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Yeonsangun of Joseon

10th King of Korean Joseon Dynasty

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born: 1476
died: 1506
age at death: 29
known for: politician

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Yeonsangun or Prince Yeonsan, personal name Yi Yung, was the 10th monarch of Joseon. He was the eldest surviving son of King Seongjong and the Deposed Queen Yun, whose execution has been cited as the primary catalyst for his descent into madness. Often considered the worst tyrant in Joseon's history and perhaps all Korean history, Yeonsangun is notorious for launching two bloody purges, seizing hundreds of women from all over the peninsula to serve as palace entertainers, and appropriating Sungkyunkwan as a…

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