Sejo of Joseon

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Sejo of Joseon 조선 세조 朝鮮世祖
King Emeritus of Joseon
Tenure	1 – 2 October 1468
Predecessor	Danjong
Successor	Jungjong
King of Joseon
Reign	3 August 1455 – 1 October 1468
Enthronement	Geunjeongjeon Hall, Gyeongbok Palace, Hanseong
Predecessor	Danjong
Successor	Yejong
Chief State Councillor
In office	19 November 1453 – 3 August 1455
Predecessor	Hwangbo In
Successor	Jeong In-ji
Monarch	Danjong
Born	7 November 1417 Grand Prince Chungnyeong's Mansion, Hanseong, Joseon
Died	23 September 1468(1468-09-23) (aged 50) Jeongjeon Hall, Sugang Palace, Hanseong, Joseon
Burial	Gwangneung Mausoleum, Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Spouse(s)	Queen Jeonghui ​ (m. 1428)​
Issue among others...	Yejong of Joseon
Names Yi Yu (이유; 李瑈) Posthumous name Joseon: King Jideok Yunggong Seongsin Myeongye Heumsuk Inhyo the Great (지덕융공성신명예흠숙인효대왕; 至德隆功聖神明睿欽肅仁孝大王) Ming dynasty: Hyejang (혜장; 惠莊) Temple name Sejo (세조; 世祖)
Clan	Jeonju Yi
Dynasty	Yi
Father	Sejong of Joseon
Mother	Queen Soheon
Religion	Korean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism) → Korean Buddhism
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Sejo (Korean: 세조; Hanja: 世祖; 7 November 1417 – 23 September 1468), personal name Yi Yu (이유; 李瑈), sometimes known as Grand Prince Suyang (수양대군; 首陽大君), was the seventh monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of Sejong the Great and the uncle of King Danjong, against whom he led a coup d'état in 1453.