King Seonhyo

King Seonhyo of Jinguk
영화여왕	King Seonhyo of Jinguk
영화여왕
 	
King of Jinguk	King of Jinguk
Reign 	1880 - 1891 (47 years)
Coronation 	25 October 1880
Predecessor 	King Jungheung
Successor 	King Daechang
 	
Born 	16 March 1828
 	Taeseong, Jinguk
Died 	23 October 1891 (aged 63)
 	Taeseong, Jinguk
House 	Tae
Spouse(s) 	Queen Hwawan,
Royal Noble Consort Myeong
Issue 	Crown Prince Jeon,
Prince Gong,
Princess Jeongsan
Father 	King Jungheung
Mother 	Queen Yeong
King Seonhyo of Jinguk (Jin: 선효왕; Seonhyo Wang; Meija: 宣孝王) was the Xnth King of the Hwaryeong Dynasty of Jinguk.
King Seonhyo's reign was plagued by political strife between the Northern and Southern factions. The ultra-conservative Northern faction was led by the most powerful civil servant in Jinguk, Yeonguijeong Choi Seok-jun. Choi was also the father of Seonhyo's primary consort, and matrilineal grandfather of Seonhyo's second-born son Prince Gong. The liberal and progressive Southern faction was led by Minister of Rites Seo Jong-tae. Seo was the brother of Queen Hwawan, and uncle to Crown Prince Jeon. As tensions between the two faction intensified, the battle over succession pitted Jeon and Gong against each other.
At the height of the friction, Northern-aligned mercenaries assassinated Queen Hwawan. Around this time, there were also a number of assassination attempts against Crown Prince Jeon. Between the psychological toll of losing his wife, the threats against his son and murmurs of a coup d'etat, Seonhyo became mentally ill and absent. 
Category:Monarchs of Jinguk