Changgyeonggung
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Changgyeonggung is a palace located in Seoul, South Korea.
View of the palace in 2014
Honghwamun gate
Changgyeonggung (right) in the early 19th century
Changgyeonggung in 1930
Crown Prince Sado
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Crown Prince Sado, personal name Yi Seon, also known by his temple name King Jangjo, was the second son of King Yeongjo, the 21st monarch of Joseon, and the biological father of King Jeongjo. Due to t
Changgyeonggung
…On May 13, 1762, that courtyard in front of Munjeongjeon witnessed the most tragic incident of the century. It had been reported to King Yeongjo that Crown Prince Sado was mentally ill and behaving erratically. Furious with the Prince, his father ordered him to be sealed alive in a large rice chest, where he died eight…
19th century portrait enshrined at Sasindang in Eunpyeong District, Seoul
Letter written by Crown Prince Sado to his father-in-law
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