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Sunjong (28 December 1047 – 5 December 1083), born Wang Hyu, later renamed Wang Hun, was briefly the 12th king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the eldest son of King Munjong and the older brother of King Seonjong. He had been confirmed as heir to the throne in 1054 and during his time as heir, his father actively cultivated his status both domestically and internationally, charging him with leading banquets amongst the Goryeo nobility and making him treat with envoys from the Song dynasty of China.[1] However, he died within a year of his ascension in 1083; his four month long reign was the shortest in Goryeo's history.[2]
| Sunjong 순종 順宗 | |||||||||||||
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| King of Goryeo | |||||||||||||
| Reign | 1083–1083 | ||||||||||||
| Coronation | 1083 Gaegyeong, Goryeo | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Munjong of Goryeo | ||||||||||||
| Successor | Seonjong of Goryeo | ||||||||||||
| Born | 28 December 1047 Gaegyeong, Goryeo | ||||||||||||
| Died | 5 December 1083 (aged 35) Chisang-so, Gaegyeong, Goryeo | ||||||||||||
| Burial | Seongneung (성릉; 成陵) | ||||||||||||
| Consorts | Queen Jeongui | ||||||||||||
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| House | Wang | ||||||||||||
| Dynasty | Goryeo | ||||||||||||
| Father | Munjong of Goryeo | ||||||||||||
| Mother | Queen Inye | ||||||||||||
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 순종 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 順宗 |
| Revised Romanization | Sunjong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sunjong |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 왕휴, later 왕훈 |
| Hanja | 王烋, later 王勳 |
| Revised Romanization | Wang Hyu, later Wang Hun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Wang Hyu, later Wang Hun |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 의공 |
| Hanja | 義恭 |
| Revised Romanization | Uigong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ŭigong |
| Posthumous name | |
| Hangul | 선혜대왕 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Seonhye Daewang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏnhye Taewang |
Family
edit- Father: Munjong of Goryeo
- Grandfather: Hyeonjong of Goryeo
- Grandmother: Queen Wonhye
- Mother: Queen Inye
- Grandfather: Yi Cha-yŏn
- Grandmother: Lady Kim, of the Gyeongju Kim clan
- Consorts and their respective issue(s):
- Queen Jeongui of the Kaesong Wang clan, his first cousin - No issue
- Queen Seonhui of the Gyeongju Kim clan - No issue
- Princess Janggyeong of the Gyeongwon Yi clan - No issue
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 정, 창현 (March 14, 2020). [개성 고려왕릉 단독연재] ⑪짧은 재위 기간만큼 초라한 순종묘. Newsis. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ 정, 창현 (March 14, 2020). [개성 고려왕릉 단독연재] ⑪짧은 재위 기간만큼 초라한 순종묘. Newsis. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- 순종 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.