# Sejo of Joseon

> He killed his way to the throne — deposing his teenage nephew, executing his own brothers — then spent thirteen years trying to prove a usurper could still be a reformer.

*7th King of Joseon Dynasty in Korean history (1417–1468)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/sejo-of-joseon

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** South Korea
- **Born:** 1417-09-24
- **Died:** 1468-09-08
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born Yi Yu on 11 November 1417, the second son of Sejong the Great, he was never meant to rule. In 1453 he led a coup against his nephew King Danjong, then forced the boy's abdication two years later and took the throne as Sejo. The consolidation was brutal: he had his younger brothers Grand Prince Anpyeong and Grand Prince Geumseong killed along with other rivals. Once secure, he turned to statecraft — reformed the administration, revised land laws, campaigned against the Jurchens, promoted literature, and established court music. His Kyŏngguk Taejŏn became the foundational legal code of Joseon. He died on 2 October 1468, leaving a kingdom reshaped by violence and then by law.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 58.5 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Politician, #Politics, #Medieval Era

## Sources
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejo_of_Joseon)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q334308)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Sejo%20of%20Joseon)
- [Dièu-siēng Sié-cū](https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Di%C3%A8u-si%C4%93ng_Si%C3%A9-c%C5%AB)
- [سێجۆی جۆسۆن](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%DB%8E%D8%AC%DB%86%DB%8C_%D8%AC%DB%86%D8%B3%DB%86%D9%86)
- [Sejo Wiôldżi](https://csb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejo_Wi%C3%B4ld%C5%BCi)
- [Sedžo](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sed%C5%BEo)
- [Sejo](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejo)
- [Sejo de Joseon](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejo_de_Joseon)
- [Sejo de Joseon](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejo_de_Joseon)
- [سجو چوسان](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%AC%D9%88_%DA%86%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [Sejo](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejo)
- [李瑈](https://gan.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%8E%E7%91%88)
- [Sejo dari Joseon](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejo_dari_Joseon)
- [Sejo di Joseon](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejo_di_Joseon)
- [世祖 (朝鮮王)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%96%E7%A5%96_(%E6%9C%9D%E9%AE%AE%E7%8E%8B))
- [세조 (조선)](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%84%B8%EC%A1%B0_(%EC%A1%B0%EC%84%A0))
- [Сэжу ван](https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%8D%D0%B6%D1%83_%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD)
- [Sejo dari Joseon](https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejo_dari_Joseon)
- [Sejo van Joseon](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejo_van_Joseon)
- [Sejo av Joseon](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejo_av_Joseon)
- [Sejo](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejo)
- [Sejo de Joseon](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejo_de_Joseon)
- [Sejo de Joseon](https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejo_de_Joseon)
- [Седжо (ван Чосона)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%BE_(%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%A7%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0))
- [سيجو ملك جوسون](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%88_%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83_%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86)
- [سجو چوسان](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%AC%D9%88_%DA%86%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86)

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