Yeonsangun of Joseon

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Yeonsangun or Prince Yeonsan (Korean: 연산군; Hanja: 燕山君; 23 November 1476 – 20 November 1506), personal name Yi Yung (이융; 李㦕), was the 10th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Often considered the worst tyrant in Joseon's history and perhaps all Korean history, he is notorious for launching two bloody purges, seizing hundreds of women from all over the peninsula to serve as palace entertainers, and appropriating Sungkyunkwan as a personal pleasure ground. Yeonsangun's despotic rule provided a stark contrast to the liberal era of his father, and as a much-despised overthrown monarch, he did not receive a temple name.

Infobox

Reign

6 September 1483 – 20 January 1495

Enthronement

25 January 1495 Injeongjeon Hall, Changdeokgung, Hanseong

Predecessor

Crown Prince Yi Hwang

Successor

Deposed Crown Prince Yi Hwang

Born

(1476-11-23)23 November 1476Gyotaejeon Hall, Gyeongbokgung, Hanseong, Joseon

Died

20 November 1506(1506-11-20) (aged 29)Gyodong-myeon, Ganghwa County, Gyeonggi Province, Joseon

Burial

Yeonsangunmyo Mausoleum, Dobong District, Seoul, South Korea

Spouse

mw- Queen Shin (m. 1488)

Issuedetails...

11 sons, 6 daughters

Names

NamesYi Yung (이융; 李㦕)

Clan

Jeonju Yi

Dynasty

Father

Seongjong of Joseon

Mother

mw- Queen Yun (biological) Queen Jeonghyeon (adoptive)

Religion

Korean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism)

Tables

· References

Regnal titles

Yeonsangun of Joseon House of YiBorn: 23 November 1476 Died: 20 November 1506

Regnal titles

Preceded bySeongjong

Yeonsangun of Joseon House of YiBorn: 23 November 1476 Died: 20 November 1506

Preceded bySeongjong

Yeonsangun of Joseon House of YiBorn: 23 November 1476 Died: 20 November 1506

King of Joseon 25 January 1495 – 18 September 1506

Yeonsangun of Joseon House of YiBorn: 23 November 1476 Died: 20 November 1506

Succeeded byJungjong

Yeonsangun of Joseon House of YiBorn: 23 November 1476 Died: 20 November 1506
Regnal titles
Preceded bySeongjong	King of Joseon 25 January 1495 – 18 September 1506	Succeeded byJungjong

References

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His adoptive daughter (biological daughter of Park Su-rim) will later become Royal Noble Consort Gyeong, a concubine of
His daughter will later become Royal Noble Consort Hui, a concubine of King Jungjong.
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Annals, April 1, 1505
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https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0036803
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https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/
"연산군일기 (Daily Records of King Yeonsangun) - 조선왕조실록"
https://sillok.history.go.kr/search/inspectionMonthList.do?id=kja
"폐비 거창 신씨 (Deposed Queen Shin) - 한국역대인물종합정보시스템"
https://people.aks.ac.kr/front/dirSer/ppl/pplView.aks?pplId=PPL_6JOa_A1472_2_0019314
"장녹수 (Jang Nok-su) - 한국민족문화대백과사전"
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The Chosun Ilbo (english.chosun.com)
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2006/01/27/2006012761013.html
Those who were listed were not reigning monarchs but posthumously recognized; the year following means the year of recog
Only the crown princes that did not become the king were listed; the former year indicates when one officially became th
The title given to the biological father, who never reigned, of the kings who were adopted as the heir to a precedent ki
The de jure monarch of Korea during the era was the Emperor of Japan, while the former Korean emperors were given nobili