Jeongjo of Joseon 조선 정조 朝鮮正祖 | |||||||||||||
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King of Joseon | |||||||||||||
Reign | 27 April 1776 – 18 August 1800 | ||||||||||||
Enthronement | Sungjeongmun Gate, Gyeonghui Palace, Hanseong | ||||||||||||
Predecessor | Yeongjo | ||||||||||||
Successor | Sunjo | ||||||||||||
Regent of Joseon | |||||||||||||
Tenure | 1775 – 27 April 1776 | ||||||||||||
Monarch | Yeongjo | ||||||||||||
Grand Heir of Joseon | |||||||||||||
Tenure | 10 March 1759 – 27 April 1776 | ||||||||||||
Born | 28 October 1752 Gyeongchunjeon Hall, Changgyeong Palace, Hanseong, Joseon | ||||||||||||
Died | 18 August 1800 Yeongchunheon Hall, Changgyeong Palace, Hanseong, Joseon | (aged 47)||||||||||||
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Issue among others... | Sunjo of Joseon | ||||||||||||
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Clan | Jeonju Yi | ||||||||||||
Dynasty | Yi | ||||||||||||
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Religion | Korean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism) | ||||||||||||
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 정종, later 정조 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jeongjong, later Jeongjo |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏngjong, later Chŏngjo |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 이산 / 이성 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | I San / I Seong |
McCune–Reischauer | Yi San / Yi Sŏng |
Courtesy name | |
Hangul | 형운 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Hyeongun |
McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏngun |
Art name | |
Hangul | 홍재 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Hongjae |
McCune–Reischauer | Hongchae |
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Joseon monarchs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jeongjo (Korean: 정조; 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 Hyegyeong, and succeeded his grandfather, King Yeongjo, in 1776. Today, Jeongjo is remembered for his various efforts to reform and improve the nation.
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