Wonneung Mausoleum, Dongguneung Cluster, Guri, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Spouse(s)
Queen Jeongseong
(m. 1703; died 1757)
Queen Jeongsun
(m. 1759)
Issue among others...
Crown Prince Sado
Posthumous name
Joseon: King Igmun Seonmu Huigyeong Hyeonhyo the Great → King Jeongmun Seonmu Huigyeong Hyeonhyo the Great
익문선무희경현효대왕 → 정문선무희경현효대왕
翼文宣武熙敬顯孝大王 → 正文宣武熙敬顯孝大王
Qing dynasty: Jangsun (장순, 莊順)
Temple name
Yeongjong (영종; 英宗) → Yeongjo (영조; 英祖)[a]
Clan
Jeonju Yi clan
Dynasty
House of Yi
Father
Sukjong of Joseon
Mother
Royal Noble Consort Suk (biological)
Queen Inwon (adoptive)
Religion
Korean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism)
Korean name
Hangul
영종, later 영조
Hanja
英宗, later 英祖
Revised Romanization
Yeongjong, later Yeongjo
McCune–Reischauer
Yŏngjong, later Yŏngjo
Birth name
Hangul
이금
Hanja
李昑
Revised Romanization
I Geum
McCune–Reischauer
Yi Kŭm
Courtesy name
Hangul
광숙
Hanja
光叔
Revised Romanization
Gwangsuk
McCune–Reischauer
Kwangsuk
Art name
Hangul
양성헌
Hanja
養性軒
Revised Romanization
Yangseongheon
McCune–Reischauer
Yangsŏnghŏn
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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Yeongjo (Korean: 영조; Hanja: 英祖; 31 October 1694 – 22 April 1776), personal name Yi Geum (이금; 李昑), was the 21st monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of King Sukjong by his concubine, Royal Noble Consort Suk of the Haeju Choe clan. Before ascending to power, he was known as Prince Yeoning (연잉군; 延礽君). His life was characterized by political infighting and resentment due to his biological mother's low-born origins.
In 1720, a few months after the accession of his elder half-brother, Yi Yun (posthumously King Gyeongjong), as the 20th king, Yeoning became the crown prince. This induced a large controversy between the political factions. Nevertheless, four years later, at the death of Gyeongjong, he ascended to the throne.
Yeongjo is most remembered for his persistent attempts to reform the taxation system, and reconcile the various factions under his Tangpyeong policy (탕평; 蕩平; lit. 'Magnificent Harmony'). His reign of nearly 52 years was also marked by the highly controversial execution of his only surviving son, Crown Prince Sado, in 1762. However, in spite of this controversy, Yeongjo has earned a positive reputation in Korean history due to his efforts to rule by Confucian ethics.
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Yeongjo (Korean: 영조; Hanja: 英祖; 31 October 1694 – 22 April 1776), personal name Yi Geum (이금; 李昑), was the 21st monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea...
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