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Yi Ja-gyeom
Yi Ja-gyeom was a Korean aristocrat of the Gyeongwon Yi clan who dominated the Goryeo court in the early twelfth century. As father-in-law of two kings and grandfather of King Injong, he held enormous power. In 1126 he rebelled and much of the palace was burned, but he was overthrown and died in exile that year.
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