King Seonjo (1567-1608)
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Kral Seonjo 1567-1608 yillari arasinda hükümdarlik yapmis olan kraldir. Joseon Hanedanliginin 14. kralidir. Ilk zamanlarda insanlari çok seven bir kraldi fakat daha sonradan açgözlü ve yozlasmis bir krala dönüstü. Japon general Hideyoshi Toyotomi ile devamli savasti. Bazi zamanlar Japon ordusuna yenilse de hiçbir zaman pes etmedi. Seul’deki Deoksugung Sarayini kullaniyordu ve bu saray savas esnasinda yakilarak yerle bir edildi ve kullanilamaz hale geldi. Kral Seonjo Amiral Yi Sun-sin’e ve onun fikirlerine çok deger verirdi. Japonlara karsi savasinda Yi Sun-sin’in dahiyane fikirleri sayesinde kazandi.
Kral Seonjo 1552 yilinda Hanseong, Yi Gyun’da dogdu. Hanseong o zamanlar Kore’nin baskentiydi. Prens Deokheung’un 3. oglu olarak dünyaya geldi. Ilk olarak Prens Hassong ünvani verildi. Annesi Kraliçe Munjeong’du ve 1565 yilinda öldü. Annesinin ölümünden 2 yil sonrada babasi olan Kral Munjeong 1567 yilinda öldü ve baska hiçbir ogullari olmamasi nedeniyle Prens Hassong tahta geçti ve Kral Sejong ünvanini aldi.
Ülkesi bati ve dogu adi altinda ayriliyordu. Jurchens ve Japonlarla devamli savas halindeydi.
Ülkenin güneyinde Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi ve Tokugawa Ieyasu ile çatisma halindelerdi.
1608 yilinda Kral Seonjo öldü.
41 yil tahtta kaldi.
Daha sonra yerine oglu Prens Gwanghae geçti.
Çeviri: Melissaa
English
King Seonjo ruled in Korea between 1567 and 1608. He was the fourteenth king of the Joseon Dynasty. At first, King Seonjo was a caring king who loved the people, but in later years, he became greedy and corrupt. During the Japanese invasions of Korea, the Japanese general Hideyoshi Toyotomi tried to conquer Korea. Although this attempt failed, King Seonjo and his retinue were forced to flee north of Pyongyang, until the Ming Dynasty Emperor Wanli came to Joseon's aid. After King Seonjo returned to Seoul, he was the first to use Deoksugung as a palace since all the other palaces in Seoul had been burned during the war. Today, King Seonjo is regarded as one of the most incompetent rulers in Joseon history, especially due to his treatment of Admiral Yi Sun-sin, whom many felt had deserved praise for constantly winning against superior Japanese forces, but instead at one point even lowered his position to just a regular soldier.
King Seonjo was born Yi Gyun in 1552 in Hanseong, capital of Korea, as the third son of Prince Deokheung. At first he was given the title Prince Hassong, and was not much known to the people since he did not have much political influence until he became king.
The king while Seonjo was Prince Haseong was King Myeongjong, who in practice did not rule the nation until the latter days of his reign. His mother, Queen Munjeong, had ruled the kingdom in her son's name until her death in 1565. Unfortunately for Myeongjong, he soon followed her two years later. The king had no sons to succeed to the throne, so officials had to find another royal family member to be made king. Prince Haseong was at last selected to be the next in line, since he was politically 'fresh' and young. He was finally crowned in 1567.
After the war, even the reconstruction of the nation was impeded by the quarrelling between the two factions. The Easterners came out strongest after the war, with many of them hailed as military heroes (including Prime Minister Yu Seong-ryong). Division between the Easterners followed, and the conflict between political factions became even stronger. King Seonjo lost hope in governing the nation, and let his Crown Prince Gwanghaegun rule in his place. However, when the queen gave birth to a son (Gwanghaegun was the second son of Lady Kim, the king's concubine), the succession also became a matter of contention. King Seonjo died in 1608, while political division and outside threats still darkened the skies over Korea.
