King Hongjong
From Andong Kim
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King Hongjong
Following King Sunjo's death in 1834, Prince Ikchong's eight-year-old son, grandson of the former monarch, ascended the Phoenix Throne as King Hongjong. The formidable in-law lineage of the P'ungyang Cho clan led by the king's grandmother, Queen Cho, replaced the Andong Kim clan in the transition of power. Queen Cho secured her family's position by marrying a woman of the Cho clan to the young King Hongjong. The queen's father, Cho Man-yong, helped assure the dominance of his clan by taking the post of a powerful court minister. Her uncle, Cho In-yong, became Chief State Councilor and a large number of Cho clansmen received appointments to important government posts.
