Back سيجو ملك جوسون Arabic سجو چوسان AZB Dièu-siēng Sié-cū CDO سێجۆی جۆسۆن CKB Sedžo Czech Sejo Wiôldżi CSB Sejo German Sejo de Joseon Esperanto Sejo de Joseon Spanish سجو چوسان Persian
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| Sejo 세조 世祖 | |||||||||||||
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| King Emeritus of Joseon | |||||||||||||
| Tenure | 1 – 2 October 1468 | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Danjong | ||||||||||||
| Successor | Gojong | ||||||||||||
| King of Joseon | |||||||||||||
| Reign | 3 August 1455 – 1 October 1468 | ||||||||||||
| Enthronement | Geunjeongjeon Hall, Gyeongbokgung, Hanseong | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Danjong | ||||||||||||
| Successor | Yejong | ||||||||||||
| Chief State Councillor | |||||||||||||
| In office | 19 November 1453 – 3 August 1455 | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Hwangbo In | ||||||||||||
| Successor | Chŏng Inji | ||||||||||||
| Monarch | Danjong | ||||||||||||
| Born | 7 November 1417 Grand Prince Chungnyeong's Mansion, Hanseong, Joseon | ||||||||||||
| Died | 23 September 1468 (aged 50) Jeongjeon Hall, Sugang Palace, Hanseong, Joseon | ||||||||||||
| Burial | Gwangneung Mausoleum, Namyangju, South Korea | ||||||||||||
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| Issue among others... | Yejong of Joseon | ||||||||||||
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| Clan | Jeonju Yi | ||||||||||||
| Dynasty | Yi | ||||||||||||
| Father | Sejong of Joseon | ||||||||||||
| Mother | Queen Soheon | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Korean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism) → Korean Buddhism | ||||||||||||
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 세조 |
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| Hanja | 世祖 |
| Revised Romanization | Sejo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sejo |
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| Hangul | 이유 |
| Hanja | 李瑈 |
| Revised Romanization | I Yu |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Yu |
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| Hangul | 수지 |
| Hanja | 粹之 |
| Revised Romanization | Suji |
| McCune–Reischauer | Suji |
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Sejo (Korean: 세조; Hanja: 世祖; 7 November 1417 – 23 September 1468), personal name Yi Yu (이유; 李瑈), sometimes known as Grand Prince Suyang (수양대군; 首陽大君), was the seventh monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of Sejong the Great and the uncle of King Danjong, against whom he led a coup d'état in 1453.