Changneung Mausoleum, Seooneung Cluster, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Spouse(s)
Queen Jangsun
(m. 1460; died 1462)
Queen Ansun
(m. 1463)
Issue among others...
Seongjong of Joseon (adopted)
Posthumous name
Joseon: King Heummun Seongmu Uiin Sohyo the Great
흠문 성무 의인 소효 대왕
欽文聖武懿仁昭孝大王
Ming dynasty: Yangdo (양도; 襄悼)
Temple name
Yejong (예종; 睿宗)
Clan
Jeonju Yi clan
Dynasty
House of Yi
Father
Sejo of Joseon
Mother
Queen Jeonghui
Religion
Korean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism)
Korean name
Hangul
예종
Hanja
睿宗
Revised Romanization
Yejong
McCune–Reischauer
Yechong
Birth name
Hangul
이황
Hanja
李晄
Revised Romanization
I Hwang
McCune–Reischauer
Yi Hwang
Courtesy name
Hangul
명조 / 평남
Hanja
明照 / 平南
Revised Romanization
Myeongjo / Pyeongnam
McCune–Reischauer
Myŏngjo / Pyŏngnam
Monarchs of Korea
Joseon monarchs
Taejo
1392–1398
Jeongjong
1398–1400
Taejong
1400–1418
Sejong
1418–1450
Munjong
1450–1452
Danjong
1452–1455
Sejo
1455–1468
Yejong
1468–1469
Seongjong
1469–1494
Yeonsangun
1494–1506
Jungjong
1506–1544
Injong
1544–1545
Myeongjong
1545–1567
Seonjo
1567–1608
Gwanghaegun
1608–1623
Injo
1623–1649
Hyojong
1649–1659
Hyeonjong
1659–1674
Sukjong
1674–1720
Gyeongjong
1720–1724
Yeongjo
1724–1776
Jeongjo
1776–1800
Sunjo
1800–1834
Heonjong
1834–1849
Cheoljong
1849–1864
Gojong
1864–1897
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Yejong (Korean: 예종; Hanja: 睿宗; 23 January 1450 – 9 January 1470), personal name Yi Hwang (이황; 李晄), firstly titled Grand Prince Haeyang (해양대군; 海陽大君), was the eighth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He succeeded his father, King Sejo, in 1468, when he was 19 years old, but was too physically ill to govern, and died a year later.[1]
One of the most prominent incidents during his reign was the trial and death of General Nam Yi, who was famous for having suppressed Yi Si-ae's Rebellion along with General Gang Sun. At the age of 28, Nam Yi was appointed as Minister of Military Affairs. However, when Yejong took the throne, Yu Ja-gwang, who was jealous of Nam Yi, accused him of treason when he found out that the king himself was not fond of the general. Yu also involved Gang Sun and initiated a trial witnessed by Yejong. They were found guilty and executed, while Yu Ja-gwang was promoted to a high office. After this incident, there were many cases where Yu accused ministers who were apparently more prestigious than himself.
^Han, Hee-Sook (2004). "Women's Life during the Chosŏn Dynasty" (PDF). International Journal of Korean History. 6: 159. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
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