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Hyojong (Korean: 효종; Hanja: 孝宗; 3 July 1619 – 23 June 1659), personal name Yi Ho (이호; 李淏), was the 17th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He is best known for his plan for an expedition to help China 's Ming Dynasty fight against China 's Qing dynasty , and his campaigns against the Russian Empire at the orders of the Qing.
Hyeonjong was born in 1641 as the first son of King Hyojong as Yi Yeon, while his father was still in China as a captive of the Qing dynasty; thus he was born at Shenyang before the Qing dynasty officially moved its capital to Beijing after defeating Ming dynasty in 1644, which made him the first and only monarch of Joseon to be born abroad.
Hyojong: 1649–1659: Yi Ho 이호 King Heumcheon Daldo Gwanggok Hongyeol Seonmun Jangmu Sinseong Hyeonin Myeongeui Jeongdeok the Great
In 1652 (King Hyojong's 3rd year), Hyojong appointed military specialist Yi Hwan as the U'yeongdaejang and sought to enhance the strength of the U'yeong Corps as one of the primary projects for military expansion into a year-round military camp. As a result, the number was increased to 21,000, more than triple the previous size.
After her death, King Sukjong, King Hyojong's and Queen Inseon's grandson, highly respected and honored Lady Yi for this act, and had her ancestral rites performed through his successors. In 1649, Lady Yi gave birth to a daughter whom was given the title Princess Suknyeong (숙녕옹주; 淑寧翁主). [2]
Joseon King accepted Chinese suzerainty and acknowledged the Chinese emperor as their nominal overlord [2] until the Gabo Reform in December 1894. The Primary Consort of the Joseon King bore the title wangbi (왕비, 王妃), [ a ] translated as Queen in English, with the style of "Her Royal Highness" ( baama ; 마마, 媽媽).
In 1650, Hyojong of Joseon, as requested by the prince regent Dorgon of the Qing dynasty, ... KING OF JOSEON (1335–1408) Taejo r. 1392–1398 (1) (1357–1419)
The young Heonjong ascended to the throne in 1834 at the age of 7 after his grandfather, King Sunjo, died. Heonjong was the youngest monarch to ascend the throne in Joseon's history. [2] Like King Sunjo, Heonjong took the throne at a young age and his grandmother, Queen Sunwon served as queen regent. Although King Heonjong ascended to the ...