HEONJONG OF JOSEON

'Heonjong of Joseon' (1827-1849, r. 1834-1849) was the twenty-fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He was the grandson of Sunjo, and his mother was Queen Sinjeong of the Pungyang Jo clan. At the age of eight, he rose to the throne, but not to power. The kingdom remained in the hands of the Andong Kims, the family of his grandmother Queen Sunwon. In 1840, power passed to his mother's family, following the anti-Catholic Gihae persecution of 1839.
Heonjong died in 1849 without an heir. He was buried at the Gyeongneung (景陵) tomb.
As was customary with the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, the chronicle of Heonjong's reign was compiled after his death, in 1851. The compilation of the 16-volume chronicle was supervised by Jo In-yeong.

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His full posthumous name

See also

His full posthumous name

★ King Heonjong Jangsuk Chegeon Gyegeuk Jungjeong Gwangdae Jiseong Gwangdeok Hongun Janghwa Gyungmun Wimu Myeongin Cheolhyo the Great of Korea

★ 헌종장숙체건계극중정광대지성광덕홍운장화경문위무명인철효대왕

★ 獻宗莊肅體健繼極中正光大至聖廣德弘運章化經文緯武明仁哲孝大王

See also

★ List of Rulers of Korea

★ Joseon Dynasty politics

★ Joseon Dynasty

★ History of Korea

★ List of Korea-related topics