Yeonsangun of Joseon
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yeonsangun-of-joseon-171-9637815
title:
Yeonsangun of Joseon
text:
Yeonsangun or Prince Yeonsan, personal name Yi Yung, was the 10th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Often considered the worst tyrant in Joseon's history and perhaps all Korean history, he is notorious for launching two bloody purges, seizing hundreds of women from all over the peninsula to serve as palace entertainers, and appropriating Sungkyunkwan as a personal pleasure ground. Yeonsangun's despotic rule provided a stark contrast to the liberal era of his father, and as a much-despised
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description:
10th king of Joseon from 1495 to 1506
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeonsangun_of_Joseon
date created:
2005-11-11T21:17:12Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T11:48:12Z
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