Queen In Hyeon

The eighth installment of 500 Years of Joseon Dynasty covers the reign of King Suk Jong in the late 17th-early 18th Centuries. More than any of Suk Jong’s own accomplishments, however, his reign was marked by political instability between court factions and was particularly well-known for the rivalry between the power-hungry Jang Hee Bin and the kind and virtuous Queen In Hyeon. Jang Hee Bin’s scheming and seduction of Suk Jong elevatedher from the rank of so-ui to hee-bin and finally Queen Consort. Queen In Hyeon, Suk Jong’s second queen, was deposed, but Suk Jong eventually regretted his hasty actions and reinstated her, sentencing Jang Hee Bin to death.