Yeonsangun of Joseon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetYeonsangun of Joseon
10th King of Korean Joseon Dynasty
Date of Birth: 24-Oct-1476
Place of Birth: Joseon
Date of Death: 20-Nov-1506
Profession: politician
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Yeonsangun of Joseon
- Yeonsan-gun or Prince Yeonsan (23 November 1476 – 20 November 1506, r.
- 1494–1506), born Yi Yung or Lee Yoong, was the 10th king of Korea's Joseon Dynasty.
- He was the eldest son of Seongjong by his second wife, Lady Yoon.
- He is often considered the worst tyrant of the Joseon Dynasty, and perhaps all of Korean history, notorious for launching two bloody purges of the seonbi scholar elite.
- He also seized a thousand women from the provinces to serve as palace entertainers, and appropriated the Seonggyungwan study hall as a personal pleasure ground.
- Overthrown, Yeonsan-gun did not receive a temple name.
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