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  2. Yeongjo of Joseon - Wikipedia

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    Yeongjo was the first king to take action against Roman Catholic activities in the country. By the 18th century, Catholicism was beginning to acquire a following especially in the Gangwon and Hwanghae provinces. In 1758, Yeongjo officially outlawed Catholicism as an evil practice.

  3. Crown Prince Sado - Wikipedia

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    Upon becoming king, however, one of Jeongjo's first statements was to declare, "I am the son of Prince Sado." [32] Jeongjo always showed great filial devotion to his father, Crown Prince Sado, and he changed the posthumous name of his father's to a longer one, which is the origin of the latter's alternative title, Crown Prince Jangheon.

  4. Jeongjo of Joseon - Wikipedia

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    King Yeongjo made Yi San a part of Hyojang's family because he was concerned that Yi San, who was Sado's son and successor, would be opposed. The Noron faction protested Yi San's legitimacy as the royal successor under the claim that Yi San was the 'Son of a prisoner' or 'Son of a madman' and thus ineligible to succeed the throne.

  5. Memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng - Wikipedia

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    There had been public speculation surrounding Sado's execution or, as it came to be called, "the 1762 incident." According to Lady Hyegyong, Sado lived to be 27 years of age before his execution was ordered by his father, King Yeongjo. The execution was ordered because of accusations including the physical abuse, rape, and murder of servants.

  6. Yunggeolleung - Wikipedia

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    Crown Prince Sado (1735–1762), having died of starvation at the order of his father King Yeongjo, was buried on Baebongsan Mountain in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province. In 1789, his body was moved to its current location, then called Hyeollyungwon (현륭원), by his son King Jeongjo. In 1816, Sado's wife, Lady Hyegyeong, was buried with him.

  7. Hwaseong Fortress - Wikipedia

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    Sado had been executed by being locked alive inside a rice chest by his own father King Yeongjo after failing to obey a command to commit suicide. Located 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Seoul and enclosing much of central Suwon, the fortress includes King Jeongjo's palace Haenggung.

  8. Jeongye Daewongun - Wikipedia

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    His father, Prince Euneon, was an illegitimate son of Crown Prince Sado by his concubine, Royal Noble Consort Suk of the Buan Im clan; Sado himself was an illegitimate son of King Yeongjo of Joseon. This made Jeongye the half-nephew of King Jeongjo, but during his life, he did not receive the treatment of a member of the Royal Family.

  9. Crown Prince Hyojang - Wikipedia

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    In 1776, King Yeongjo died of dementia and Yi San succeeded him as King Jeongjo. Surprisingly, on his coronation day, he announced to his courtiers, "I am the son of Crown Prince Sado". [4] In spite of this, Jeongjo respected the wishes of his grandfather and honored his adoptive father as King, and granted him the temple name Jinjong (진종 ...