Sejo of Joseon

E507356

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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Sejo of Joseon canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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