Grand Prince Inpyeong (1622–1658) was the third son of
Injo of Joseon
Injo of Joseon (7 December 1595 – 17 June 1649), born Yi Jong, was the sixteenth ruler of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He was the grandson of King Seonjo and son of Prince Jeongwon. He was the king during the Later Jin invasion of Joseon, i ...
. After the death of
Grand Prince Neungchang, Inpyeong became his adopted son. After his father surrendered to
Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-spea ...
, Grand Prince Inpyeong was sent to
Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-spea ...
as a hostage. His 10th generation descendent was
Gojong of Korea who becomes the King when
Cheoljong of Joseon
Cheoljong of Joseon (25 July 1831 – 16 January 1864) was the 25th king of the Joseon, reigning from 1849 to 1864. After Heonjong of Joseon died without male heir in 1849, Queen Sunwon chose Cheoljong, aged 19, to be the next king, as the heir ...
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
Seonjo of Joseon (26 November 1552 – 16 March 1608) was the fourteenth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea from 1567 to 1608. He was known for encouraging Confucianism and renovating state affairs at the beginning of his reign. However, politi ...
. 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
The Qing invasion of Joseon (Korean: Byeongja Horan) occurred in the winter of 1636 when the newly-established Qing dynasty invaded the Joseon dynasty, establishing the former's status as the hegemon in the Imperial Chinese Tributary System and ...
, Grand Prince Inpyeong with
Crown Prince Sohyeon
Crown Prince Sohyeon (소현세자, 昭顯世子, 5 February 1612 – 21 May 1645) was the first son of King Injo of Joseon Dynasty.
Sohyeon was a hostage in the Manchu court at Shenyang, by the terms of the peace treaty concluded after War ...
, and
Grand Prince Bongrim were sent to
Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-spea ...
. 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
Injo of Joseon (7 December 1595 – 17 June 1649), born Yi Jong, was the sixteenth ruler of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He was the grandson of King Seonjo and son of Prince Jeongwon. He was the king during the Later Jin invasion of Joseon, i ...
. During the reign of
Hyojong of Joseon
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 ...
, 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
Song Si-yeol ( ko, 송시열, Hanja: 宋時烈; 30 December 1607 - 19 July 1689), also known by his pennames ''Uam'' (우암) and ''Ujae'' (우재) or by the honorific ''Songja'' ( ko, 송자, Hanja: 宋子), was a Korean philosopher and politic ...
was angry how
Hyojong 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
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-spea ...
). In 1858, by the illness that Inpyeong got while visiting Qing dynasty a lot, Inpyeong died on 13 May 1658(Lunar Callander).
Hyojong 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''.
*Portrayed by
Ji Eun-sung
Ji Eun-sung (born August 3, 1991) is a South Korean actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the television series ''Shine or Go Crazy
''Shine or Go Crazy'' () is a 2015 South Korean television series based on the novel of the same n ...
in the TV series ''
Blooded Palace: The War of Flowers''.
References
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Korean princes
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1622 births
1658 deaths
17th-century Korean people