# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/seonjo-of-joseon
# Generated: 2026-09-03T14:25:32.395Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/seonjo-of-joseon"
name: "Seonjo of Joseon"
slug: "seonjo-of-joseon"
description: "A Joseon king whose early reforms gave way to catastrophic leadership during the Imjin War, when invasion exposed the cost of political discord and unpreparedness."
tagline: "14th King of Joseon Dynasty in Korean history"
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gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1552-11-11"
deathDate: "1608-02-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             2.79230157293055
  historical:           22.551984
  currentAttention:     12.36729475849036
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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  - name: "Early Modern Era"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Yi Gyun, youngest son of Prince Deokheung and grandson of King Jungjong, became the 14th monarch of Joseon at 14 when his uncle King Myeongjong died in 1552. He took the throne promoting Confucianism and pushing reforms, the energy of a young ruler trying to right the state. Then came the Imjin War. The invasion laid bare years of political infighting and a leadership that couldn't hold when it mattered. He died in 1608, his name tethered not to the reforms but to the unraveling.