848:正祖 (T)
842:Jeongjo
820:Yi San
812:英祖 (T)
806:Yeongjo
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766:輝瑞 (C)
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742:肅宗 (T)
736:Sukjong
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508:仁宗 (T)
498:天胤 (C)
474:中宗 (T)
464:樂天 (C)
408:成宗 (T)
376:睿宗 (T)
342:世祖 (T)
332:粹之 (C)
308:端宗 (T)
302:Danjong
278:文宗 (T)
272:Munjong
244:世宗 (T)
234:元正 (C)
210:太宗 (T)
204:Taejong
176:定宗 (T)
166:光遠 (C)
142:太祖 (T)
132:仲潔 (C)
1542:Hyewon
1532:Danwon
1453:jungin
1443:Others
1375:
1231:Jo Sik
1216:Yun Im
1176:Yi Gae
1100:munsin
1042:Royals
990:Gojong
974:(1907)
646:Yi Ho
628:和伯(C)
566:Seonjo
502:Injong
482:Yi Ho
370:Yejong
316:Yi Yu
268:輝之(C)
218:Yi Do
200:遺德(C)
51:See:
46:Rulers
1463:Women
1397:Yi Il
1310:Yi Ik
878:Sunjo
364:명조/평남
136:Taejo
75:(C)/
38:with
25:Korea
1547:Owon
1255:Yi I
969:李命福
967:이명복
632:Injo
604:光海君
602:광해군
594:(C)
440:燕山君
430:(C)
398:(C)
336:Sejo
291:李弘緯
189:李芳遠
155:李芳果
121:李成桂
1009:李拓
1001:27
961:26
933:李昪
925:25
897:李奐
889:24
861:李蚣
853:23
825:李祘
817:22
789:李昑
781:21
755:李昀
747:20
721:李焞
713:19
687:李棩
679:18
651:李淏
643:17
617:李倧
609:16
585:李琿
577:15
555:李蚣
547:14
521:李峘
513:13
487:李峼
479:12
453:李懌
445:11
438:연산군
421:李隆
413:10
389:李娎
355:李晄
330:수지
321:李瑈
289:이홍위
257:李珦
223:李祹
198:유덕
187:이방원
153:이방과
130:중결
119:이성계
23:of
1614::
1033:순종
1015:*
1007:이척
994:고종
976:*
954:철종
931:이변
918:헌종
895:이환
882:순조
859:이공
846:정조
823:이산
810:영조
787:이금
774:경종
764:휘서
753:이윤
740:숙종
730:명보
719:이순
706:현종
696:경직
685:이연
672:효종
649:이호
636:인조
626:화백
615:이종
583:이혼
570:선조
553:이연
540:명종
530:대양
519:이환
506:인종
496:천윤
485:이호
472:중종
462:낙천
451:이역
419:이융
406:성종
387:이혈
381:9
374:예종
353:이광
347:8
340:세조
319:이유
313:7
306:단종
283:6
276:문종
266:휘지
255:이향
249:5
242:세종
232:원정
221:이도
215:4
208:태종
181:3
174:정종
164:광원
147:2
140:태조
113:1
61:#
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