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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]]).
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]]).
He was a younger brother of his predecessor as king, [[King Gyeongjong]], being the second son of [[King Sukchong]] and Sukchong's consort [[Sukbin Choi]].<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 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.