# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/yeongjo-of-joseon
# Generated: 2026-09-02T06:33:06.500Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/yeongjo-of-joseon"
name: "Yeongjo of Joseon"
slug: "yeongjo-of-joseon"
description: "The longest-reigning king in Joseon's history, he spent half a century trying to hold together a fracturing court through enforced political balance — then locked his own son in a rice chest until he suffocated."
tagline: "21st King of Joseon Dynasty in Korean history"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Portrait_of_King_Yeongjo_-_Chae_Yong_Shin_(%E8%94%A1%E9%BE%8D%E8%87%A3_1850-1941)_Cho_Seok-jin_(%E8%B6%99%E9%8C%AB%E6%99%89_1853-1920)_et_(cropped).jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "South Korea"
  isoCode: "KR"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1694-09-13"
deathDate: "1776-03-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           60.15
  momentum:             3.825891960639936
  historical:           22.887124
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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  - name: "Scientist"
    slug: "scientist"
  - name: "Politics"
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  - name: "Early Modern Era"
    slug: "early-modern-era"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Yi Geum was the second son of King Sukjong, born to a mother whose low status made him a target for resentment long before he took the throne in 1724. He inherited a kingdom split by factional warfare and answered it with Tangpyeong, a policy that forced strict numerical parity between rival camps in every key office — harmony by headcount. He overhauled the tax system and ruled for nearly 52 years, the longest span of any Joseon monarch. In 1762 he ordered Crown Prince Sado, his only surviving son, sealed inside a rice chest, where the prince died after eight days. The act remains one of the most disputed episodes in Korean royal history, yet Yeongjo's broader record has left him with a favorable standing.