Seongjong of Joseon

Seongjong of Joseon
조선 성종
朝鮮成宗
King of Joseon
Reign31 December 1469 – 20 January 1495
EnthronementGeunjeongjeon Hall, Gyeongbok Palace, Hanseong
PredecessorYejong
SuccessorYeonsangun
RegentGrand Royal Queen Dowager Jaseong (1469–1476)
Born(1457-08-19)19 August 1457
Jaseondang Hall,[1] Gyeongbok Palace, Hanseong, Joseon
Died20 January 1495(1495-01-20) (aged 37)
Daejojeon Hall, Changdeok Palace, Hanseong, Joseon
Burial
Spouse(s)
(m. 1467; died 1474)
(m. 1476; dep. 1479)
(m. 1480)
Issue
among others...
Names
Yi Hyeol (이혈; 李娎)
Posthumous name
  • Joseon: King Inmun Heonmu Heumseong Gonghyo the Great (인문헌무흠성공효대왕; 仁文憲武欽聖恭孝大王)
  • Ming dynasty: Gangjeong (강정; 康靖)
Temple name
Seongjong (성종; 成宗)
ClanJeonju Yi
DynastyYi
Father
Mother
ReligionKorean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism)

Seongjong (Korean성종; Hanja成宗; 19 August 1457 – 20 January 1495), personal name Yi Hyeol (이혈; 李娎), was the ninth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Before succeeding his uncle, King Yejong, he was known as Grand Prince Jalsan (잘산대군; 乽山大君).

  1. ^ In the Eastern Palace (residence of the crown prince).

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