| Yeonsangun 연산군 燕山君 | |||||
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| King of Joseon | |||||
| Reign | 20 January 1495 – 18 September 1506 | ||||
| Enthronement | 25 January 1495 Injeongjeon Hall, Changdeokgung, Hanseong | ||||
| Predecessor | Seongjong | ||||
| Successor | Jungjong | ||||
| Crown Prince of Joseon | |||||
| Reign | 6 September 1483 – 20 January 1495 | ||||
| Predecessor | Crown Prince Yi Hwang | ||||
| Successor | Deposed Crown Prince Yi Hwang | ||||
| Born | 23 November 1476 Gyotaejeon Hall, Gyeongbokgung, Hanseong, Joseon | ||||
| Died | 20 November 1506 (aged 29) Gyodong-myeon, Ganghwa County, Gyeonggi Province, Joseon | ||||
| Burial | Yeonsangunmyo Mausoleum, Dobong District, Seoul, South Korea | ||||
| Spouse(s) | |||||
| Issue details... | 11 sons, 6 daughters | ||||
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| Clan | Jeonju Yi | ||||
| Dynasty | Yi | ||||
| Father | Seongjong of Joseon | ||||
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| Religion | Korean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism) | ||||
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 연산군 |
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| Hanja | 燕山君 |
| Revised Romanization | Yeonsan-gun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏnsan'gun |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 이융 |
| Hanja | 李㦕 |
| Revised Romanization | I Yung |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Yung |
Yeonsangun or Prince Yeonsan (Korean: 연산군; Hanja: 燕山君; 23 November 1476 – 20 November 1506), personal name Yi Yung (이융; 李㦕), was the 10th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Often considered the worst tyrant in Joseon's history and perhaps all Korean history, he is notorious for launching two bloody purges, seizing hundreds of women from all over the peninsula to serve as palace entertainers, and appropriating Sungkyunkwan as a personal pleasure ground. Yeonsangun's despotic rule provided a stark contrast to the liberal era of his father, and as a much-despised overthrown monarch, he did not receive a temple name.