Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo
Jeongjong of Goryeo 고려 정종 | |||||
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King of Goryeo | |||||
Reign | 945 – 949 | ||||
Predecessor | Hyejong of Goryeo | ||||
Successor | Gwangjong of Goryeo | ||||
Born | 923 | ||||
Died | 13 April 949 | ||||
Consort | Queen Mungong Queen Munseong | ||||
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House | House of Wang | ||||
Father | Taejo of Goryeo | ||||
Mother | Queen Shinmyeongsunseong | ||||
Religion | Buddhism |
Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo | |
Hangul | 정종 |
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Hanja | 定宗 |
Revised Romanization | Jeongjong |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏngjong |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 왕요 |
Hanja | 王堯 |
Revised Romanization | Wang Yo |
McCune–Reischauer | Wang Yo |
Jeongjong of Goryeo (923 – 13 April 949) (r. 945–949) was the third monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the third son of King Taejo, the founder of the kingdom, and was born more than a decade before Goryeo was formally established. His mother was the daughter of a noble from the Chungju region, Yu Geung-dal.
Jeongjong rose to the throne after his half-brother King Hyejong, 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 there, but was not successful.
Monarchs of Korea |
Goryeo |
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Family
- Father: King Taejo (31 January 877 – 4 July 943) (고려 태조)
- Mother: Queen Sinmyeongsunseong of the Chungju Yu clan (900 - 951)(신명순성왕후 유씨)
- Consorts:
- Queen Mungong of the Suncheon Park clan (문공왕후 박씨)
- Queen Munseong of the Suncheon Park clan (문성왕후 박씨)
- Prince Gyeongchunwon (경춘원군)
- Unknown Princess
- Lady Cheongjunamwon of the Cheongju Kim clan (청주남원부인 김씨)
Popular culture
In television, Jeongjong of Goryeo was portrayed by the following actors:
- Ryu Seung-soo in Shine or Go Crazy (2015)
- Hong Jong-hyun in Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016)
- Kim Min-Jae in Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016)
- Lee Dong-wook in Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016)[1]
See also
References
- ^ "'도깨비' 이동욱, 저승사자→왕여 변신…비극적 운명 예고". 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
- 정종 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.