Munjong of Joseon
| Munjong 문종 文宗 | |||||||||||||||||
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| King of Joseon | |||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 8 April 1450 – 10 June 1452 | ||||||||||||||||
| Enthronement | Hwideokjeon Hall, Dongbyeol Palace, Hanseong | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Sejong | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Danjong | ||||||||||||||||
| Regent of Joseon | |||||||||||||||||
| Tenure | 1 August 1442 – 8 April 1450 | ||||||||||||||||
| Monarch | Sejong | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 November 1414 Grand Prince Chungnyeong's Mansion, Hanseong, Joseon | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 June 1452 (aged 37) Gangnyeongjeon Hall, Gyeongbokgung, Hanseong, Joseon | ||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Hyeonneung Mausoleum, Dongguneung Cluster, Guri, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
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| Issue among others... | Danjong of Joseon | ||||||||||||||||
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| Clan | Jeonju Yi | ||||||||||||||||
| Dynasty | Yi | ||||||||||||||||
| Father | Sejong of Joseon | ||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Queen Soheon | ||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Korean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism) | ||||||||||||||||
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 문종 |
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| Hanja | 文宗 |
| RR | Munjong |
| MR | Munjong |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 이향 |
| Hanja | 李珦 |
| RR | I Hyang |
| MR | I Hyang |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 휘지 |
| Hanja | 輝之 |
| RR | Hwiji |
| MR | Hwiji |
| Monarchs of Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Munjong (Korean: 문종; Hanja: 文宗; 15 November 1414 – 10 June 1452), personal name Yi Hyang (이향; 李珦), was the fifth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. As the eldest son (and the sickly son) of Sejong the Great and Queen Soheon, he succeeded to the throne in 1450.