An imperial battle between Prince Yeongchang and Prince Gwanghaegun began, and at first, Hur Jun refused to participate, reasoning that doctors should treat patients only, and not get involved in politics.

King Seonjo lost hope in governing the nation, and let his Crown Prince Gwanghaegun rule in his place.

* April 11 – King Gwanghaegun of Joseon is deposed in a coup.

The Northerners came to support the Gwanghaegun ; accordingly, they flourished under his reign ( 1608 – 1623 ) but were swept from power by the Westerners after the succession of Injo.

The Westerners brought Injo to the palace and crowned him as the new king Injo ; although Injo was king, he did not have any authority since almost all of the power was held by the Western faction that dethroned Gwanghaegun.

King Gwanghaegun was crowned in this palace in 1608, and renamed it Gyeongun-gung ( 경운궁, 慶運宮 ) in 1611.

The imperial battle was eventually won by Gwanghaegun, who ascended to the throne after Seonjo's death in 1608.

In 1608, King Seonjo fell sick and died, and his son Gwanghaegun succeeded him to the throne.

In 1623 Gwanghaegun was deposed by the Westerners faction with a coup.

In Korea, the Western faction deposed the realist King Gwanghaegun ( Hangul: 광해군, Hanja: 光海君 ) and installed King Injo in 1623.

The next arson was in 1623 because of King Injo Political Revolt against Gwanghaegun.

In 1623, ultra-conservative Westerners Kim Ja-jeom, Kim Ryu, Yi Gwi, Yi Gwal launched a coup and dethroned Gwanghaegun, who was sent into exile in Jeju Island.

The Palace was burnt to the ground during the Japanese invasion in 1592 and reconstructed in 1609 by King Seonjo and King Gwanghaegun.

It is believed to have been built under King Gwanghaegun when Changgyeonggung was first rebuilt.

Once installed as emperor, Gwanghaegun immediately branded Hur Jun a traitor since the law was that if the king were to die of an illness, the Chief Imperial Doctor would be responsible, but Gwanghaegun thought that Hur Jun was a rightful doctor who always thought for others not for himself and deserved maximum respect since he had done a lot of things including saving the queen's life, but since he couldn't go against the law, he lightened the punishment, and sentenced him to exile in the Southern part of the country.

Although King Gwanghaegun ( 光海君, 광해군 ) was an outstanding administrator and great diplomat, he was largely unsupported by many politicians, scholars and aristocrats since he was not the first-born and because he was born from a concubine.

Gwanghaegun, who was the wise diplomat, kept his neutral policy between growing Manchus and Chinese Ming Dynasty, which was Joseon's traditional ally.

He is often compared to his predecessor, Gwanghaegun, who accomplished many things and was dethroned, while Injo had almost no achievements during his reign and was still given a temple name.

However, when the queen gave birth to a son ( Gwanghaegun was the second son of Lady Kim, the king's concubine ), the succession also became a matter of contention.

In modern South Korea, Gwanghaegun is considered a great and wise king, not a despot.

Official Korean records say that Gwanghaegun had ordered a betrayal to Nurhaci, but it is suspected to be a defamation by the Westerners faction, who deposed the king.

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In 1628, Gwanghaegun of Joseon combined near district called Mangyeong District into Gimje County.

# REDIRECT Gwanghaegun of Joseon

In 1627, 30, 000 Manchu cavalry under General Amin ( 阿敏 ) and former Korean General Gang Hong-rip invaded Joseon, calling for restoration of Gwanghaegun and execution of Westerners leaders including Kim Ja-jeom.

However, after the fall of Gwanghaegun, conservative Westerners took hard-line policy toward the Manchus, keeping their alliance with Ming Dynasty.

Gwanghaegun negotiated independently for peace with the Manchus and managed to avoid another war.

During his reign, Gwanghaegun encouraged publishing in order to accelerate reconstruction and to restore the kingdom's former prosperity.

Although Gwanghaegun is one of only two deposed kings who were not restored and given the temple name ( the other one being Yeonsangun, the tyrant who greatly contributed to the decline of the nation ), many people consider him as the victim of feuds between political factions.

Under repeated requests from Ming China, Gwanghaegun commanded Gang Hong-rip to help Ming forces with ten thousand soldiers against the Manchus in 1619.

Frustrated with unsatisfactory reward for the coup which deposed Gwanghaegun, Yi Gwal rebelled against King Injo in 1624.

Greater Northern faction supported Gwanghaegun while Lesser Northern faction supported another prince.

During Gwanghaegun's reign, Greater Northern faction split further and persecuted other factions until Southerners and Westerners joined their forces in a coup d ' état that deposed Gwanghaegun and placed Injo on the throne.

In 1611, Gwanghaegun issued an imperial pardon to Hur Jun, and ordered him back to the palace.

# Prince Gwanghae ( 광해군 ), 2nd Son of Royal Noble Consort Gong of the Gimhae Gim clan.

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