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Danjong of Joseon 조선 단종 朝鮮端宗 | |||||||||||||||||
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King Emeritus of Joseon | |||||||||||||||||
Tenure | 4 July 1455 – 21 July 1457 | ||||||||||||||||
Predecessor | Taejong | ||||||||||||||||
Successor | Sejo | ||||||||||||||||
King of Joseon | |||||||||||||||||
Reign | 10 June 1452 – 4 July 1455 | ||||||||||||||||
Enthronement | Geunjeongjeon Hall, Gyeongbok Palace, Hanseong | ||||||||||||||||
Predecessor | Munjong | ||||||||||||||||
Successor | Sejo | ||||||||||||||||
Born | 18 August 1441 Jaseondang Hall, Gyeongbok Palace, Hanseong, Joseon | ||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 November 1457 Yeongwol, Gangwon Province, Joseon | (aged 16)||||||||||||||||
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Clan | Jeonju Yi | ||||||||||||||||
Dynasty | Yi | ||||||||||||||||
Father | Munjong of Joseon | ||||||||||||||||
Mother | Queen Hyeondeok | ||||||||||||||||
Religion | Korean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 단종 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Danjong |
McCune–Reischauer | Tanjong |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 이홍위 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | I Hongwi |
McCune–Reischauer | Yi Hongwi |
Monarchs of Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joseon monarchs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Danjong (Korean: 단종; Hanja: 端宗; 18 August 1441 – 17 November 1457),[1] personal name Yi Hong-wi (이홍위; 李弘暐), was the sixth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was forced to abdicate by his uncle, Grand Prince Suyang (the future King Sejo), and was put to death after being exiled to Yeongwol.[2]
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