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| + | [[File:King-yeongjo.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Portrait of King Yeongjo, National Museum of Korea. Replica of [[National Treasures of Korea|Korean National Treasure]] #932.]] | ||
*''Born: [[1694]]'' | *''Born: [[1694]]'' | ||
*''Died: [[1776]]'' | *''Died: [[1776]]'' | ||
*''Reign: [[1724]]-1776'' | *''Reign: [[1724]]-1776'' | ||
| + | *''Korean'': 英祖 ''(Yeongjo / Yŏngjo)'' | ||
| − | King Yeongjo was a king of [[Joseon Dynasty]] Korea. Yeongjo's reign of nearly 52 years, from [[1724]] to [[1776]], saw what is often called the "Korean Renaissance," a cultural golden age which continued under his grandson & successor, [[King Jeongjo]] (r. [[1776]]-[[1800]]). | + | King Yeongjo was a king of [[Joseon Dynasty]] Korea. Yeongjo's reign of nearly 52 years, from [[1724]] to [[1776]], was the longest of the Joseon period,<ref>Gallery labels, National Museum of Korea.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/39629484402/sizes/h/]</ref> and saw what is often called the "Korean Renaissance," a cultural golden age which continued under his grandson & successor, [[King Jeongjo]] (r. [[1776]]-[[1800]]). |
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| + | He was a younger brother of his predecessor as king, [[King Gyeongjong]], being the second son of [[King Sukjong]] and Sukjong's consort [[Sukbin Choi]].<ref>Evelyn Rawski, ''Early Modern China and Northeast Asia: Cross-Border Perspectives'', Cambridge University Press (2015), 167.</ref> | ||
Yeongjo had only two sons. His elder son did in [[1728]] at the age of ten. After his second son, [[Crown Prince Sado|Sado]], was born, the latter was named Crown Prince at the age of one. Twenty-six years later, in the course of some political conflict, Yeongjo killed the Crown Prince; the details of this conflict, and the reasons underlying it, remain unclear. | Yeongjo had only two sons. His elder son did in [[1728]] at the age of ten. After his second son, [[Crown Prince Sado|Sado]], was born, the latter was named Crown Prince at the age of one. Twenty-six years later, in the course of some political conflict, Yeongjo killed the Crown Prince; the details of this conflict, and the reasons underlying it, remain unclear. | ||
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| − | *Hyeonjeong Kim Han, ''In Grand Style'', San Francisco: Asian Art Museum (2013), 54-57. | + | *Hyeonjeong Kim Han, ''In Grand Style'', San Francisco: Asian Art Museum (2013), 54-57. |
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| + | |width="32%"|Preceded by:<br>'''[[King Gyeongjong]]''' | ||
| + | |width="35%"|'''[[Joseon Dynasty|King of Joseon]]'''<br> 1724-1776 | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:23, 19 January 2018
Portrait of King Yeongjo, National Museum of Korea. Replica of Korean National Treasure #932.
King Yeongjo was a king of Joseon Dynasty Korea. Yeongjo's reign of nearly 52 years, from 1724 to 1776, was the longest of the Joseon period,[1] and saw what is often called the "Korean Renaissance," a cultural golden age which continued under his grandson & successor, King Jeongjo (r. 1776-1800).
He was a younger brother of his predecessor as king, King Gyeongjong, being the second son of King Sukjong and Sukjong's consort Sukbin Choi.[2]
Yeongjo had only two sons. His elder son did in 1728 at the age of ten. After his second son, Sado, was born, the latter was named Crown Prince at the age of one. Twenty-six years later, in the course of some political conflict, Yeongjo killed the Crown Prince; the details of this conflict, and the reasons underlying it, remain unclear.
References
- Hyeonjeong Kim Han, In Grand Style, San Francisco: Asian Art Museum (2013), 54-57.
| Preceded by: King Gyeongjong |
King of Joseon 1724-1776 |
Succeeded by: King Jeongjo |
