Yeonsangun of Joseon

Yeonsangun
연산군
燕山君
King of Joseon
Reign20 January 1495 – 18 September 1506
Enthronement25 January 1495 Injeongjeon Hall, Changdeok Palace, Hanseong
PredecessorSeongjong
SuccessorJungjong
BornYi Yung (이융; 李㦕)
(1476-11-23)23 November 1476
Gyotaejeon Hall, Gyeongbok Palace, Hanseong, Joseon
Died20 November 1506(1506-11-20) (aged 29)
Ganghwa County, Gyeonggi Province, Joseon
Burial
Yeonsangunmyo Mausoleum, Banghak-dong, Dobong District, Seoul, South Korea
Spouse(s)
(m. 1488)
Issue
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10 sons, 9 daughters
ClanJeonju Yi clan
DynastyHouse of Yi
FatherSeongjong of Joseon
Mother
ReligionKorean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism)
Korean name
Hangul
연산군
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYeonsan-gun
McCune–ReischauerYŏnsan'gun
Birth name
Hangul
이융
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Yung
McCune–ReischauerYi Yung

Yeonsangun or Prince Yeonsan (Korean연산군; 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.


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