Hyojong of Joseon

Hyojong
효종
孝宗
King of Joseon
Reign27 June 1649 – 23 June 1659
PredecessorInjo
SuccessorHyeonjong
Born(1619-07-03)3 July 1619
Royal Villa, Gyeonghyang-bang, Hanseong, Joseon
Died23 June 1659(1659-06-23) (aged 39)
Daejojeon Hall, Changdeokgung, Hanseong, Joseon
Burial
[[Royal Tombs of the Joseon dynasty#Yeongneung (영릉)|Yeongneung Mausoleum]], Yeoju, South Korea
Spouse(s)
(m. 1630)
Issue
among others...
Names
Yi Ho (이호; 李淏)
Posthumous name
Joseon: King Seonmun Jangmu Sinseong Hyeonin Myeongeui Jeongdeok the Great (선문장무신성현인명의정덕대왕; 宣文章武神聖顯仁明義正德大王)
Temple name
Hyojong (효종; 孝宗)
ClanJeonju Yi
DynastyYi
FatherInjo of Joseon
MotherQueen Inyeol
ReligionKorean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism)
Korean name
Hangul
효종
Hanja
孝宗
Revised RomanizationHyojong
McCune–ReischauerHyochong
Birth name
Hangul
이호
Hanja
李淏
Revised RomanizationI Ho
McCune–ReischauerI Ho

Hyojong (Korean효종; Hanja孝宗; 3 July 1619 – 23 June 1659), personal name Yi Ho (이호; 李淏), was the 17th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He is best known for his plan for an expedition to help China's Ming Dynasty fight against China's Qing dynasty, and his campaigns against the Russian Empire at the orders of the Qing. His plan for the northern expedition was never put into action since he died before the campaign could start.