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Sukjong of Goryeo
King of Goryeo from 1095 to 1105
King of Goryeo from 1095 to 1105
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Sukjong |
| 숙종 | |
| 肅宗 | |
| succession | King of Goryeo |
| reign | 1095–1105 |
| coronation | 1095 |
| Junggwang Hall, Gaegyeong, Goryeo | |
| predecessor | Heonjong of Goryeo |
| successor | Yejong of Goryeo |
| spouse | |
| spouse-type | Queen Consort |
| house | Wang |
| dynasty | Goryeo |
| father | Munjong of Goryeo |
| mother | Queen Inye |
| birth_name | Wang Hui |
| birth_date | 2 September 1054 |
| birth_place | Yeonhwa Palace, Gaegyeong, Goryeo |
| death_date | 10 November 1105 (aged 51) |
| death_place | Outside Jangpyeong Gate, Gaegyeong, Goryeo |
| place of burial | Yeongneung () |
| posthumous name | Great King Munhye Gangjeong Myeonghyo |
| 문혜강정명효대왕 | |
| (文惠康正明孝大王) | |
| temple name | Sukjong () |
숙종 肅宗 Junggwang Hall, Gaegyeong, Goryeo | spouse-type =Queen Consort
- Sons: Wang U Wang Pil Wang Jing-eom Wang Bo Wang Hyo Wang Seo Wang Gyo
- Daughters: Princess Daeryeong Princess Heungsu Princess Ansu Princess Boknyeong 문혜강정명효대왕 (文惠康正明孝大王) Sukjong (2 September 1054 – 10 November 1105), personal name Wang Ong, was the 15th king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea.
Sukjong rose to the throne in 1095 upon the abdication of his young nephew, King Heonjong. He oversaw various internal innovations, including the distribution of the country's first brass coins (in 1102) and the construction of the new Southern Capital (Namgyeong, present-day Seoul).
However, he was also faced by threats from without, most notably an 1104 invasion by the northern Jurchen tribes. Unable to repel the Jurchens by force, he sent his general Yun Kwan to raise an army and repulse them. This army is known as Byeolmuban and consisted of three separate divisions. Sukjong died the following year, while on the way to the western capital, Pyongyang. Challenges of Sukjong's reign can be summarized in his own words:
Family
- Father: Munjong of Goryeo
- Grandfather: Hyeonjong of Goryeo
- Grandmother: Queen Wonhye of the Ansan Kim clan
- Mother: Queen Inye of the Gyeongwon Yi clan
- Grandfather: Yi Ja-yeon
- Grandmother: Lady, of the Gyeongju Kim clan
- Consorts and their respective issue(s):
- Queen Myeongui of the Chŏngju Yu clan
- Crown Prince Wang U, 1st son
- Wang Pil, Marquess Sangdang (상당후 왕필), 2nd son
- Wang Jing-eom (왕징엄), 3rd son – a monk.
- Wang Bo, Duke Daebang (대방공 왕보), 4th son
- Wang Hyo, Duke Daewon, 5th son
- Wang Seo, Duke Jean (제안공 왕서), 6th son,
- Wang Gyo, Marquess Tongui (통의후 왕교), 7th son,
- Princess Daeryeong, 1st daughter
- Princess Heungsu, 2nd daughter
- Princess Ansu, 3rd daughter
- Princess Boknyeong (1096–1133), 4th daughter
- Unknown
- Wang Hyeon-eung (왕현응), 8th son – a monk.
References
References
- (February 21, 2003). "[帝王들의 성공학] 고려 숙종…지지받지 못한 개혁".
- link. (April 13, 2023)
- (2017). "Goryeo's Conquest of the Jurchen and Tactical Systems of Byeolmuban during the Reign of Sukjong and Yejong". Kookmin University Institute of Korean Studies.
- R. E. Breuker, Establishing a Pluralist Society in Medieval Korea, 918–1170: History, Ideology and Identity in the Koryŏ Dynasty, (Brill, Leiden, 2010), p.252
- "왕필(王泌)".
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