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Kral Seonjo 1567-1608 yillari arasinda hükümdarlik yapmis olan kraldir. Joseon Hanedanliginin 14. kralidir. Ilk zamanlarda insanlari çok seven bir kraldi fakat daha sonradan açgözlü ve yozlasmis bir krala dönüstü. Japon general Hideyoshi Toyotomi ile devamli savasti. Bazi zamanlar Japon ordusuna yenilse de hiçbir zaman pes etmedi. Seul’deki Deoksugung Sarayini kullaniyordu ve bu saray savas esnasinda yakilarak yerle bir edildi ve kullanilamaz hale geldi. Kral Seonjo Amiral Yi Sun-sin’e ve onun fikirlerine çok deger verirdi. Japonlara karsi savasinda Yi Sun-sin’in dahiyane fikirleri sayesinde kazandi.
Kral Seonjo 1552 yilinda Hanseong, Yi Gyun’da dogdu. Hanseong o zamanlar Kore’nin baskentiydi. Prens Deokheung’un 3. oglu olarak dünyaya geldi. Ilk olarak Prens Hassong ünvani verildi. Annesi Kraliçe Munjeong’du ve 1565 yilinda öldü. Annesinin ölümünden 2 yil sonrada babasi olan Kral Munjeong 1567 yilinda öldü ve baska hiçbir ogullari olmamasi nedeniyle Prens Hassong tahta geçti ve Kral Sejong ünvanini aldi.
Ülkesi bati ve dogu adi altinda ayriliyordu. Jurchens ve Japonlarla devamli savas halindeydi.
Ülkenin güneyinde Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi ve Tokugawa Ieyasu ile çatisma halindelerdi.
1608 yilinda Kral Seonjo öldü.
41 yil tahtta kaldi.
Daha sonra yerine oglu Prens Gwanghae geçti.
Çeviri: Melissaa
English
King Seonjo ruled in Korea between 1567 and 1608. He was the fourteenth king of the Joseon Dynasty. At first, King Seonjo was a caring king who loved the people, but in later years, he became greedy and corrupt. During the Japanese invasions of Korea, the Japanese general Hideyoshi Toyotomi tried to conquer Korea. Although this attempt failed, King Seonjo and his retinue were forced to flee north of Pyongyang, until the Ming Dynasty Emperor Wanli came to Joseon's aid. After King Seonjo returned to Seoul, he was the first to use Deoksugung as a palace since all the other palaces in Seoul had been burned during the war. Today, King Seonjo is regarded as one of the most incompetent rulers in Joseon history, especially due to his treatment of Admiral Yi Sun-sin, whom many felt had deserved praise for constantly winning against superior Japanese forces, but instead at one point even lowered his position to just a regular soldier.
King Seonjo was born Yi Gyun in 1552 in Hanseong, capital of Korea, as the third son of Prince Deokheung. At first he was given the title Prince Hassong, and was not much known to the people since he did not have much political influence until he became king.
The king while Seonjo was Prince Haseong was King Myeongjong, who in practice did not rule the nation until the latter days of his reign. His mother, Queen Munjeong, had ruled the kingdom in her son's name until her death in 1565. Unfortunately for Myeongjong, he soon followed her two years later. The king had no sons to succeed to the throne, so officials had to find another royal family member to be made king. Prince Haseong was at last selected to be the next in line, since he was politically 'fresh' and young. He was finally crowned in 1567.
After the war, even the reconstruction of the nation was impeded by the quarrelling between the two factions. The Easterners came out strongest after the war, with many of them hailed as military heroes (including Prime Minister Yu Seong-ryong). Division between the Easterners followed, and the conflict between political factions became even stronger. King Seonjo lost hope in governing the nation, and let his Crown Prince Gwanghaegun rule in his place. However, when the queen gave birth to a son (Gwanghaegun was the second son of Lady Kim, the king's concubine), the succession also became a matter of contention. King Seonjo died in 1608, while political division and outside threats still darkened the skies over Korea.
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