Seongjong of Joseon 조선 성종 朝鮮成宗 | |||||||||||||
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Reign | 31 December 1469 – 20 January 1495 | ||||||||||||
Enthronement | Geunjeongjeon Hall, Gyeongbok Palace, Hanseong | ||||||||||||
Predecessor | Yejong | ||||||||||||
Successor | Yeonsangun | ||||||||||||
Regent | Grand Royal Queen Dowager Jaseong (1469–1476) | ||||||||||||
Born | Jaseondang Hall,[1] Gyeongbok Palace, Hanseong, Joseon | 28 August 1457||||||||||||
Died | 29 January 1495 Daejojeon Hall, Changdeok Palace, Hanseong, Joseon | (aged 37)||||||||||||
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Clan | Jeonju Yi | ||||||||||||
Dynasty | Yi | ||||||||||||
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Religion | Korean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism) |
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).