| Injong 인종 仁宗 | |||||||||||||
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| King of Joseon | |||||||||||||
| Reign | November 1544 – August 1545 | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Jungjong | ||||||||||||
| Successor | Myeongjong | ||||||||||||
| Crown Prince of Joseon dynasty | |||||||||||||
| Reign | 1520 – November 1544 | ||||||||||||
| Successor | Crown Prince Sunhoe | ||||||||||||
| Born | 10 March 1515 Jaseondang Hall, Gyeongbokgung, Hanseong, Joseon | ||||||||||||
| Died | 8 August 1545 (aged 30) Cheongyeonru Pavilion, Gyeongbokgung, Hanseong, Joseon | ||||||||||||
| Burial | Hyoneung Mausoleum, Seosamneung Cluster, Goyang, South Korea | ||||||||||||
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| Clan | Jeonju Yi | ||||||||||||
| Dynasty | Yi | ||||||||||||
| Father | Jungjong of Joseon | ||||||||||||
| Mother | Queen Janggyeong | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Korean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism) | ||||||||||||
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 인종 |
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| Hanja | 仁宗 |
| Revised Romanization | Injong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Inchong |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 이호 |
| Hanja | 李峼 |
| Revised Romanization | I Ho |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Ho |
Injong (Korean: 인종; Hanja: 仁宗; 20 March 1515 (lunar calendar: 25 February 1515[1]) – 8 August 1545), personal name Yi Ho (이호; 李峼), was the 12th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. His father was King Jungjong and his mother was Queen Janggyeong, whose brother was Yun Im. As the firstborn, he became crown prince in 1520 and succeeded his father in 1544. He had the shortest reign amongst all of Joseon's kings.[2]