Grand Prince Inpyeong (1622–1658) was the third son of
Injo of Joseon. After the death of
Grand Prince Neungchang
Prince Neungchang (Hangul: 능창군, Hanja: 綾昌君; 16 July 1599 - 17 November 1615) or formally called Grand Prince Neungchang () personal name Yi Jeon () was a Korean Royal Prince as the third son of Wonjong of Joseon and Queen Inheon of ...
, Inpyeong became his adopted son. After his father surrendered to
Qing dynasty, Grand Prince Inpyeong was sent to
Qing dynasty as a hostage. His 10th generation descendent was
Gojong of Korea
Gojong (; 8 September 1852 – 21 January 1919) was the monarch of Korea from 1864 to 1907. He reigned as the last King of Joseon from 1864 to 1897, and as the first Emperor of Korea from 1897 until his forced abdication in 1907. He is known ...
who becomes the King when
Cheoljong of Joseon died without any surviving sons.
Life
On 10 December 1622 in Lunar calendar, Grand Prince Inpyeong was born as the son of
Nungyang-gune, the grandson of
Seonjo. He entered the palace after his father became the king by coup in 1623. In 1629, Inpyeong became grand prince. He had his marriage in 1634, age of 12 with Lady Oh who was the daughter of Oh Dan, one of the officials of Injo. After
Qing invasion of Joseon, Grand Prince Inpyeong with
Crown Prince Sohyeon, and
Grand Prince Bongrim were sent to
Qing dynasty. Like his brothers, Inpyeong repeated being sent and sent back to Joseon. By this, Inpyeong got great stress, and got serious illness. Visit to Qing of Inqyeong did not ended after the death of
Injo of Joseon. During the reign of
Hyojong of Joseon, Inpyeong was again sent to Qing as an ambassador. But, the public opinion of Inpyeong was only worsen. Officials argued that Inpyeong is trying to get hospitality by visiting Qing Dynasty a lot.
Song Si-yeol was angry how
Hyojong
Hyojong of Joseon (3 July 1619 – 23 June 1659) was the seventeenth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea from 1649 to 1659. He is best known for his plan for an expedition to the Manchu Qing dynasty, and his campaigns against the Russian Empire a ...
was against his father's advice of taking care of Inpyeong but, sending him as an ambassador to the tiger cave(which meant
Qing dynasty). In 1858, by the illness that Inpyeong got while visiting Qing dynasty a lot, Inpyeong died on 13 May 1658(Lunar Callander).
Hyojong
Hyojong of Joseon (3 July 1619 – 23 June 1659) was the seventeenth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea from 1649 to 1659. He is best known for his plan for an expedition to the Manchu Qing dynasty, and his campaigns against the Russian Empire a ...
weeped for his dead which made him to stay at Inpyeong's house too long to make his officials to come back to the palace. Hyojong finally came back to the palace.
In Popular Culture
*Portrayed by Choi Woo-sung in the TV series ''
Daemyeong
''Daemyeong'' () is a 1981 South Korean television series starring Kim Dong-hoon, Kim Heung-ki, Seo Young-jin, Won Mi-kyung, Kim Sung-won and Baek Il-sub. It aired on KBS1 from January 5, 1981 until December 28, 1981 every Mondays for 52 episodes ...
''.
*Portrayed by
Ji Eun-sung in the TV series ''
Blooded Palace: The War of Flowers''.
References
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Korean princes
House of Yi
1622 births
1658 deaths
17th-century Korean people