Gyeongjong of Joseon

Gyeongjong
경종
景宗
King of Joseon
Reign12 July 1720 – 11 October 1724
PredecessorSukjong
SuccessorYeongjo
Born20 November 1688
Chwiseondang Hall, Changgyeonggung, Hanseong, Joseon
Died11 October 1724(1724-10-11) (aged 35)
Hwanchujeon Hall, Changgyeonggung, Hanseong, Joseon
Burial
Spouse(s)
(m. 1696; died 1718)
(m. 1718)
Names
Yi Yun (이윤; 李昀)
Posthumous name
Joseon: King Gakgong Deokmun Ikmu Sunin Seonhyo the Great (각공덕문익무순인선효대왕; 恪恭德文翼武純仁宣孝大王)
Temple name
Gyeongjong (경종; 景宗)
ClanJeonju Yi
DynastyYi
FatherSukjong of Joseon
MotherRoyal Noble Consort Hui
ReligionKorean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism)
Gyeongjong of Joseon
Hangul
경종
Hanja
景宗
Revised RomanizationGyeongjong
McCune–ReischauerKyŏngjong
Art name
Hangul
양성헌
Hanja
養性軒
Revised RomanizationYangseongheon
McCune–ReischauerYangsŏnghŏn
Birth name
Hangul
이윤
Hanja
李昀
Revised RomanizationI Yun
McCune–ReischauerI Yun
Courtesy name
Hangul
휘서
Hanja
輝瑞
Revised RomanizationHwiseo
McCune–ReischauerHwisŏ

Gyeongjong (Korean경종; Hanja景宗; 20 November 1688 – 11 October 1724), personal name Yi Yun (이윤; 李昀), was the 20th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the eldest son of King Sukjong by his concubine, Royal Noble Consort Hui of the Indong Jang clan.