Jungjong coup
Appearance
Jungjong Coup 중종반정 Trung tông dù sao | |||||||
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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.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Jo Gwang-jo, Joseon reformist".KBS World. October 17, 2011.Retrieved17 January2024.
- ^(in Polish)Joanna Rurarz (2009). Historia Korei. Dialog.ISBN978-83-89899-28-6.P.234-235