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...

weeks later. Father: King Seongjong of Joseon (조선 성종; 19 August 1457 – 20 January 1495) Grandfather: King Deokjong of Joseon (조선 덕종; 3 October 1438 – 2...

Myeongjong). Father: King Seongjong of Joseon (조선 성종; 20 August 1457 – 20 January 1494) Grandfather: King Deokjong of Joseon (조선 덕종; 1438 – 2 September...

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

titled Grand Prince Haeyang (해양대군; 海陽大君), was the eighth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He succeeded his father, King Sejo, in 1468, when he was...

is a judge of Hanseongbu and the third generation of leaders from the most prestigious family in Joseon. Song Geon-hee as Seongjong of Joseon / Lee Hyul...

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...

Palace. Father: King Jungjong of Joseon (조선 중종; 16 April 1488 – 29 November 1544) Grandfather: King Seongjong of Joseon (조선 성종; 19 August 1457 – 20 January...

throne in 1567. Father: King Jungjong of Joseon (16 April 1488 – 29 November 1544) Grandfather: King Seongjong of Joseon (19 August 1457 – 20 January 1494)...

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...

that she "scarred King Seongjong's face with her fingernails," but in the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, there is no record of it and since it is a rumor...

prince 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...

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...

September 1674), personal name Yi Yeon (이연; 李棩), was the 18th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. His reign was mostly marked by heavy conflict among the...

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...

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...

Won-beom (이원범; 李元範), later Yi Byeon (이변; 李昪), was the 25th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. After King Heonjong died without any descendants in 1849...

adoption was no longer recognized by legislation as of 2004. House of Yi Joseon Dynasty "Reviving Joseon Archived 8 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine",...

Jeongjo the Great (정조대왕; 正祖大王), was the 22nd monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of Crown Prince Sado and Lady Hyegyeong, and succeeded...

the 21st monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of King Sukjong by his concubine, Royal Noble Consort Suk of the Haeju Choe clan...

the noble class. Members of the royal lineage were treated even more strictly, with Seongjong of Joseon ordering the execution of his cousin when he discovered...

the Joseon dynasty, located in Seoul, South Korea. The westernmost tomb, called Seonneung, belongs to King Seongjong (1457–1494) the 9th monarch of Joseon...

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...

July 1720), personal name Yi Sun (이순; 李焞), was the 19th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. A skilled legislator, he caused multiple changes in political...

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...

the third monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea and the father of Sejong the Great. He was the fifth son of King Taejo, the founder of the dynasty. Before...

(1445–1462), wife of Yejong of Joseon Queen Ansun (1445–1499), wife of Yejong of Joseon Queen Gonghye (1456–1474), wife of Seongjong of Joseon Queen Inyeol...

the 23rd monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of King Jeongjo by his concubine, Royal Noble Consort Su of the Bannam Park clan...