Yeonsangun Yi Yung

Timeline

1. 1483–1495Hanseong · Joseon dynastySon of Seongjong and deposed Consort Yun, enfeoffed as Yeonsangun in childhood. Made crown prince on 23 March 1483 and educated in the Eastern Palace. His biological mother Consort Yun had been executed in 1482; he was raised by Queen Jeonghyeon and for a time did not know his birth mother's identity.
2. 1495–1506Hanseong · Joseon dynastySucceeded Seongjong on 29 January 1495. The 1498 Eimu and 1504 Gapsa literati purges slaughtered the sarim; he closed the Sungkyunkwan, banned hangul, and extensively took concubines. In September 1506 Park Wonjong and others launched the Jungjong Restoration and deposed him.
3. 1506Ganghwa Island · Joseon dynastyAfter the restoration he was demoted to Yeonsangun and exiled to Ganghwa Island, dying about two months later on 30 November 1506. He himself was not executed; his four young sons were executed weeks later. No temple name; known in history as Yeonsangun.