Sunjo of Joseon

Sunjo
순조
純祖
King of Joseon
ReignAugust 1800 – 13 December 1834
PredecessorJeongjo
SuccessorHeonjong
RegentCrown Prince Yi Yeong (1827–1830)
Born29 July 1790
Jibokheon Hall, Changgyeonggung, Hanseong, Joseon
Died13 December 1834(1834-12-13) (aged 44)
Hoesangjeon Hall, Gyeonghuigung, Hanseong, Joseon
Burial
Illeung Mausoleum, Heonilleung, Seoul, South Korea
Spouse(s)
(m. 1802)
Issue
among others...
Names
Yi Gong (이공; 李玜)
Posthumous name
  • Joseon: King Munan Mujeong Yeonggyeong Seonghyo the Great (문안무정영경성효대왕; 文安武靖英敬成孝大王)
  • Korean Empire: Emperor Munan Mujeong Yeonggyeong Seonghyo Suk (문안무정영경성효숙황제; 文安武靖英敬成孝肅皇帝)
Temple name
Sunjong (순종; 純宗) → Sunjo (순조; 純祖)[1]
ClanJeonju Yi
DynastyYi
FatherJeongjo of Joseon
MotherRoyal Noble Consort Su
ReligionKorean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism)
Signature
Korean name
Hangul
순종, later 순조
Hanja
純宗, later 純祖
Revised RomanizationSunjong, later Sunjo
McCune–ReischauerSunjong, later Sunjo
Birth name
Hangul
이공
Hanja
李玜
Revised RomanizationI Gong
McCune–ReischauerI Kong

Sunjo (Korean순조; Hanja純祖; 29 July 1790 – 13 December 1834), personal name Yi Gong (이공; 李玜), was the 23rd monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of King Jeongjo by his concubine, Royal Noble Consort Su of the Bannam Park clan.

  1. ^ Bestowed in 1834 and 1857, respectively.