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Sukjong Of Joseon
Sukjong (; 7 October 1661 – 12 July 1720), personal name Yi Sun (), was the 19th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. A skilled legislator, he caused multiple changes in political power throughout his reign, by switching among the Namin (Southerners), Seoin (Westerners), Soron and Noron political factions. Biography King Sukjong was born on October 7, 1661, to King Hyeonjong and Queen Myeongseong at Gyeonghuigung. His given name was Yi Sun. He became the Crown Prince Myeongbo in 1667 at age 6, and in 1674, at age 13, he became the 19th ruler of the Joseon Dynasty. King Sukjong was a brilliant politician, but his reign was marked by some of the most intense factional fights in the Joseon dynasty. Sukjong frequently replaced faction in power with another one to strengthen the royal authority. With each change of government, which was called ''hwanguk'' (), literally ''change/switching of the state'', the losing faction was completely driven out of politics with exec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Monarchs Of Korea
This is a list of monarchs of Korea, arranged by dynasty. Names are romanized according to the South Korean Revised Romanization of Korean. McCune–Reischauer romanizations may be found at the articles about the individual monarchs. Gojoseon Gojoseon (2333 BC – 108 BC) was the first Korean kingdom. According to legend, it was founded by Dangun in 2333 BC. Bronze Age archaeological evidence of Gojoseon culture is found in northern Korea and Liaoning. By the 9th to 4th century BC, various historical and archaeological evidence shows Gojoseon was a flourishing state and a self-declared kingdom. Both Dangun and Gija are believed to be mythological figures, but recent findings suggest and theorize that since Gojoseon was a kingdom with artifacts dating back to the 4th millennium BC, Dangun and Gija may have been royal or imperial titles used for the monarchs of Gojoseon, hence the use of Dangun for 1900 years. * : "An extreme manifestation of nationalism and the family cult was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeonju Yi Clan
The Jeonju Yi clan () is a Korean clan with the surname Yi. Their ''bon-gwan'' is in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province. The clan includes the House of Yi that led Joseon and the Korean Empire. Their founder was . He was Minister of Works () during the Silla Dynasty and became the ancestor of a prestigious and powerful clan that held influence from the Unified Silla period to the Goryeo period. On the other hand, there were records that claimed he was an immigrant from China. This is because the Jeonju Yi clan's record named ''Wansan Sillok'' said that Yi Han originally lived in China, but he later came to Silla. Moreover, another record named ''Origin of Yi Clan'' () said that Yi Han was originally a descendant of the Tang dynasty's imperial family and lived in Jeonju after he came to Silla. Yi Han's descendant, Yi Sŏng-gye, seized power in a military coup and founded Joseon in 14th century. In the 21st century, the Jeonju Lee Royal Family Association manages the affairs o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yun Hyu
Yun Hyu (; 1617–1680) was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar and official, who lived during the Joseon period. Yun was the political leader of the Southern (''Namin'') faction of the Joseon Dynasty. His pen names were Paekho, Hahŏn and Yapo. Biography In 1617, Yun Hyu was born in Gyeongju, the son of Gyeongju magistrate () Yun Hyo-jŏn (), of the Namwon Yun clan, and his wife Lady Kim, of the Gyeongju Kim clan. Yun's family was affiliated with the Lesser Northerners faction. His childhood name was Kaeng, given by his father's friend, Chŏng Han-kang (). At age 19, he married Lady Kwŏn. In 1636, during the Qing invasion of Joseon, Yun went to Songnisan, where he encountered Song Si-yŏl for the first time. After hearing of King Injo's capitulation to the Manchus, Yun vowed to not take the '' gwageo''. He moved to Gongju, Chungcheong Province and became a private scholar. He maintained friendships with prominent Easterner figures, such as Song Si-yŏl, Song Chun-gil, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heo Jeok
Heo is a family name in Korea. It is also often spelled as Huh or Hur, or less commonly as Her or Hue. In South Korea in 1985, out of a population of between roughly 40 and 45 million, there were approximately 264,000 people surnamed Heo. The name is also found in North Korea. The character used for the name ( 許) means to permit or advocate. The Heos traditionally trace their ancestry to Queen Heo Hwang-ok, the wife of King Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, one of ancient kingdoms in Korea. Her native kingdom is believed to be located in India. She bore ten sons, two of whom retained the Queen's name. The Heos are traditionally considered distant kins of the Gimhae Kim clan, who trace their ancestry to the other sons of King Suro. Clans As with most other Korean family names, there are many Heo clans, including the Gimhae clan and the Yangchon clan. Each clan consists of individual Heo families. Even within each clan, people in different families are not necessarily related to each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ming Dynasty
The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of China ruled by the Han people, the majority ethnic group in China. Although the primary capital of Beijing fell in 1644 to a rebellion led by Li Zicheng (who established the short-lived Shun dynasty), numerous rump state, rump regimes ruled by remnants of the House of Zhu, Ming imperial family, collectively called the Southern Ming, survived until 1662. The Ming dynasty's founder, the Hongwu Emperor (1368–1398), attempted to create a society of self-sufficient rural communities ordered in a rigid, immobile system that would guarantee and support a permanent class of soldiers for his dynasty: the empire's standing army exceeded one million troops and the naval history of China, navy's dockyards in Nanjing were the largest in the world. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yangban
