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King Injo was the 16th king of [[Joseon Dynasty]] Korea. He came to the throne in [[1623]] in a coup known as the Injo Revolt, in which the pro-[[Ming Dynasty|Ming]] Sŏin faction overthrew [[Prince Gwanghae]] and his Puk'in faction, who supported accommodation of the [[Manchus]].<ref>Seo-Hyun Park, "Small States and the Search for Sovereignty in Sinocentric Asia: Japan and Korea in the Late Nineteenth Century," in Anthony Reid & Zheng Yangwen (eds.), ''Negotiating Asymmetry: China's Place in Asia'' (NUS Press, 2009), 36-37.</ref> | King Injo was the 16th king of [[Joseon Dynasty]] Korea. He came to the throne in [[1623]] in a coup known as the Injo Revolt, in which the pro-[[Ming Dynasty|Ming]] Sŏin faction overthrew [[Prince Gwanghae]] and his Puk'in faction, who supported accommodation of the [[Manchus]].<ref>Seo-Hyun Park, "Small States and the Search for Sovereignty in Sinocentric Asia: Japan and Korea in the Late Nineteenth Century," in Anthony Reid & Zheng Yangwen (eds.), ''Negotiating Asymmetry: China's Place in Asia'' (NUS Press, 2009), 36-37.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 08:17, 17 September 2016
King Injo was the 16th king of Joseon Dynasty Korea. He came to the throne in 1623 in a coup known as the Injo Revolt, in which the pro-Ming Sŏin faction overthrew Prince Gwanghae and his Puk'in faction, who supported accommodation of the Manchus.[1]
Injo was a son of Prince Gwanghae's younger half-brother, and was thus a nephew of the man he overthrew and succeeded as ruler.[2]
| Preceded by: Prince Gwanghae |
King of Joseon 1623-1649 |
Succeeded by: King Hyojong |
References
- ↑ Seo-Hyun Park, "Small States and the Search for Sovereignty in Sinocentric Asia: Japan and Korea in the Late Nineteenth Century," in Anthony Reid & Zheng Yangwen (eds.), Negotiating Asymmetry: China's Place in Asia (NUS Press, 2009), 36-37.
- ↑ Evelyn Rawski, Early Modern China and Northeast Asia: Cross-Border Perspectives, Cambridge University Press (2015), 167.
