Jungjong coup

Jungjong Coup; 중종반정; 中宗反正
Date	September 2, 1506
Location	Hanyang, Joseon (now Seoul, South Korea)
Result	Successful Coup King Yeonsan deposed and exiled to Ganghwa Island.; Grand Prince Jinseong assumes the throne as King Jungjong.; Jang Nok-su and other officials sympathetic to the King are executed.; Reopening the Seonggyungwan, royal university, and the Office of Censors.;
Belligerents
Joseon Insurgents; led by Pak Wŏnjong and Sŏng Hŭian	Joseon Government
Commanders and leaders
Pak Wŏnjong; Sŏng Hŭian; Yu Sunjŏng; Hong Kyŏngju	King Yeonsan; Jang Nok-su ; Im Sa-hong †; Yu Chagwang (defected)

In 1506, the 12th year of King Yeonsan, a group of officials – notably Pak Wŏnjong, Sŏng Hŭian, Yu Sunjŏng and Hong Kyŏngju plotted against the despotic ruler. They launched a coup on September 2, 1506, deposing the king and replacing him with his half-brother, Grand Prince Jinseong.^[1] The king was demoted to prince, and exiled to Ganghwa Island, where he died a few weeks later.^[2] Consort Jang Nok-su, who was regarded as a 'femme fatale' who had encouraged Yeonsangun's misrule, was beheaded. Yeonsangun's young sons were also killed.

References

^ "Jo Gwang-jo, Joseon reformist". KBS World. October 17, 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
^ (in Polish) Joanna Rurarz (2009). Historia Korei. Dialog. ISBN 978-83-89899-28-6. P.234-235

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[1] "Jo Gwang-jo, Joseon reformist". KBS World. October 17, 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2024.

[2] (in Polish) Joanna Rurarz (2009). Historia Korei. Dialog. ISBN 978-83-89899-28-6. P.234-235

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