He was a younger brother of his predecessor as king, [[King Gyeongjong]], being the second son of [[King Sukchong]] and Sukchong's consort [[Sukbin]].<ref>Evelyn Rawski, ''Early Modern China and Northeast Asia: Cross-Border Perspectives'', Cambridge University Press (2015), 167.</ref> | He was a younger brother of his predecessor as king, [[King Gyeongjong]], being the second son of [[King Sukchong]] and Sukchong's consort [[Sukbin]].<ref>Evelyn Rawski, ''Early Modern China and Northeast Asia: Cross-Border Perspectives'', Cambridge University Press (2015), 167.</ref> |