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Jungjong 중종 中宗 | |||||||||||||
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King of Joseon | |||||||||||||
Reign | 18 September 1506 – 9 December 1544 | ||||||||||||
Enthronement | Geunjeongjeon Hall, Gyeongbokgung, Hansŏng | ||||||||||||
Predecessor | Yeonsangun | ||||||||||||
Successor | Injong | ||||||||||||
Born | 25 April 1488 Gyotaejeon Hall, Gyeongbokgung, Hansŏng, Joseon | ||||||||||||
Died | 9 December 1544 Hwangyeongjeon Hall, Changgyeonggung, Hansŏng, Joseon | (aged 56)||||||||||||
Burial | Jeongneung Mausoleum, Seonjeongneung Cluster, Gangnam District, South Korea | ||||||||||||
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Clan | Jeonju Yi | ||||||||||||
Dynasty | Yi | ||||||||||||
Father | Seongjong of Joseon | ||||||||||||
Mother | Queen Jeonghyeon | ||||||||||||
Religion | Korean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 중종 |
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Hanja | 中宗 |
Revised Romanization | Jungjong |
McCune–Reischauer | Chungjong |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 이역 |
Hanja | 李懌 |
Revised Romanization | I Yeok |
McCune–Reischauer | I Yŏk |
Courtesy name | |
Hangul | 낙천 |
Hanja | 樂天 |
Revised Romanization | Nakcheon |
McCune–Reischauer | Nakch'ŏn |
Monarchs of Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joseon monarchs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jungjong (Korean: 중종; Hanja: 中宗; 25 April 1488 – 9 December 1544), personal name Yi Yeok (이역; 李懌), firstly titled Grand Prince Jinseong (진성대군; 晉城大君), was the 11th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He succeeded to the throne after the deposition of his elder half-brother, the tyrannical Yeonsangun.[1]