Dethronement and Later Life
In 1623 Gwanghaegun was deposed by the Westerners faction with a coup. He was confined first on Ganghwa Island and then Jeju Island, where he died in 1641. He does not have a royal mausoleum like the other Joseon rulers. His and Lady Ryu's remains were buried in a comparatively humble site in Namyangju in Gyeonggi Province. The Westerners faction installed Neungyanggun as the sixteenth king Injo and took pro-Ming and anti-Manchu policies, which brought two Manchu invasions.
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