Great King Munwon
| Great King Munwon 문원대왕 文元大王 | |||||
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| Prince of Goryeo | |||||
| Reign | ?–? | ||||
| Predecessor | Prince Wang So[1] | ||||
| Successor | Prince Jeungtong[2] | ||||
| Posthumously King of Goryeo | |||||
| Successor | King Jeonggan | ||||
| Born | Wang Jeong[3] Kingdom of Goryeo | ||||
| Spouse | Queen Munhye | ||||
| Issue | Prince Cheonchu[4] Prince Aji Queen Heonui[5] | ||||
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| House | House of Wang | ||||
| Father | Taejo of Goryeo | ||||
| Mother | Queen Sinmyeong of the Chungju Yu clan | ||||
| Religion | Buddhism | ||||
| Korean name | |||||
| Hangul | |||||
| Hanja | |||||
| Revised Romanization | Munwon Daewang | ||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Munwon T'aewang | ||||
| Birth name | |||||
| Hangul | |||||
| Hanja | |||||
| Revised Romanization | Wang Jeong | ||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Wang Ch'ŏng | ||||
Great King Munwon (born Wang Jeong) was a Korean Royal Prince as the 5th son of Taejo of Goryeo and Queen Sinmyeong,[3] also the younger brother of Tae, Yo and So.[3] He later married his half sister, had 2 sons and a daughter who would eventually become the 2nd wife of King Gyeongjong, his nephew. Although his death date was unclear, it considered that he died during the latter half of Gwangjong's reign.[7]
Family
Parents
- Father: Taejo of Goryeo (31 January 877 – 4 July 943), personal name Wang Geon (왕건)
- Mother: Queen Sinmyeongsunseong of the Chungju Yu clan
Consorts and their respective issue(e):
- Queen Munhye of the Chŏngju Yu clan (문혜왕후 류씨), his half-sister
- Prince Cheonchu (천추전군), first son
- Prince Aji (아지군), second son
- Queen Heonui of the Chungju Yu clan ( 헌의왕후 유씨), first daughter
- Son-in-law: Gyeongjong of Goryeo
In popular culture
- Portrayed by Ji Soo in the 2016 SBS TV Series Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo.[8]
References
- Notes
- ^ Full older brother.
- ^ Full younger brother.
- ^ a b c "문원대왕 왕정(정종과 광종의 동모제, 경종의 장인, 헌의왕후 유씨의 아버지)". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ Married his first cousin, Wang Aji who was the eldest daughter of King Gwangjong, Munwon's older brother.
- ^ "고려시대 史料 Database". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ "태조 왕자 문원대왕 왕정". Goryeosa. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ Since he was Posthumously honored as a King, so it seems that he had some authority at the time, but most of the detailed were unknown and his Posthumous name was presumed given by his own older brother. At the time when the bloody purge of the founding officials and nobles were at its peak, Gwangjong seemed to have in mind Jeong as his successor to the throne in would be impossible without the target of the next succession to replace his son. If Gwangjong's succession was cut off, the next throne will have to go to brotherly inheritance and the fact that a monarch with the same mother will emerge as the heir is even more convincing in that they were full sibling.
- ^ "「달려」 달의 연인 보보경심 려 - 역사 인물탐구 14황자 왕정 문원대왕(役 지수)". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- Books
- Choi, Beom-seo (1996). 이야기 고려 왕조사 [The Story of Goryeo Dynasty] (in Korean). University of California, Oakland, California: Cheonga Publisher, 청아 출판사, South Korea. p. 370. ISBN 9788936800666.
- Won-gap, Hwang (2002). 한국사 를 바꾼 여인들 [The Woman who Changed the Korean History] (in Korean). University of Michigan, United States: Books Town, 책 이 있는 마을, South Korea. pp. 325–327. ISBN 9788956390147.
External links
- Great King Munwon on Encykorea (in Korean).
- Great King Munwon on Doosan Encyclopedia (in Korean).