Gyeongjong of Joseon

Gyeongjong
경종
景宗
King of Joseon
Reign12 July 1720 – 11 October 1724
PredecessorSukjong
SuccessorYeongjo
Born20 November 1688
Chwiseondang Hall, Changgyeonggung, Hanseong, Joseon
Died11 October 1724(1724-10-11) (aged 35)
Hwanchujeon Hall, Changgyeonggung, Hanseong, Joseon
Burial
Spouse(s)
(m. 1696; died 1718)
    (m. 1718)
    Names
    Yi Yun (이윤; 李昀)
    Posthumous name
    Joseon: King Gakgong Deokmun Ikmu Sunin Seonhyo the Great (각공덕문익무순인선효대왕; 恪恭德文翼武純仁宣孝大王)
    Temple name
    Gyeongjong (경종; 景宗)
    ClanJeonju Yi
    DynastyYi
    FatherSukjong of Joseon
    MotherRoyal Noble Consort Hui
    ReligionKorean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism)
    Gyeongjong of Joseon
    Hangul
    경종
    Hanja
    景宗
    RRGyeongjong
    MRKyŏngjong
    Art name
    Hangul
    양성헌
    Hanja
    養性軒
    RRYangseongheon
    MRYangsŏnghŏn
    Birth name
    Hangul
    이윤
    Hanja
    李昀
    RRI Yun
    MRI Yun
    Courtesy name
    Hangul
    휘서
    Hanja
    輝瑞
    RRHwiseo
    MRHwisŏ

    Gyeongjong (Korean: 경종; Hanja: 景宗; 20 November 1688 – 11 October 1724), personal name Yi Yun (이윤; 李昀), was the 20th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the eldest son of King Sukjong by his concubine, Royal Noble Consort Hui of the Indong Jang clan.