Jungjong

Jungjong 11th King of the Joseon Dynasty
King Jungjong, painting from 1506
Spelling of names
Hangeul	중종
Hanja	中 宗
Revised Romanization	Jungjong
McCune-Reischauer	Chungjong
Reign
Reign of	1506
Reign until	1544
predecessor	King Yeonsangun
successor	King Injong
Life dates
Born on the	April 16, 1488
place of birth	Hanseong , Joseon
Birth Name	이역
Hanja	李 懌
Revised Romanization	Yi Yeok
McCune-Reischauer	Yi Yŏk
father	King Seongjong
mother	Queen Jeonghyeon
Death dates
Died on	November 29, 1544
Place of death	Hanseong , Joseon
tomb	Seolleung, Hanseong
Spouses, mistresses, offspring
Woman (s)	Queen Dangyeong Queen Janggyeon Queen Munjeong and ten other ladies of the court
Sons	Prince Yi Ho Prince Gyeongwon (Yi Hwan) and seven other princes and a son whose name is not known
Daughters	Princess Hyohye Princess Uihye Princess Hyosun Princess Gyeonghyeon Princess Insun and six other princesses

Jungjong ( Korean : 중종 ) (born April 16, 1488 in Hanseong , Joseon ; † November 29, 1544 ibid) was the 11th king of the Joseon Dynasty ( 조선 왕조 ) (1392–1910) in his reign from 1506 to 1544 Korea .

Life

Yi Yeok, as King Jungjong was called when he was born, was the son of King Seongjong ( 성종 ), the 9th ruler of the Joseon Empire. His mother was Queen Jeonghyeon ( 성종 ), who came from the Papyeong clan ( 파평 ) of the Yun family ( 윤 ).

At the age of 12 he was married to a princess of the court who was one year older than him and who later became Queen Dangyeong ( 당영 ), the first queen under his reign for seven days. She was removed from her position and lost her title because her father had spoken out against the coup of the despotic King Yeonsangun , who was her husband's half-brother and her husband was the successor of the dethroned.

It was the politicians Seong Huian ( 성희안 ), Park Wonjong ( 박원종 ) and Yu Sunjeong ( 유순정 ) who took the initiative in 1508 and, with soldiers from the military training camp Hullyeonwon ( 훈련원 ), penetrated the royal palace, disempowered King Yeonsangun and brought him to the island Ganghwado ( 강화도 ) exiled. Subsequently, they named Yi Yeok, who had reached the age of 18 at that time, as king.

But in the following years it was precisely those who had rebelled against King Yeonsangun who began to rule the empire despotic until King Jungjong entrusted the scholar and politician Jo Gwangjo ( 조광조 ) and some of his followers with the task of order in 1515 in the kingdom and restore justice. Gwangjo's opponents began to discredit him with the king until Jungjong finally exiled him to Neungju ( 능주 ) in 1519 , where he later died of poisoning.

Jungjong himself died on November 29, 1544 and was first buried in the royal tomb Seosamreung of Goyang ( 고양 ) in the province of Gyeonggi-do ( 경기도 ), northwest of Seoul, next to his second queen Janggyeon ( 장견 ), who died in 1515. But 17 years later his third wife, Queen Munjeong ( 문정 ) made sure that his grave was moved to the Seolleung tomb ( 선릉 ) in Hanseong .

Photo gallery

• King Jungjong's tomb
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literature

• Han Young Woo : Joseon Era . In: A Review of Korean History . Volume 2 . Kyongsaewon Publishing Company , Pajubookcity, Gyeonggi-do 2010, ISBN 978-89-8341-092-4 (English).

Web links

• Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty: Jeongneung . Cultural Heritage Administration,accessed February 26, 2019. 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Han : Joseon Era . 2010, p.  307 .
2. ^ Shin Jeong-seon : Meeting the Kings of Joseon alongside their Graves . Korea Focus , January 21, 2012, accessed February 26, 2019 .  
3. ↑ Han : Joseon Era . 2010, p.  139 .
4. ↑ Han : Joseon Era . 2010, p.  139 f .
5. ↑ Han : Joseon Era . 2010, p.  140 .
6. ^ Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty: Jeongneung . Cultural Heritage Administration , accessed February 26, 2019 .