Danjong of Joseon
| Danjong 단종 端宗 | |||||||||||||||||
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Portrait of Danjong (c. 1927) | |||||||||||||||||
| King of Joseon | |||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 10 June 1452 – 4 July 1455 | ||||||||||||||||
| Enthronement | Geunjeongjeon Hall, Gyeongbokgung, Hansŏng | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Munjong | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Sejo | ||||||||||||||||
| King Emeritus of Joseon | |||||||||||||||||
| Tenure | 4 July 1455 – 21 July 1457 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Taejong | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Sejo | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 August 1441 Jaseondang Hall, Gyeongbokgung, Hansŏng, Joseon | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 November 1457 (aged 16) Yeongwol, Gangwon Province, Joseon | ||||||||||||||||
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| Clan | Jeonju Yi | ||||||||||||||||
| Dynasty | Yi | ||||||||||||||||
| Father | Munjong of Joseon | ||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Queen Hyeondeok | ||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Korean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism) | ||||||||||||||||
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 단종 |
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| Hanja | 端宗 |
| RR | Danjong |
| MR | Tanjong |
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| Hangul | 이홍위 |
| Hanja | 李弘暐 |
| RR | I Hongwi |
| MR | I Hongwi |
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| Joseon monarchs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Danjong (Korean: 단종; Hanja: 端宗; 18 August 1441 – 17 November 1457), personal name Yi Hong-wi (이홍위; 李弘暐), was the sixth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He succeeded his father King Munjong in 1452, but was forced to abdicate by his uncle, Grand Prince Suyang (future King Sejo) in 1455. Two years later, he was put to death after a period of exile to Yeongwol.