The ''yangban'' () were part of the traditional ruling class or gentry of dynastic Korea during the Joseon period. The ''yangban'' were mainly composed of highly educated civil officials and military officers—landed or unlanded aristocrats who individually exemplified the Korean Confucian form of a " scholarly official". They were largely government administrators and bureaucrats who oversaw medieval and early modern Korea's traditional agrarian bureaucracy until the end of the dynasty in 1897. In a broader sense, an office holder's family and descendants, as well as country families who claimed such descent, were socially accepted as ''yangban''. In contemporary Korean language, the term ''yangban'' can be used either as a compliment or insult. Etymology ''Yangban'' literally means "two branches" of administration: ''munban'' () which comprises civil administrators and ''muban'' () which comprises martial office holders. The term yangban first appeared sometime during late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyojong Of Joseon
Hyojong (; 3 July 1619 – 23 June 1659), personal name Yi Ho (), was the 17th monarch of the Joseon, 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. Biography Birth and background King Hyojong was born in 1619 as the second son of Injo of Joseon, King Injo, while his father was still a prince. In 1623, when the Westerners faction (西人) launched a coup that removed then-ruling Gwanghaegun of Joseon, Gwanghaegun and crowned Injo, Hyojong was called to the palace along with his father and given the title Grand Prince Bongrim in 1626. Captive of the Qing dynasty In 1627, King Injo's hard-line diplomatic policy brought war between Joseon Korea and the Later Jin (1616–1636), Later Jin dynasty. Later, in 1636, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukjong
Sukjong () is the temple name of several Korean kings. It can refer to: * Sukjong of Goryeo (1095-1105) * Sukjong of Joseon Sukjong (; 7 October 1661 – 12 July 1720), personal name Yi Sun (), was the 19th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. A skilled legislator, he caused multiple changes in political power throughout his reign, by switching among the Namin ... (1674–1720) {{disambig Temple name disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noron (Korean Political Faction)
The Noron () were a political faction of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea. They consisted of the supporters of Song Siyeol after the split of the Westerners. The Noron suffered setbacks with regent Kim Seok-ju's death in 1684 and Song's execution in 1689. In 1701, Queen Inhyeon, who favored the Noron, died. They were favored by King Yeongjo, who came to the throne in 1724. Members * Song Siyeol * Kim Seok-ju * Kim Jo-sun See also *Sukjong of Joseon * Gyeongjong of Joseon *Yeongjo of Joseon *Jeongjo of Joseon Jeongjo (; 28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800), personal name Yi San (), sometimes called Jeongjo the Great (), was the 22nd monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of Crown Prince Sado and Lady Hyegyŏng, and succeede ... * Yi San (TV series) * Dong Yi (TV series) * Haechi (TV series) References Politics of Joseon {{Korea-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soron (Korean Political Faction)
The Soron () was a political faction of the Joseon Dynasty. The faction was consisted of the opponents of Song Siyeol after the split of the Westerners (Korean political faction), Westerners. Their leader was Yun Jeung, who died in 1714. They were favored by Gyeongjong of Joseon, King Gyeongjong, who died in October 1724. In December 1728, King Yeongjo (who favored Noron (Korean political faction), Noron) was accused of poisoning King Gyeongjong. This led to the 1728 Yi In-jwa's Rebellion, Musin Revolt in Jeolla Province. The rebels enjoyed support from people in Gyeonggi Province and Chungcheong Province. Origins and formation After the Injo coup of 1623 that led to the replacement of king Gwanghaegun of Joseon with Injo of Joseon, political faction Westerners (Korean political faction), Westerners, who gained political power as a result of the event, was split into two factions, which were Hunseo (who actively participated in the coup, 勳西) faction, also called Gongseo (功� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westerners (Korean Political Faction)
The Westerners () was a political faction that dominated Korea in the 17th century. In 1575, the Sarim split into the Easterners (Korean political faction), Easterners and Westerners. The Westerners remained the main contender of the Easterners in the Seonjo of Joseon, Seonjo age. The Westerners lost power in the later years of the Seonjo age. The Easterners and the factions that split from the Easterners had power throughout the last decade of the Seonjo age and the entirety of the Gwanghaegun age. However, the Westerners ousted Gwanghaegun from power in 1623, making Prince Neungyang king and causing the Westerners to regain power, which they had lost for a generation. The Westerners had power for half a century, from 1623 to 1674, in which they were relatively unified. The era also led to the appearance of powerful Westerner politicians such as Song Si-yeol, Song Jun-gil, and Kim Su-hang, of which Song Si-yeol was the most influential. the Yesong debate of the Hyeonjong of Joseo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southerners (Korean Political Faction)
The Southerners () were a political faction of the Joseon Dynasty. The faction was created after the split of the Easterners in 1591 by Yi Sanhae's opponents. Its leader was Yu Sŏngnyong, who died in 1607. Leader Heo Mok was Left Prime Minister from 1675 to 1678. Leader Yun Hyu was executed in 1680. They supported Jang Huibin, queen consort of Sukjong of Joseon from 1688 to 1694. The faction continued to exist until the 18th century. See also, Noron, and for the role of private Confucian academies (together with their shrines), in strife between the factions, see seowon. Members * Yu Sŏngnyong * Yun Seon-do *Yun Hyu * Heo Mok *Heo Jeok * Jang Huibin *Jeong Yak-yong Jeong (the Revised Romanization spelling of ) may refer to: *Jeong (surname) *Jeong (given name) Jeong, also spelled Jung or Jong, Chung, Chong is a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. Its ... {{Sasaek Dangpa Political factions in Joseon 16th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
