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Cheoljong was the 25th king of the Joseon dynasty of Korea, adopted by Queen Sunwon after King Heonjong died without heirs. He faced political turmoil, corruption, and peasant revolts during his reign, and was succeeded by his distant relative Gojong.
King Cheoljong (1831 - 1863) (r. 1849-1863) was the 25th king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty. Cheoljong was only a very distant relative of his predecessor, King Heonjong, and was living far away from the court and the capitol, uneducated and working as a farmer on Ganghwa Island.
King Cheoljong of Joseon, the 25th monarch, reigned from 1852 until his death in 1864. Born in 1831, he was the grandson of King Sunjo. His father, Crown Prince Hyomyeong, posthumously known as Munjo of Joseon, died before ascending the throne.
Oct 10, 2020 · On July 25, 1849, King Heonjeong ― Joseon Korea's 24th monarch ― died, leaving Korea in a horrible state. Although he had ruled (in name) for some 15 years, he was only 21 at his death and had no...
Queen Cheorin was the wife of King Cheoljong of Joseon and the mother of Prince Yi Yung-jun. She became the Queen Dowager Myeongsun after Cheoljong's death and was posthumously honored as the Symbolic Empress by King Gojong.
Oct 11, 2020 · In 1853, Cheoljong ordered the home of his maternal uncle to be rebuilt. We are told that as a youth Cheoljong spent time here ― probably tramping up and down the wooded slopes of nearby hills ―...
This portrait of Joseon’s 25th king Cheoljong at the age of 31 (r. 1849-1863) was painted in 1861, the 12th year of King Cheoljong’s reign.
