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unusual facts about King Seongjong



Korean literati purges

The Sarim scholars generally shunned the royal court and studied neo-Confucianism in rural provinces especially after King Sejo's usurpation of throne in 1455, but they began to enter politics during the reign of King Seongjong.

Seo Cheon-Soo

Then a military officer in the Royal Guards, he is forced by King Seongjong to administer poison to Queen Yun, deposed mother of the next king, King Yeonsangun.


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