Injo of Joseon, sixteenth king of the Joseon dynasty in Korea (b. 1595)
Injo of Joseon (7 December 1595 – 17 June 1649) was the sixteenth ruler of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He was the grandson of King Seonjo and son of Prince Jeongwon. He was the king during the Later Jin invasion of Joseon, in which Later Jin withdrew the armies after their demands were met. However, in the subsequent Qing invasion, King Injo surrendered in 1636, agreeing to the subjugating terms outlined by the Qing.
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