| Seongjong 성종 成宗 | |||||||||||||
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| King of Joseon | |||||||||||||
| Reign | 31 December 1469 – 20 January 1495 | ||||||||||||
| Enthronement | Geunjeongjeon Hall, Gyeongbokgung, Hanseong | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Yejong | ||||||||||||
| Successor | Yeonsangun | ||||||||||||
| Regent | Grand Royal Queen Dowager Jaseong (1469–1476) | ||||||||||||
| Born | 28 August 1457 Jaseondang Hall, Gyeongbokgung, Hanseong, Joseon | ||||||||||||
| Died | 29 January 1495 (aged 37) Daejojeon Hall, Changdeokgung, Hanseong, Joseon | ||||||||||||
| Burial | Seonneung Mausoleum, Seonjeongneung Cluster, Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||
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| Clan | Jeonju Yi | ||||||||||||
| Dynasty | Yi | ||||||||||||
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| Religion | Korean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism) | ||||||||||||
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 성종 |
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| Hanja | 成宗 |
| Revised Romanization | Seongjong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏngjong |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 경신 |
| Hanja | 慶新 |
| Revised Romanization | Gyeongsin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kyŏngsin |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 이혈 |
| Hanja | 李娎 |
| Revised Romanization | I Hyeol |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Hyŏl |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 명조 / 평남 |
| Hanja | 明照 / 平南 |
| Revised Romanization | Myeongjo / Pyeongnam |
| McCune–Reischauer | Myŏngcho / Pyŏngnam |
Seongjong (Korean: 성종; Hanja: 成宗; 28 August 1457 – 29 January 1495), personal name Yi Hyeol (이혈; 李娎), was the ninth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Before succeeding his uncle, King Yejong, he was known as Grand Prince Jalsan (잘산대군; 乽山大君).