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Count Gonghwa
Count Gonghwa or Marquess Gonghwa (1126–1186), personal name Wang Yeong () was a Goryeo royal family member as the great-grandson of King Munjong who became the maternal uncle of Huijong and Gangjong. Biography Biography Although not much information left about his life, but it was believed that he had a calm and quiet personality, not greedy and show great enthusiasm for his studies. During the early years of King Uijong, he became a ''Jeonjungnaegeupsa'' () and although the King assumed this, he did not allow it since there was no precedent for a son from the royal family who had been given the title of "Marquess" () and humbled himself with became a public servant () from the past. He then became Count Gonghwa () on the day he married at his 30s and the King bestowed great favors upon him. After his brother-in-law, Marquess Ikyang ascended the throne in 1170, Wang Yeong was promoted into Marquess Gonghwa () and a devout believer in Buddhism on his later years befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goryeo
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unification" by Korean historians as it not only unified the Later Three Kingdoms but also incorporated much of the ruling class of the northern kingdom of Balhae, who had origins in Goguryeo of the earlier Three Kingdoms of Korea. The name "Korea" is derived from the name of Goryeo, also spelled Koryŏ, which was first used in the early 5th century by Goguryeo. According to Korean historians, it was during the Goryeo period that the individual identities of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla were successfully merged into a single entity that became the basis of modern-day 'Korean' identity. Throughout its existence, Goryeo, alongside Unified Silla, was known to be the "Golden Age of Buddhism" in Korea. As the state religion, Buddhism achieved its highes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Janggyeong Of The Kim Clan
Queen Janggyeong of the Gangneung Kim clan () was a Goryeo royal family member as the first and eldest daughter Duke Gangneung, grandson of King Munjong who became a queen consort through her marriage with her half second cousin once removed, King Uijong as his first and primary wife. Since the same clan couldn't get married, so she became the 12th reigned Goryeo queen who followed her maternal clan after Queen Gyeonghwa and the eldest among Marchioness Daeryeong, Queen Uijeong, and Queen Seonjeong. Biography Palace life Although after changed her clan and become a Queen Consort, but sometimes, she still recognized like her biological lineage. She married Uijong when he still become a Crown Prince and thought that she was in a very influential position within the royal family. Meanwhile, after her husband ascended the throne, she then given the Royal title of Princess Heungdeok (흥덕궁주, 興德宮主) in 1151 and two years after she gave birth into their first son, Crown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1126 Births
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Doosan Encyclopedia
''Doosan Encyclopedia'' is a Korean language encyclopedia published by Doosan Donga (두산동아). The encyclopedia is based on the ''Dong-A Color Encyclopedia'' (동아원색세계대백과사전), which comprises 30 volumes and began to be published in 1982 by Dong-A Publishing (동아출판사). Dong-A Publishing was merged into Doosan Donga, a subsidiary of Doosan Group, in February 1985. The ''Doosan Encyclopedia'' is a major encyclopedia in South Korea. Digital edition EnCyber The online version of the ''Doosan Encyclopedia'' was named EnCyber, which is a blend of two English words: ''Encyclopedia'' and ''Cyber''. The company has stated that, with the trademark, it aims to become a center of living knowledge. EnCyber provides free content to readers via South Korean portals such as Naver. Naver has risen to the top position in the search engine market of South Korea partially because of the popularity of EnCyber encyclopedia. When Naver exclusively contracted Doosan Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encykorea
The ''Encyclopedia of Korean Culture'' is a Korean language encyclopedia published by the Academy of Korean Studies and DongBang Media Co. The articles in the encyclopedia are aimed at readers who want to learn about Korean culture and history, and were written by over 3,800 scholars and expert contributors — mainly associated with the Academy of Korean Studies. ''Munhwa Ilbo'' called it the most extensive encyclopedia of Korean studies. In 2001, the digital edition EncyKorea was published on CD-ROM and DVD. See also *''Doosan Encyclopedia'' *List of digital library projects *Lists of encyclopedias *List of encyclopedias by branch of knowledge *List of encyclopedias by language *List of historical encyclopedias *List of online encyclopedias This is a list of well-known online encyclopedias—i.e., encyclopedias accessible or formerly accessible on the Internet. The largest online encyclopedias are general reference works, though there are also many specialized ones. Some o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaesong
Kaesong (, ) is a special city in the southern part of North Korea (formerly in North Hwanghae Province), and the capital of Korea during the Taebong kingdom and subsequent Goryeo dynasty. The city is near the Kaesong Industrial Region close to the border with South Korea and contains the remains of the Manwoldae palace. Called Songdo while it was the ancient capital of Goryeo, the city prospered as a trade centre that produced Korean ginseng. Kaesong now functions as the DPRK's light industry centre. During the Japanese occupation from 1910 to 1945, the city was known by the Japanese pronunciation of its name, "Kaijō". Between 1945 and 1950, Kaesong was part of South Korea and under its control. The 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement left the city under North Korean control. Due to the city's proximity to the border with South Korea, Kaesong has hosted cross-border economic exchanges between the two countries as well as the jointly run Kaesong Industrial Region. As of 2009, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Injong Of Goryeo
