Sejo of Joseon
7th King of Joseon Dynasty in Korean history (1417–1468)
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Lived 1417–1468, aged 51South Korea
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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.
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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 Jose…
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