{{Short description|Prince of Joseon (1572–1609)}} {{Infobox royalty | name = Yi Jin | image = | caption = | title = Prince of Joseon | spouse = {{Marriage|Princess Consort, of the Yangcheon Heo clan|1585|}} | issue = A daughter<br />Yi Tae-ung<br />Yi Jun (adoptive)<br />Yi Gyeong (adoptive) | royal house = House of Yi | father = Seonjo of Joseon | mother = Royal Noble Consort Gongbin Kim | birth_date = 20 September 1572 | birth_place = Joseon | death_date = 3 June 1609 (aged 36) | death_place = Gyodong-gun, Gyeonggi Province, Joseon | burial_place = {{ill|Tomb of Prince Imhae|ko|임해군묘}}, Songneung-ri, Jingeon-eup, Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province{{citation needed|date=November 2025}} | religion = | module = {{Infobox Korean name/auto |child=yes |hangul=%이진 |hanja=李珒 |hangulrt=^임해군 |hanjart=臨海君 |hangulph=^정민공 |hangulrefph=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sillok.history.go.kr/id/kza_10803016_004|script-title=ko:조선왕조실록|website=Joseon Wangjo Sillok|access-date=June 28, 2021|language=ko}}</ref> |hanjaph=貞愍公 |othername1=Childhood name |hangul1=%이진국 |hanja1=李鎭國 }} }} '''Prince Imhae''' ({{Korean|hangul=임해군|hanja=臨海君}}; 20 September 1572 – 3 June 1609;<ref>In the Chinese calendar (lunar), he was born on 14th day 8th month 1572 and died on 29th day 4th month 1609.</ref> personal name '''Yi Jin''', childhood name '''Yi Jin-guk'''), was the eldest son of King Seonjo of Joseon<ref>《선원속보》 선조자손록 권1</ref> and the elder brother of King Gwanghae. He was known for such a violent and arrogant personality that he murdered some government officials alongside his half brothers, Prince Jeongwon ({{Korean|hangul=정원군|labels=no}}) and Prince Sunhwa ({{Korean|hangul=순화군|labels=no}}), but survived punishment thanks to his father's protection.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sillok.history.go.kr/id/kna_12602011_004|script-title=ko:조선왕조실록|website=Joseon Wangjo Sillok|access-date=December 6, 2021|language=ko}}</ref>
However, he was passed over for the Crown Prince's role in favour of his younger brother who would eventually take the throne and became King Gwanghae. After being investigated for crimes committed against common people, he was sent into exile to Gyodong County after the Imjin War, then died in 1609.
==Early life and marriage== He was born Yi Jin-guk (later changed into Yi Jin) on 20 September 1572 as the first and oldest son of King Seonjo and his concubine, Lady Gim. In 1577 his mother died so he and his younger brother were raised by Seonjo's primary wife, Queen Uiin who was childless at that time.{{citation needed|date=November 2025}}
In 1585 he married the daughter of Heo Myeong ({{Korean|hangul=허명|labels=no}}), Lady Heo from the Yangcheon Heo clan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sillok.history.go.kr/id/kna_11804017_005|script-title=ko:조선왕조실록|website=Joseon Wangjo Sillok|access-date=December 6, 2021|language=ko}}</ref> In 1591, he, Prince Gwanghae ({{Korean|hangul=광해군|labels=no}}), Prince Sinseong ({{Korean|hangul=신성군|labels=no}}), Prince Jeongwon ({{Korean|hangul=정원군|labels=no}}) and Prince Sunhwa ({{Korean|hangul=순화군|labels=no}}) became ''Gwanggigwonjonggongsin'' ({{Korean|hangul=광국원종공신|labels=no}}).
