Cheoljong of Joseon
Cheoljong (Korean: 철종; Hanja: 哲宗; 25 July 1831 – 16 January 1864), personal name Yi Won-beom (이원범; 李元範), later Yi Byeon (이변; 李昪), was the 25th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. After King Heonjong died without any descendants in 1849, Queen Sunwon chose Cheoljong, aged 19, to ascend to the throne, adopting him as the heir of her late husband, King Sunjo.
| Cheoljong of Joseon 조선 철종 朝鮮哲宗 | |||||||||
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| Reign | 28 July 1849 – 16 January 1864 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Heonjong | ||||||||
| Successor | Gojong | ||||||||
| Regent | Grand Royal Queen Dowager Myeonggyeong (1849–1851) | ||||||||
| Born | Yi Won-beom (이원범; 李元範) 25 July 1831 Hyanggyo-dong, Gyeonghaeng-bang, Hanseong, Joseon | ||||||||
| Died | 16 January 1864 (aged 32) Daejojeon Hall, Changdeok Palace, Hanseong, Joseon | ||||||||
| Burial | Yeneung Mausoleum, Seosamneung Cluster, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea | ||||||||
| Spouse(s) |
Queen Cheorin (m. 1851) | ||||||||
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| Clan | Jeonju Yi clan | ||||||||
| Dynasty | House of Yi | ||||||||
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| Religion | Korean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism) | ||||||||
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 철종 |
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| Revised Romanization | Cheoljong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏljong |
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| Hangul | 이원범, later 이변 |
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| Revised Romanization | I Wonbeom, later I Byeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Wŏnpŏm, later Yi Byeon |
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| Hangul | 도승 |
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| Revised Romanization | Doseung |
| McCune–Reischauer | Dosŭng |
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Cheoljong was a great-great-grandson of King Yeongjo. He grew up in poverty; even after becoming king, he had little political influence, and the power to govern was held mainly by the Andong Kim clan, the paternal family of Queen Sunwon. The Andong Kim clan's monopoly caused nationwide corruption, resulting in a series of peasant revolts in southern Joseon in 1862. As Cheoljong's sons all died in infancy, he was succeeded by a distant relative, Gojong.