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Seongjong (Korean: 성종; Hanja: 成宗; 28 August 1457 – 29 January 1495), personal name Yi Hyeol (이혈; 李娎), was the ninth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea...

Yeonsangun's father, King Seongjong, as a concubine until the death of Queen Gonghye, Seongjong's first wife. With no heir, the king was urged by counselors...

known as King Myeongjong). Father: King Seongjong of Joseon (조선 성종; 20 August 1457 – 20 January 1494) Grandfather: King Deokjong of Joseon (조선 덕종; 1438...

Seongjong (성종; from Chinese: 成宗(Chéngzōng)) is the temple name of two Korean monarchs: King Seongjong of Goryeo (r. 981–997) King Seongjong of Joseon...

Sejong the Great, eldest son of seventh King Sejo of Joseon and father of ninth King Seongjong of Joseon. He was titled as Prince Dowon until his father's...

The Joseon dynasty ruled Korea, succeeding the 400-year-old Goryeo dynasty in 1392 through the Japanese occupation in 1910. Twenty-seven kings ruled over...

Changdeok Palace. Father: King Jungjong of Joseon (조선 중종; 16 April 1488 – 29 November 1544) Grandfather: King Seongjong of Joseon (조선 성종; 19 August 1457...

the 14th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was known for promoting Confucianism and attempting reforms at the beginning of his reign. However...

the throne in 1567. Father: King Jungjong of Joseon (16 April 1488 – 29 November 1544) Grandfather: King Seongjong of Joseon (19 August 1457 – 20 January...

when one of the children of Insu and Uigyeong became the King Seongjong of Joseon. His eldest daughter Princess Consort Jeongseon, was the wife of Prince...

Deposed Queen Yun of the Haman Yun clan (15 July 1455 – 29 August 1482) was the second wife of Yi Hyeol, King Seongjong and the mother of Yi Yung, Prince...

north of the Yalu River. King Seongjong was succeeded by his son, Yeonsangun, in 1494. Yeonsangun is often considered the worst tyrant in Joseon's history...

daughter of King Munjong of Joseon Queen Sohye (born 1437), only wife of Crown Prince Uigyeong and the queen mother of King Seongjong of Joseon Queen Gonghye...

monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He is regarded as one of the greatest rulers in Korean history, and is remembered as the inventor of Hangul, the...

of the Joseon Dynasty. He was the son of King Seongjong of Joseon and Royal Consort Sugyong. Yi Jeon was born on 22 September 1490, 21st year of King...

李成桂), later Yi Tan (이단; 李旦), was the founder and first monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. After overthrowing the Goryeo dynasty, he ascended to the...

two period dramas—King Seongjong of Joseon in The King and I (2007), and Ijinashi, the first king of Daegaya in Kim Su-ro, The Iron King (2010). Go also...

The Tombs of the Joseon dynasty refers to the 40 tombs of members of the House of Yi, which ruled Korea (at the time known as Joseon, and later as the...

married Prince Jalsan (the future King Seongjong). In 1468, Crown Prince Haeyang became Yejong, the 8th King of the Joseon Dynasty, and Han Myeong-hoe's daughter...

of the Papyeong Yun clan, was the wife and second queen consort of Yi Yeok, King Jungjong, the 11th Joseon monarch. She was queen consort of Joseon from...