Jungjong coup

Jungjong Coup; 중종반정; Trung tông dù sao
Date	2 September 1506
Location	Hanyang,Joseon(nowSeoul,South Korea)
Result	Successful Coup King Yeonsandeposed and exiled toGanghwado.; Grand Prince Jinseong assumes the throne asKing Jungjong.; Jang Nok-suand other officials sympathetic to the King are executed.; Reopening theSeonggyungwan,royal university, and the Office of Censors.;
Belligerents
Joseon Insurgents; led byPark Won-jongandSeong Hui-ahn	Joseon Government
Commanders and leaders
Park Won-jong; Seong Hui-ahn; Yoo Soon-jeong; Hong Gyeong-ju	King Yeonsan; Jang Nok-su; Im Sa-hong†; Yoo Ja-gwang(defected)

In 1506, the 12th year of King Yeonsan, a group of officials – notablyPark Won-jong,Seong Hui-ahn,Yoo Soon-jeongand Hong Gyeong-ju plotted against the despotic ruler. They launched a coup on 2 September 1506, deposing the king and replacing him with his half-brother,Grand Prince Jinseong.^[1]The king was demoted to prince, and exiled toGanghwado,where he died a few weeks later.^[2]ConsortJang Nok-su,who was regarded as a 'femme fatale' who had encouraged Yeonsangun's misrule, was beheaded. Yeonsangun's young sons were also killed.

References

^"Jo Gwang-jo, Joseon reformist".KBS World. October 17, 2011.Retrieved17 January2024.
^(in Polish)Joanna Rurarz (2009). Historia Korei. Dialog.ISBN 978-83-89899-28-6.P.234-235

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[1] "Jo Gwang-jo, Joseon reformist".KBS World. October 17, 2011.Retrieved17 January2024.

[2] (in Polish)Joanna Rurarz (2009). Historia Korei. Dialog.ISBN 978-83-89899-28-6.P.234-235

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