Duke Angyeong

Yeongjong of Goryeo 高麗英宗 고려 영종
King of Goryeo
Reign	June 1269 – November 1269
Predecessor	Wonjong of Goryeo
Successor	Wonjong of Goryeo
Born	August 1223 Kingdom of Goryeo
Died	?
Consort	Deposed Queen Kwon
Issue	Prince Hanyang Prince Ikyang
House	House of Wang
Father	Gojong of Goryeo
Mother	Queen Anhye
Religion	Buddhism

Duke Angyeong
Hangul	영종
Hanja	英宗
Revised Romanization	Yeongjong
McCune–Reischauer	Yeongjong
Courtesy name
Hangul	간
Hanja	侃
Revised Romanization	Gan
McCune–Reischauer	Gan

Yeongjong of Goryeo (August 1223 – ?) was temporary king of the Korean Goryeo dynasty.

Biography

His first name was Wang Gan (Korean: 왕간; Hanja: 王侃), but later he was renamed Wang Chang (Korean: 왕창; Hanja: 王淐).

He was Gojong of Goryeo's son, and Marquis of Angyeong (Korean: 안경후; Hanja: 安慶侯). In 1253, he was promoted to Duke of Angyeong (Korean: 안경공; Hanja: 安慶公). In the years 1253, 1259, 1265 and 1266, he made multiple visits to the Yuan ruler in China as an envoy.

In June 1269, dictator Im Yeon was deposed in favor of Yeongjong.

Family

• Father: King Gojong of Goryeo (3 February 1192 – 21 July 1259) (고려 고종)
  • Grandfather: King Gangjong of Goryeo (10 May 1152 – 26 August 1213) (고려 강종)
  • Grandmother: Queen Wondeok of the Kaesong Wang clan (1167 – 1239) (원덕왕후 왕씨)
• Mother: Queen Anhye of the Kaesong Wang clan (? – 1 June 1232) (안혜왕후 왕씨)
  • Grandfather: King Huijong of Goryeo (21 June 1181 – 31 August 1237) (고려 희종)
  • Grandmother: Queen Seongpyeong of the Kaesong Wang clan (? – 1247) (성평왕후 왕씨)

Consorts:

1. Deposed Queen Kwon of the Andong Kwon clan (폐비 안동 권씨)
   1. Wang Hyeon, Prince Hanyang (왕현 한양후)
   2. Wang Cheong, Prince Ikyang (March 1248 – August 1344) (왕청 익양군)

See also

• List of Korean monarchs
• List of Goryeo people
• Goryeo
• Mongol invasions of Korea
• Korea under Yuan rule

References

• 영종 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.