Sukjong of Joseon 조선 숙종 朝鮮肅宗 | |||||||||||||
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King of Joseon | |||||||||||||
Reign | 22 September 1674 – 12 July 1720 | ||||||||||||
Predecessor | Hyeonjong | ||||||||||||
Successor | Gyeongjong | ||||||||||||
Crown Prince of Joseon dynasty | |||||||||||||
Reign | 1667 – 22 September 1674 | ||||||||||||
Successor | Crown Prince Yi Yun | ||||||||||||
Born | 7 October 1661 Hoesangjeon Hall, Gyeonghui Palace, Hanseong, Joseon | ||||||||||||
Died | 12 July 1720 Yungbokjeon Hall, Gyeonghui Palace, Hanseong, Joseon | (aged 58)||||||||||||
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(m. 1694; died 1701) | ||||||||||||
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Clan | Jeonju Yi | ||||||||||||
Dynasty | Yi | ||||||||||||
Father | Hyeonjong of Joseon | ||||||||||||
Mother | Queen Myeongseong | ||||||||||||
Religion | Korean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 숙종 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Sukjong |
McCune–Reischauer | Sukchong |
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Hangul | 이순 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | I Sun |
McCune–Reischauer | Yi Sun |
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Hangul | 양성헌 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Yangseongheon |
McCune–Reischauer | Yangsŏnghŏn |
Monarchs of Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joseon monarchs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sukjong (Korean: 숙종; Hanja: 肅宗; 7 October 1661 – 12 July 1720), personal name Yi Sun (이순; 李焞), was the 19th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. A skilled legislator, he caused multiple changes in political power throughout his reign, by switching among the Namin (Southerners), Seoin (Westerners), Soron and Noron political factions.