Queen Inhyeon

Queen Inhyeon
인현왕후
仁顯王后
Queen consort of Joseon
First tenure2 May 1681 – 4 May 1689
PredecessorQueen Ingyeong
SuccessorQueen Jang
Second tenure1 June 1694 – 14 August 1701
PredecessorQueen Jang
SuccessorQueen Inwon
Born23 April 1667
Bansong-dong, Hanseong, Joseon
Died14 August 1701 (1701-08-15) (aged 34)
Gyeongchunjeon Hall, Changgyeong Palace, Hanseong, Joseon
Burial
Myeongneung Mausoleum, Seooneung Cluster, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Spouse
(m. 1681; dep. 1688)
(m. 1694⁠–⁠1701)
Posthumous name
  • Queen Hyogyeong Sukseong Jangsun Wonhwa Uiyeol Jeongmok Inhyeon
    • 효경숙성장순원화의열정목인현왕후
    • 孝敬淑聖莊純元化懿烈貞穆仁顯王后
ClanYeoheung Min (by birth)
Jeonju Yi (by marriage)
DynastyYi (by marriage)
FatherMin Yu-jung, Internal Prince Yeoyang
MotherInternal Princess Consort Eunseong
ReligionKorean Buddhism
Korean name
Hangul
인현왕후
Hanja
Revised RomanizationInhyeon Wanghu
McCune–ReischauerInhyŏn Wanghu

Queen Inhyeon (Korean인현왕후; Hanja仁顯王后; 23 April 1667 – 14 August 1701), of the Yeoheung Min clan, was the second wife of King Sukjong, the 19th Joseon monarch. She was queen of Joseon from 1681 until her deposition in 1688, and from her reinstatement in 1694 until her death in 1701. She is one of the best known queens in Korean history and her life has been portrayed in many historical dramas.


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