Person1441 – 1457

Danjong

Sixth king of Joseon, deposed by his uncle Sejo and killed in exile at Yeongwol

Munjong's son, he came to the throne at 12, and ministers such as Kim Jong-seo and Hwangbo In ran the government. After his uncle Grand Prince Suyang seized power in the Gyeyu Coup of 1453, he gave up the throne in 1455 and became retired king. When the Six Martyred Ministers' plan to restore him came to light in 1456, he was demoted to Prince Nosan and exiled to Cheongnyeongpo in Yeongwol. Under Sukjong he was restored and given the temple name Danjong.

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2 related events

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1453Gyeyu Coupmonarch
Grand Prince Suyang killed Kim Jong-seo and Hwangbo In and took control; two years later he took the throne from his nephew Danjong.
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1456Six Martyred Ministersrelated figure
Seong Sam-mun, Bak Paeng-nyeon and others were executed for plotting to restore Danjong, who was exiled to Yeongwol and died the next year.

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Sejo (Grand Prince Suyang)1417 – 1468
Seized power in the 1453 coup and took the throne from his nephew Danjong
Han Myeong-hoe1415 – 1487
Strategist behind Grand Prince Suyang's 1453 coup
Kim Jong-seo1383 – 1453
General and chief minister who built the Six Garrisons on the Tumen; killed by Grand Prince Suyang in 1453
Sin Suk-ju1417 – 1475
Jiphyeonjeon scholar who helped create Hunminjeongeum, wrote the Haedong jegukgi after a mission to Japan, and became Chief State Councillor under Sejo
Seong Sam-mun1418 – 1456
Hall of Worthies scholar executed for plotting to restore Danjong; one of the Six Martyred Ministers
Bak Paeng-nyeon1417 – 1456
Jiphyeonjeon scholar executed as one of the Six Martyred Ministers for plotting with Seong Sam-mun to restore Danjong