Jeongjo of Joseon

Jeongjo
정조
正祖
2004 portrait of King Jeongjo. Jeongjo's last historic portraits were destroyed during a 1954 fire in Busan.[1]
King of Joseon
Reign27 April 1776 – 18 August 1800
EnthronementSungjeongmun Gate, Gyeonghuigung, Hanseong
PredecessorYeongjo
SuccessorSunjo
Regent of Joseon
Tenure1775 – 27 April 1776
MonarchYeongjo
Grand Heir of Joseon
Tenure10 March 1759 – 27 April 1776
Born28 October 1752
Gyeongchunjeon Hall, Changgyeonggung, Hanseong, Joseon
Died18 August 1800(1800-08-18) (aged 47)
Yeongchunheon Hall, Changgyeonggung, Hanseong, Joseon
Burial
Geonneung Mausoleum, Yonggeonneung Cluster, Hwaseong, South Korea
Spouse(s)
(m. 1762)
Issue
among others...
Sunjo of Joseon
Names
Yi San (이산; 李祘)
Posthumous name
  • Joseon: King Munseong Muyeol Seongin Janghyo the Great (문성무열성인장효대왕; 文成武烈聖仁莊孝大王)
  • Korean Empire: Emperor Gyeongcheon Myeongdo Hongdeok Hyeonmo Munseong Muyeol Seongin Janghyo Seon[a] (경천명도홍덕현모문성무열성인장효선황제; 敬天明道洪德顯謨文成武烈聖仁莊孝宣皇帝)
Temple name
Jeongjong (정종; 正宗) → Jeongjo (정조; 正祖)[b]
ClanJeonju Yi
DynastyYi
Father
Mother
ReligionKorean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism)
Signature
Korean name
Hangul
정종, later 정조
Hanja
正宗, later 正祖
Revised RomanizationJeongjong, later Jeongjo
McCune–ReischauerChŏngjong, later Chŏngjo
Art name
Hangul
홍재
Hanja
弘齋
Revised RomanizationHongjae
McCune–ReischauerHongchae
Birth name
Hangul
이산 / 이성
Hanja
李祘
Revised RomanizationI San / I Seong
McCune–ReischauerI San / Yi Sŏng
Courtesy name
Hangul
형운
Hanja
亨運
Revised RomanizationHyeongun
McCune–ReischauerHyŏngun
Hwaseong Fortress

Jeongjo (Korean정조; Hanja正祖; 28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800), personal name Yi San (이산; 李祘), sometimes called Jeongjo the Great (정조대왕; 正祖大王), was the 22nd monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of Crown Prince Sado and Lady Hyegyŏng, and succeeded his grandfather, King Yeongjo, in 1776. Today, Jeongjo is remembered for his various efforts to reform and improve the nation.

  1. ^ 박상현 (5 February 2019). 화령전 정조 초상화, 전통화법에 대한 고증 부정확. Yonhap News (in Korean).


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