Sejo of Joseon

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Sejo of Joseon was a 15th-century Korean king known for usurping the throne from his young nephew and centralizing royal authority through significant legal and administrative reforms.

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Sejo of Joseon canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Joseon ⓘ
human ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
birthDate 1417-11-02 ⓘ
birthPlace Han Yang ⓘ
burialPlace Gwangneung ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Han Yang ⓘ
causeOfDeath illness ⓘ
child Uigyeong, Crown Prince ⓘ
Yejong of Joseon ⓘ
conflict political purge of Danjong’s supporters ⓘ
country Joseon ⓘ
culture Korean ⓘ
deathDate 1468-09-23 ⓘ
deathPlace Han Yang ⓘ
dynasty Joseon dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Joseon
era 15th century ⓘ
eraName Sejo ⓘ
father Sejong the Great ⓘ
governmentType centralized monarchy ⓘ
implemented Gyeongguk Daejeon (early compilation) ⓘ
knownFor administrative reforms ⓘ
centralizing royal authority ⓘ
legal reforms ⓘ
usurping the throne from his nephew Danjong ⓘ
language Korean ⓘ
legalWork promotion of state law code compilation ⓘ
mother Queen Soheon ⓘ
nobleTitleBeforeAccession Grand Prince ⓘ
notableAction execution and exile of loyalists to Danjong ⓘ
notableEvent Gyeyu coup ⓘ
personalName Yi Yu ⓘ
policy curbing aristocratic power ⓘ
land and tax system reforms ⓘ
reorganizing military system ⓘ
strengthening central bureaucracy ⓘ
positionHeld 7th king of Joseon ⓘ
posthumousName King Sejo ⓘ
predecessor Danjong of Joseon ⓘ
reignEnd 1468 ⓘ
reignStart 1455 ⓘ
religion Korean Confucianism ⓘ
royalHouse House of Yi ⓘ
sibling Grand Prince Anpyeong ⓘ
Munjong of Joseon ⓘ
spouse Queen Jeonghui ⓘ
successor Yejong of Joseon ⓘ
templeName Sejo ⓘ
title Grand Prince Suyang ⓘ

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Joseon → notableMonarch → Sejo of Joseon ⓘ
Queen Soheon → child → Sejo of Joseon ⓘ
Munjong of Joseon → sibling → Sejo of Joseon ⓘ