• Yeonsangun banned the use of the script. Furthermore, Yeonsangun was the only monarch of the Joseon dynasty who tried to dismantle Buddhism in Joseon...
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  • reason behind the tyranny of Seongjong's successor, Yeonsangun of Joseon. His reign was marked by the prosperity and growth of the economy, based on the...
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  • Jang Nok-su (category Royal consorts of Joseon)
    of the Heungdeok Jang clan, was the consort of Yeonsangun of Joseon. She is often compared with Jang Hui-bin and Jeong Nan-jeong, two other women of the...
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  • 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...
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  • outlaw from the Joseon period. He was the leader of a group of bandits during the reign of King Yeonsangun of Joseon. The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty and...
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    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...
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  • monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He succeeded to the throne after the deposition of his elder half-brother, the tyrannical Yeonsangun. In September...
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    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...
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    of Murder (2003), and a gangster in A Bittersweet Life (2005). Kim won Best Actor at the 2001 Dong-A Theatre Awards for his portrayal of Yeonsangun of...
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    also Goryeo). Jong was given to all other kings/emperors. Two kings, Yeonsangun and Gwanghaegun, were not given temple names after their reigns ended...
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    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...
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  • scholar official and member of the royal family of Joseon Dynasty. He was a close minister of King Yeonsangun of Joseon. His courtesy name was Yiui (이의)...
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  • more than 500 years. List of monarchs of Korea Historians, The Organization of Korean (2014-01-09). Everyday Life in Joseon-Era Korea: Economy and Society...
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  • Princess Hwisin (category Princesses of Joseon)
    as Princess Hwisun (휘순공주; 徽順公主), was a Joseon Royal Princess and the eldest daughter of Yeonsangun of Joseon and Deposed Queen Sin. Her title as Princess...
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  • the 20th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the eldest son of King Sukjong by his concubine, Royal Noble Consort Hui of the Indong Jang clan...
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  • Prince Yangpyeong (category House of Yi)
    October 1506) was a Korean prince and the only son of Yeonsangun of Joseon and Royal Consort Suk-ui of the Yangseong Yi clan. His personal name was Yi In...
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    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...
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  • September 1674), personal name Yi Yeon (이연; 李棩), was the 18th monarch of the Joseon of Korea. His reign was mostly marked by heavy conflict among the nation's...
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    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...
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    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 Hyegyŏng, and succeeded...
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  • Deposed Crown Prince Yi Hwang (category House of Yi)
    Prince as the second son (formally as first son) of Yeonsangun of Joseon and Deposed Queen Shin of the Geochang Sin clan. He firstly become Heir Successor...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • Norigae (section Joseon)
    one than adult's. In Joseon Dynasty, the King Yeonsangun used the luxuriousness and sizes of norigae to classify the social rank of his women. The norigae...
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  • 1537), of the Geochang Shin clan, was the wife and queen consort of Yi Yung, King Yeonsan, the 10th Joseon monarch. She was queen consort of Joseon from...
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  • The King and the Clown (category Films set in Joseon)
    It was adapted from the 2000 stage play, Yi ("You") about Yeonsangun of Joseon, a Joseon dynasty king and a court clown who mocks him. It was released...
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  • The Treacherous (category Films set in Joseon)
    as Im Sung-jae Seo Young-joo as young Im Sung-jae Kim Kang-woo as Yeonsangun of Joseon Chun Ho-jin as Im Sa-hong Lim Ji-yeon as Dan-hee Kim Hyun-soo as...
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  • monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. As he was deposed in a coup d'état, he did not receive a temple name. Gwanghaegun was the second son of King Seonjo;...
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    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...
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    play an important role in Korean conceptions of the traditional culture of the Joseon. Although the names of most real kisaeng have been forgotten, a few...
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