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Ninth king of Joseon from 1469 to 1495

Seongjong (hangul=성종; 19 August 1457 – 20 January 1495), personal name Yi Hyeol (hangul=이혈), was the ninth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Before succeeding his uncle, King Yejong, he was known as Grand Prince Jalsan (hangul=잘산대군).

Yi Hyeol was born as the second son of Crown Prince Yi Jang and Crown Princess Su of the Cheongju Han clan. His father however died few months after his birth. In 1461, he was named Prince Jasan (hangul=자산군) which was changed to Prince Jalsan (hangul=잘산군) in 1468. In 1467, he married Han Song yi, the youngest daughter of Han Myeong hoe. The king himself was an artist and intellectual, and liked to argue about the finer points of politics with the more liberal scholars. He encouraged the publication of numerous books about geography and social etiquette, as well as areas of knowledge that benefited the common people. It was under Seongjong's reign that the "Widow Remarriage Ban" (1477) was enacted, which strengthened pre existing social stigma against women who remarried by barring their sons from public office. In 1489, Yi Gu ji, a woman from the royal clan, committed suicide at his order and was erased from family records, when it was discovered that she had cohabited with her slave after being widowed. In 1491, Seongjong started a military campaign against the Jurchens on the northern border, like many of his predecessors. Led by General Heo Jong (hangul=허종), the campaign was successful, and the defeated Jurchens commanded by Udige (兀狄哈) retreated to the north of Amrok River.

He died in January 1495 and is buried in the south of Seoul. The tomb is known as Seonneung (hangul=선릉) and 35 years later, his third wife, Queen Jeonghyeon, was also interred here. Seongjong was succeeded by his son, Crown Prince Yi Yung.

Portrayed by Yun Sun hong in the 1985 film Eoudong. Portrayed by Yoon Yang ha in the 1988 film Diary of King Yeonsan. Portrayed by Hyun Suk in the 1995 KBS TV series Jang Nok Soo. Portrayed by Lee Jin woo in the 1998–2000 KBS TV series King and Queen. Portrayed by Yoo Seung ho and Go Joo won in the 2007–2008 SBS TV series The King and I. Portrayed by Choi Won hong and Baek Sung hyun in the 2011–2012 JTBC TV series Insu, The Queen Mother. Portrayed by Choi Moo sung in the 2017 MBC TV series The Rebel. Portrayed by Kim Jeong hak in the 2017 KBS2 TV series Queen for Seven Days. Portrayed by Song Geon hee in the 2023 MBC TV series Joseon Attorney.