Eom Heung-do
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Eom Heung-do was a local official during the Joseon dynasty. He is remembered as a figure of loyalty for secretly retrieving and burying the body of the deposed King Danjong in 1457 despite King Sejo'
Stele of Lord Eom at Wongang Seowon
Sejo of Joseon
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Sejo, personal name Yi Yu, sometimes known as Grand Prince Suyang, was the seventh monarch of Joseon. He was the second son of Sejong the Great and the uncle of King Danjong, whom he forced to abdicat
Eom Heung-do
…the Joseon dynasty. He is remembered as a figure of loyalty for secretly retrieving and burying the body of the deposed King Danjong in 1457 despite King Sejo's threats. Eom Heung-do served as the hojang (local headman) of Yeongwol. In 1457, King Danjong was demoted to Prince Nosan and exiled to Yeongwol after…
Unfinished reproduction of a state portrait, c. 1927
Gyeongbok gung palace 05