Korean Crown Prince Sado's Fate

Korean Crown Prince Sado's Fate

In the 18th century, Korean Crown Prince Sado went murderously insane while he was regent, torturing, assaulting, and killing courtiers and servants on a whim. In 1762, his father, King Yeongjo, executed him by locking him in a rice chest and starving him to death.

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