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Sukjong of Joseon

Sukjong
숙종
肅宗
King of Joseon
Reign22 September 1674 – 12 July 1720
PredecessorHyeonjong
SuccessorGyeongjong
Crown Prince of Joseon dynasty
Reign1667 – 22 September 1674
SuccessorCrown Prince Yi Yun
Born7 October 1661
Hoesangjeon Hall, Gyeonghuigung, Hanseong, Joseon
Died12 July 1720(1720-07-12) (aged 58)
Yungbokjeon Hall, Gyeonghuigung, Hanseong, Joseon
Burial
Myeongneung Mausoleum, Seooneung Cluster, Goyang, South Korea
Spouse(s)
(m. 1670; died 1680)
(m. 1681; dep. 1688)
(m. 1694; died 1701)
(m. 1702)
Issue
among others...
Names
Yi Sun (이순; 李焞)
Posthumous name
  • Joseon: King Huisun Jangmun Heonmu Gyeongmyeong Wonhyo the Great (희순장문헌무경명원효대왕; 僖順章文憲武敬明元孝大王)
  • Qing dynasty: Huisun (희순; 僖順)
Temple name
Sukjong (숙종; 肅宗)
ClanJeonju Yi
DynastyYi
FatherHyeonjong of Joseon
MotherQueen Myeongseong
ReligionKorean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism)
Korean name
Hangul
숙종
Hanja
肅宗
Revised RomanizationSukjong
McCune–ReischauerSukchong
Art name
Hangul
양성헌
Hanja
養性軒
Revised RomanizationYangseongheon
McCune–ReischauerYangsŏnghŏn
Birth name
Hangul
이순
Hanja
李焞
Revised RomanizationI Sun
McCune–ReischauerI Sun

Sukjong (Korean숙종; Hanja肅宗; 7 October 1661 – 12 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 power throughout his reign, by switching among the Namin (Southerners), Seoin (Westerners), Soron and Noron political factions.


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