In 1613, the Greater Northerners moved against Prince Yeong-chang his grandfather Kim Jenam was found guilty of treason and executed, while Yeong-chang was sent into exile, where he too was executed. Then, Greater Northerners began to take members of other political factions out of the government, especially Lesser Northerners. Lyu was executed immediately and Prince Yeong-chang was arrested and died the next year.Īfter the incident, Gwang-hae tried to bring officials from various political and regional background to his court, but his plan was interrupted by Greater Northerners including Lee Icheom and Chung In-hong. However, Lyu Young-gyong of the Lesser Northerners faction hid the document and plotted to install Prince Yeong-chang as king, only to be found out by the head of the Great Northerners faction (대북 大北), Chung In-hong.
Violence of Greater Northerner faction īefore King Seonjo died, he named Prince Gwang-hae as his official successor to the throne and ordered his advisers to make a royal document. Fortunately for Gwang-hae, King Seonjo's abrupt death made it impossible for his favorite son Yeong-chang to succeed to the throne. He had an elder but incompetent brother Prince Imhae (Imhaegun, 임해군, 臨海君) and a younger but legitimate brother Grand Prince Yeong-chang (Yeong-chang Daegun, 영창대군, 永昌大君), who was supported by the Lesser Northerners faction. During and after the Seven Year War (1592–1598), he acted as the de facto ruler of the Joseon Dynasty, commanding battles and taking care of the reconstruction of the nation after the devastating wars, in the place of old and weak King Seonjo.Īlthough it brought prestige to him, his position was still unstable. When the king fled north to the border of Ming, he set up a branch court and fought defensive battles. When Japan invaded Korea to attack the Ming Empire, he was installed as Crown Prince. Gwanghaegun was the second son of King Seonjo, born to Lady Kim (Gongbin), a concubine.
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