Injong of Goryeo (29 October 1109 – 10 April 1146) (r. 1122–1146) was the 17th monarch of the Korean Goryeo dynasty. He was the eldest son of King Yejong and Queen Sundeok, the daughter of Yi Ja-gyeom. His reign saw two major internal crises that nearly ended the House of Wang, the collapse of the Northern Song dynasty, and the establishment of the Jin dynasty as the dominant power in the East Asia. Background Domestic Injong ascended the throne in accordance with the third of the Ten Injunctions of Taejo, as “the eldest legitimate royal issue." Despite the reverend status of this document, its succession rules were often disregarded. As recent as in 1095 Injong's grandfather King Sukjong came to power after abdication of his nephew. At the age of twelve and a half Injong's succession became possible largely due to the influence of his maternal grandfather Yi Ja-gyeom, while according to the report of the Song envoy Xu Jing, Injong's uncle Prince Po, supported by the Han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goryeosa
The ''Goryeosa'' (), or ''History of Goryeo'', is the main surviving historical record of Korea's Goryeo dynasty. It was composed nearly a century after the fall of Goryeo, during the reign of King Sejong, undergoing repeated revisions between 1392 and 1451. He ordered a committee of scholars led by Kim Jongseo and Jeong Inji to compile it, based on primary and secondary sources that are no longer extant. The ''Goryeo-sa'', written using Hanja script, consists of 139 volumes, 46 of which consist of chronicles, 39 of geography, 2 of Chronological tables, 50 of Biographies, and 2 of lists. The document has been digitized by the National Institute of Korean History and available online with Modern Korean translation in Hangul and original text in Hanja script. See also * Dongguk Tonggam * Samguk Sagi * Annals of the Joseon Dynasty * History of Korea References External links The official website showing the original text as well as the translation in Korean Hangul(Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Seonjeong (Sinjong)
Queen Seonjeong of the Gim clan (Hangul: 선정왕후 김씨, Hanja: 宣靖王后 金氏; d. 17 August 1222), also known as Queen Mother Seonjeong () or Queen Mother Jeongseon () was a member of the Goryeo royal family. Born as the youngest daughter of Duke Gangneung, a grandson of Munjong of Goryeo, King Munjong, she became a queen consort through her marriage with her second half cousin once removed, Sinjong of Goryeo, King Sinjong. Her son, Huijong of Goryeo, King Huijong became king after her husband's abdication. She was one of several Goryeo queens to take their mother's clan name over their father's and eventually became an ancestor of Gongyang of Goryeo, Gongyang. She was the youngest among Queen Janggyeong of the Kim clan, Queen Janggyeong, Marquess Daeryeong, Marchioness Daeryeong and Queen Uijeong. Biography Early life and marriage The future Queen Seonjeong was born as the fourth and youngest daughter of Duke Gangneung, Wang On, Duke Gangneung (왕온 강릉공). It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Uijeong
Queen Uijeong of the Gim clan (Hangul: 의정왕후 김씨, Hanja: 義靜王后 金氏; d. 1170) or known as Queen Mother Gwangjeong () was a Goryeo royal family member as the third daughter Duke Gangneung who married her half second cousin once removed, King Myeongjong as his first and primary wife. She was also the mother of his only successor and two daughters. From all of her families' records, just she who didn't appear clearly about her life. It was believed that she married Myeongjong when he was still "Marquess Ikyang" (익양후) and "Duke Ikyang" (익양공), but eventually died after his ascension to the throne succeeded his brother, King Uijong. Seeing that their eldest son was born in 1152, so the couple was presumed to marry before it and after this son ascended the throne in 1211, he honoured his late mother as a "Queen Mother" (태후, 太后) and gave her Posthumous name. Although she never became Queen consort, but as an example of a queen, it seems that her rit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquess Daeryeong
Marquess Daeryeong (; b. 1130), personal name Wang Gyeong () was a Goryeo Royal Prince as the second son of King Injong and Queen Gongye, also the older brother of Myeongjong and Sinjong. His mother always preferred him and wanted to pass the crown prince title to him instead of his brothers, but his father never agreed to it. Due to this, he had conflicts with King Uijong after his ascension. He was married to Wang On, Duke Gangneung (강릉공 왕온)'s second daughter who was also sister of Queen Janggyeong (Uijong's wife), Queen Uijeong (Myeongjong's wife), and Queen Seonjeong (Sinjong's wife). Life In 1148 (Uijong's 2nd years reign), Wang Gyeong was appointed as a "Marquess" (후, 侯) along with his younger brother– Wang Ho and won many people's trust for his magnanimity. However, his eldest brother–the king, was jealous of their mother's favor towards him and accused him for had a grudge against the king by plotting a conspiracy to take over the throne, along wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myeongjong Of Goryeo
Myeongjong of Goryeo (8 November 1131 – 3 December 1202) (r. 1170–1197) was 19th monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the third son of King Injong. Although it was intended that Injong's second son should succeed his father,It was said that when Injong was choosing an heir, he preferred his second son for his keen insight and wisdom; however, his older brother came to power, and banished him out of jeolousy. he was assassinated because Jeong Jung-bu feared that he might become a threat to him in the future. Myeongjong was a weak king, and was merely on the throne to show the general populace they still had a king, as the true rulers were the military leaders. His reign saw constant bloodshed as well as the deaths of the rebels Chung Jung-bu, Yi Ui-bang, and Yi Ui-min (not related to Yi Ui-Bang) but also the hero, Gyeong Dae-seung (General Gyeong was in fact the most loyal of the military leaders. Yet Myeongjong hated and mistrusted him because of his popularity w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
