Seongjong of Joseon
| Seongjong 성종 成宗 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King of Joseon | |||||||||||||
| Reign | 31 December 1469 – 20 January 1495 | ||||||||||||
| Enthronement | Geunjeongjeon Hall, Gyeongbokgung, Hanseong | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Yejong | ||||||||||||
| Successor | Yeonsangun | ||||||||||||
| Regent | Grand Royal Queen Dowager Jaseong (1469–1476) | ||||||||||||
| Born | 28 August 1457 Jaseondang Hall, Gyeongbokgung, Hanseong, Joseon | ||||||||||||
| Died | 29 January 1495 (aged 37) Daejojeon Hall, Changdeokgung, Hanseong, Joseon | ||||||||||||
| Burial | Seonneung Mausoleum, Seonjeongneung Cluster, Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | |||||||||||||
| Issue among others... | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
| Clan | Jeonju Yi | ||||||||||||
| Dynasty | Yi | ||||||||||||
| Father |
| ||||||||||||
| Mother |
| ||||||||||||
| Religion | Korean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism) | ||||||||||||
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 성종 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 成宗 |
| RR | Seongjong |
| MR | Sŏngjong |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 경신 |
| Hanja | 慶新 |
| RR | Gyeongsin |
| MR | Kyŏngsin |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 이혈 |
| Hanja | 李娎 |
| RR | I Hyeol |
| MR | I Hyŏl |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 명조, 평남 |
| Hanja | 明照, 平南 |
| RR | Myeongjo, Pyeongnam |
| MR | Myŏngjo, P'yŏngnam |
Seongjong (Korean: 성종; Hanja: 成宗; 28 August 1457 – 29 January 1495), personal name Yi Hyeol (이혈; 李娎), was the ninth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Before succeeding his sickly uncle, King Yejong, he was known as Grand Prince Jalsan (잘산대군; 乽山大君).