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Yi Hyeol

Type Figure Region Korean Peninsula Time 1457–1494 Also known as 成宗、Seongjong、성종

Seongjong (1457–1494, personal name Yi Hyeol), ninth king of Joseon, acceded in 1469;…

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  1. 1457–1469Hanseong · JoseonGrandson of Sejo (son of Crown Prince Uigyeong); succeeded in 1469 after the death of his uncle King Seongjong's brother, King Danjong... (succeeded as royal grandson after his uncle King Yeongjo... )
  2. 1469–1476Hanseong · JoseonAfter accession he gradually broke free of powerful ministers' interference dating from Sejo's reign, personally ruled around 1471, reformed officialdom, curbed meritorious kin factions, and began organizing state law and the examination system.
  3. 1476–1494Hanseong · JoseonPresided over compilation and promulgation of the Gyeongguk Daejeon (final edition 1485), establishing Joseon's basic legal code; valued culture and education, favored the sarin, compiled works such as the Dongguk Tonggam, forming the civil flourishing of Seongjong's reign.

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