==The Imjin war== {{Main|Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)}}At the start of the Imjin war in 1592, he lost his position as Crown Prince ({{Korean|hangul=왕세자|hanja=王世子|labels=no}}) due to his violent personality.{{citation needed|date=November 2025}} After being passed over for the position of Crown Prince, he was sent to Hamgyeong-do with Prince Sunhwa ({{Korean|hangul=순화군|labels=no}}) to recruit the ''Geunwang'' soldiers ({{Korean|hangul=근왕병|labels=no}}).<ref>《선조수정실록》 26권, 선조 25년(1592년 명 만력(萬曆) 20년) 4월 14일(계묘)</ref>
On 23 July the two brothers were captured by a local inspector in Hoe-ryeong, Hamgyeong-do.<ref>선조 31권, 25년(1592 임진 / 명 만력(萬曆) 20년) 10월 19일(을사) 5번째기사, 경성판관 이홍업이 가져온 가토의 편지. 왕자들이 보낸 편지엔 7월 24일로 되어있다.</ref><ref>《선조수정실록》 26권, 선조 25년(1592년 명 만력(萬曆) 20년) 7월 1일(무오)</ref> They were eventually released after series negotiations.<ref>《선조수정실록》 26권, 선조 25년(1592년 명 만력(萬曆) 20년) 8월 1일(무자)</ref>
After the war, prince Imhae acted arrogantly and violently. Some officials wanted him to be severely punished, but he was protected by his father.{{citation needed|date=November 2025}}
When Gwanghae took over the throne, appeals for his punishment and expulsion came up one after another. Uigeumbu ({{Korean|hangul=의금부|hanja=義禁府|labels=no}}) followed Gwanghae's instructions and punished Imhae, Gi Ja-heon ({{Korean|hangul=기자헌|labels=no}}) and Yi Heung-ro ({{Korean|hangul=이흥로|labels=no}}).<ref>광해 4권, 즉위년(1608 무신 / 명 만력(萬曆) 36년) 5월 16일(신축) 2번째기사</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sillok.history.go.kr/id/koa_10002015_007|script-title=ko:조선왕조실록|website=Joseon Wangjo Sillok|access-date=December 6, 2021|language=ko}}</ref> Meanwhile, Hong Mun-gwan ({{Korean|hangul=홍문관|labels=no}}) advocated for a death sentence, and Imhae was exiled again to Gyodong-gun. Based on ''Gwanghaegun's Diary'' ({{Korean|hangul=광해군일기|labels=no}}), Yi Jeong-pyo ({{Korean|hangul=이정표|labels=no}}), a soldier who guarded him in the exile, was suspected to have forced him to drink poison,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.blog.naver.com/PostView.naver?blogId=pyjuk&logNo=220213627422&proxyReferer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F|script-title=ko:이정표가 임해군을 살해하다|website=Naver|access-date=December 6, 2021|language=ko}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=WP:KO/RS|date=November 2024}} but after the rebellion, a servant of Imhae testified that he was, in fact, strangled to death. There was also a re-investigation in 1623 which concluded that he was murdered by an assassin sent by Yi Yi-cheom ({{Korean|hangul=이이첨|labels=no}}), then reinstated under King Injo's command.{{citation needed|date=November 2025}}
==Family== *Father: Seonjo of Joseon (조선 선조; 1552–1608) *Mother: Royal Noble Consort Gong of the Gimhae Gim clan (공빈 김씨; 1553–1577) *Wife: Princess Consort, of the Yangcheon Heo clan (군부인 양천허씨; 26 July 1571 – 15 October 1644<ref>In the Chinese calendar (lunar), she was born on 5th days 7th months 1571 and died on 15th days 9th months 1644.</ref>) – daughter of Heo-Myeong ({{Korean|hangul=허명|labels=no}}). *#Unnamed daughter; died prematurely *#Yi Tae-ung (이태웅; 1589–1665) – an Iryeon Buddhist ({{Korean|hangul=일연스님|labels=no}}) *#Yi Jun, Prince Changwon ({{Korean|hangul=이준 창원군|labels=no}}) – adoptive son *#Yi Gyeong, Prince Yangnyeong (이경 양녕군; 1616–1644) – adoptive son
==In popular culture== ===Television series=== *Portrayed by Kim Mu-saeng in the 1982 MBC TV Series ''Woman Exhibition in the West Palace''? ({{Korean|hangul=여인열전 - 서궁마마|labels=no}}). *Portrayed by Jung Sung-mo in the 1985–1986 MBC TV Series ''The Imjin War''. *Portrayed by Im Jung-ha in the 1986 MBC TV Series ''The Hoechun Gate''. *Portrayed by Im Hyuk-joo in the 1995 KBS2 TV Series ''West Palace''. *Portrayed by Lee Won-bal in the 2000–2001 KBS2 TV Series ''Roll of Thunder''. *Portrayed by Kim Yu-seok in the 2003–2004 SBS TV Series ''The King's Woman''. *Portrayed by Lee Kwang-soo and Lee In-sung in the 2013 MBC TV Series ''Goddess of Fire''. *Portrayed by Park Joo-hyung in the 2014–2015 KBS2 TV series ''The King's Face''. *Portrayed by Yoon Hong-bin in the 2015 KBS1 TV series ''The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War''. *Portrayed by Choi Jong-hwan in the 2015 MBC TV series ''Splendid Politics''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hankyung.com/entertainment/article/2015041413594|script-title=ko:'화정' 광해군 차승원 vs 임해군 최종환 일촉즉발 대결 시작됐다|website=The Korea Economic Daily|date=14 April 2015|access-date=December 6, 2021|language=ko}}</ref>
===Film=== *Portrayed by Kim Seung-ho in the 1962 South Korean film ''Queen Dowager Inmok''.
==References== {{reflist}} *[http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0047742 Prince Imhae] on the ''Encyclopedia of Korean Culture'' {{in lang|ko}}.
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