Injo of Joseon
| Yi Jong | |||||||||
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| King of Joseon | |||||||||
| Reign | 1623–1649 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Gwanghaegun of Joseon | ||||||||
| Successor | Hyojong of Joseon | ||||||||
| Born | 7 December 1595 Haeju, Kingdom of Joseon |
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| Died |
17 June 1649 (aged 53) Hanseong, Kingdom of Joseon |
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| Consort |
Queen Inryeol Queen Jangryeol |
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| House | Jeonju Yi | ||||||||
| Father | Wonjong of Joseon | ||||||||
| Mother | Queen Inheon | ||||||||
| Posthumous name | |
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| King Injo Gaecheon Joun Jeonggi Seondeok Heonmun Yeolmu Myeongsuk Sunhyo the Great of Korea 인조개천조운정기선덕헌문열무명숙순효대왕 仁祖開天肇運正紀宣德憲文烈武明肅純孝大王 |
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| Temple name | |
| Injo |
| Injo of Joseon | |
| Hangul | 인조 |
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| Hanja | 仁祖 |
| Revised Romanization | Injo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Injo |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 이종 |
| Hanja | 李倧 |
| Revised Romanization | I Jong |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Chong |
Injo of Joseon (7 December 1595 – 17 June 1649, r. 1623–1649) was the sixteenth king of the Joseon dynasty in Korea. He was the grandson of Seonjo and son of Grand Prince Jeongwon (정원군). King Injo was king during both the first and second Manchu invasions, which ended with the surrender of Joseon to the Qing dynasty in 1636.
King Injo was born in 1595 as a son of Grandprince Jeongwon, whose father was the ruling monarch King Seonjo. In 1607, Grandprince Jeongwon's son was given the title, Prince Neungyang (綾陽都正, 능양도정) and later Grand Prince Neungyang (綾陽君, 능양군); and lived as a royal family member, unsupported by any political factions that were in control of Korean politics at the time.
In 1608, King Seonjo fell sick and died, and his son, Gwanghaegun, succeeded him to the throne. At the time, the government was divided by various political factions; and the liberal Eastern political faction came out strong after the Seven Year War, which most actively fought against Japanese. The Eastern faction split during the last days of King Seonjo in the Northern and Southern political factions. The Northern faction wanted radical reform, while the Southern faction supported moderate reform. At the time of Seonjo's death, the Northern faction, who gained control of the government at the time, was divided into left-wing Greater Northerners and less radical Lesser Northerners. As Gwanghaegun inherited the throne, the Greater Northern political faction, which supported him as heir to the crown, became the major political faction in the royal court. Meanwhile, conservative Western political faction remained a minor faction, far from gaining power; however many members of the Western faction continued to look for opportunities to return to politics as the ruling faction.
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