Summary
Jeongjong of Goryeo (923 – 13 April 949), personal name Wang Yo, was the third king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the third son of King Taejo, the dynastic founder.
| Jeongjong of Goryeo 고려 정종 高麗 定宗 | |||||||||
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| King of Goryeo | |||||||||
| Reign | 23 October 945 – 13 April 949 | ||||||||
| Coronation | 945 Gaegyeong, Goryeo | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Hyejong of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Successor | Gwangjong of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Born | Wang Yo 923 Gaegyeong, State of Goryeo, Three Kingdoms of Korea | ||||||||
| Died | 13 April 949 (aged 25–26) Jeseok-won, Gaegyeong, Goryeo | ||||||||
| Burial | Alleung (안릉, 安陵) | ||||||||
| Queen Consort | Queen Mungong Queen Munseong | ||||||||
| Consort | Lady Cheongjunamwon | ||||||||
| Issue | Prince Gyeongchunwon Princess Wang | ||||||||
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| House | Wang | ||||||||
| Dynasty | Goryeo | ||||||||
| Father | Taejo of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Mother | Queen Sinmyeong | ||||||||
| Religion | Buddhism | ||||||||
| Korean name | |||||||||
| Hangul | 정종 | ||||||||
| Hanja | 定宗 | ||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Jeongjong | ||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏngjong | ||||||||
| Birth name | |||||||||
| Hangul | 왕요 | ||||||||
| Hanja | 王堯 | ||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Wang Yo | ||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Wang Yo | ||||||||
| Courtesy name | |||||||||
| Hangul | 천의 | ||||||||
| Hanja | 天義 | ||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Cheonui | ||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ŏnŭi | ||||||||
| Posthumous name | |||||||||
| Hangul | 문명대왕 | ||||||||
| Hanja | 文明大王 | ||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Munmyeong Daewang | ||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Munmyŏng Taewang | ||||||||
Reign edit
Jeongjong rose to the throne after his half-brother King Hyejong died, and set to reducing the power of various royal in-laws, including Wang Gyu and Pak Sul-hui. However, lacking the support of the Gaegyeong elites, he was unable to substantially strengthen the throne.
In 946, he spent 70,000 sacks of grain from the royal storehouses to support Buddhism in the country. In 947, he had the fortress of Pyongyang constructed as the country's Western Capital. He sought to move the capital from Gaegyeong to Pyongyang like his father had desired, as Jeongjong believed that in order to restore Goguryeo's old territories, the capital should be moved further north.[1] However, Jeongjong was not successful in his attempts due to opposition from the nobility based in Gaegyeong.[2]
Jeongjong became paranoid however that people inside the palace were conspiring to kill him and he then started to go insane. After four years of his reign, he died just after he signed a royal decree to make his brother, the fourth prince Wang So (known as Gwangjong), king instead of his son.
Family edit
- Father: Taejo of Goryeo (31 January 877 – 4 July 943)
- Grandfather: Wang Ryung, King Wimu the Great
- Grandmother: Queen Wisuk, of the Han clan
- Mother: Queen Sinmyeongsunseong, of the Chungju Yu clan
- Grandfather: Yu Geung-dal (유긍단)
- Consorts and their Respective Issue(s):
- Queen Mungong of the Suncheon Bak clan – No issue.
- Queen Munseong of the Suncheon Bak clan
- Prince Gyeongchunwon, 1st son
- Princess Wang (공주 왕씨), 2nd daughter
- Lady Cheongjunamwon of the Cheongju Kim clan – No issue.
In popular culture edit
- Portrayed by Kim Young-chan in the 2000–2002 KBS1 TV series Taejo Wang Geon
- Portrayed by Choi Jae-sung in the 2002–2003 KBS TV series The Dawn of the Empire.
- Portrayed by Ryu Seung-soo in the 2015 MBC TV series Shine or Go Crazy.
- Portrayed by Hong Jong-hyun in the 2016 SBS TV series Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo.
See also edit
References edit
- 정종 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.