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Jungjong of Joseon

Type Figure Region Joseon dynasty Time 1488–1544 Also known as Yi Yeok、Jungjong、Younger brother of Danjong (later succeeded to the throne)

Jungjong of Joseon, Yi Yeok (1488–1544), eleventh monarch of the Joseon dynasty, ascended the throne in 1506 through the Jungjong Restoration and rei…

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  1. 1488–1506Hanseong (royal capital) · Gyeonggi ProvinceA son of King Seongjong and younger half-brother of Yeonsangun. In September 1506, meritorious elders and the sarim conspired to launch the Jungjong Restoration, deposing Yeonsangun and enthroning Yi Yeok, with a new era name of Jungjong.
  2. 1506–1519Hanseong (royal capital) · Gyeonggi ProvinceSoon after accession he placed great trust in sarim Confucian officials such as Jo Gwang-jo, tidied up administration, abolished abuses, and promoted a political ethics based on Zhu Xi learning — one of the golden ages of what historians call 'sarim politics.'
  3. 1520–1544Hanseong (royal capital) · Gyeonggi ProvinceAfter the Gimyo sahwa of 1520 he turned to suppressing the sarim, and Jo Gwang-jo and others were executed; thereafter politics seesawed among meritorious elders, royal in-laws, and the sarim, and in his later years Jungjong largely delegated affairs to Queen Munjeong and Yun Won-hyeong.

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