Seonjo (Korean: 선조; Hanja: 宣祖; 6 December 1552 – 6 March 1608), personal name Yi Yeon (이연; 李昖), was the 14th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He...

he did not receive a temple name. Gwanghaegun was the second son of King Seonjo, born to Lady Kim Gong-Bin, a concubine. When Japan invaded Korea to attack...

16th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was a grandson of King Seonjo and the eldest son of Prince Jeongwon. He ascended to the throne after leading...

2024-03-27. Veritable Records of Seonjo, Year 25, October 1, Article 10 (1592). Kim 2012, pp. 242–243. Veritable Records of Seonjo, Year 26, February 16, Article...

導元帥) of the Joseon military, who, in turn, sent the message to King Seonjo. King Seonjo, who was desperate for victories to loosen the Japanese grip on his...

without any male issue. Yi Gyun, Prince Haseong (later known as Yi Yeon, Seonjo of Joseon), his half-nephew from his older half-brother Grand Internal Prince...

the Joseon period, who became a concubine of King Seonjo and later of his son, Gwanghae, after Seonjo death. During the latter's reign, she intervened...

to follow Seonjo anyway. On 2 May, he departed for Kaesong with his family, hearing from his younger brother, Yi Jeong-hyeong that Seonjo was staying...

He was the royal chief physician of Naeuiwon during the reign of King Seonjo and King Gwanghae of the Joseon period in Korea. Heo Jun was born in 1539...

Westerners faction. He served as Chief State Councillor during the reign of King Seonjo. Yun Du-su was born in 1533 at Hansung. His father was Yun Byeon (윤변, 尹忭;...

made for the late crown prince. A similar event took place in 1568, when Seonjo of Joseon succeeded the throne as the adopted heir to his half-uncle, Myeongjong...

Korean military official of the mid-Joseon Period. During the reign of Seonjo of Joseon, he made a great contribution to the conquest of the Jurchen people...

Records of Seonjo 33rd June 13 (in Korean and Chinese) Veritable Records of Seonjo 34th May 3 (in Korean and Chinese) Veritable Records of Seonjo 37th May...

Chungcheong, Gyeongsang, and Jeolla provinces. The record showed how King Seonjo was urged to sooth the hardship of the country's eastern coastal people...

Joseon's highest military official and King Seonjo's closest military officer. Cha Seung-won as King Seonjo, the king of Joseon. Kim Shin-rok as Bumdong...

Japanese reached Pyongyang. King Seonjo of Joseon fled, and two Korean princes were captured by Katō Kiyomasa. Seonjo dispatched an emissary to the Ming...

King Seonjo ordered Admiral Yi to capture Kato, but Yi refused to do so, as he knew that the words were the fabrications of Japanese agents. Seonjo was...

He was a son by a concubine to the Joseon dynasty's 14th monarch, king Seonjo, and half brother of king Gwanghaegun and father of king Injo. His birth...

childhood name Yi Jin-Guk), was a Joseon Royal Prince as the eldest son of King Seonjo and the elder brother of King Gwanghae. He was known for such a violent...

(Korean: 공빈 김씨; Hanja: 恭嬪 金氏; 16 November 1553 – 13 June 1577) was a consort of Seonjo of Joseon and the mother of Gwanghaegun. Lady Kim was born into the Gimhae...

Construction of Changdeokgung began in 1405, and was completed in 1412. King Seonjo expanded the palace grounds by about 500,000 square meters, including Huwon...

Myeongjong, but it gained control of the government during the reign of King Seonjo. It soon split into opposing factions known as the Easterners and the Westerners...

name Yi Ui, was a Joseon royal prince as the only legitimate son of King Seonjo, from Queen Inmok who was born when his father was already 55 years old...

consort of Injong of Joseon Queen Uiin, first consort of Seonjo of Joseon Queen Inmok, second of Seonjo of Joseon Queen Inyeol, first consort of Injo of Joseon...

husband, King Seonjo. King Seonjo and Lady Park both share King Sejong as their ancestor as he’s their 5th great-grandfather. King Seonjo’s father, Internal...

the first of the Japanese invasions of Korea in the Joseon Dynasty, King Seonjo took refuge in the north. Food shortages due to the invasion made it difficult...

1 Jungjong Sillok vol. 33, 3 July 1518, entry 1 Seonjo Sillok vol. 22, 23 April 1588, entry 1 Seonjo Sillok vol. 22, 19 May 1588, entry 1 Wikimedia Commons...

posthumous name bestowed to the wife and second queen consort of Yi Yeon, King Seonjo, the 14th Joseon monarch. She was queen consort of Joseon from 1602 until...

Yeonsangun 1494–1506 Jungjong 1506–1544 Injong 1544–1545 Myeongjong 1545–1567 Seonjo 1567–1608 Gwanghaegun 1608–1623 Injo 1623–1649 Hyojong 1649–1659 Hyeonjong...

Shu (紀效新書), written by the Chinese military strategist Qi Jiguang. King Seonjo (1567–1608) took a personal interest in the book, and ordered his court...