Grand Prince Danyangbuwon
Grand Prince Danyang (shortly as 단양대군, 丹陽大君; ; born Wang Hu), was a Goryeo Royal family member as the second son of Duke Gangyang and grandson of King Chungnyeol. He was promoted repeatedly and later reached the position as ''Three Grand Masters'' (삼중대광, 三重大匡). Though his niece, he would eventually become the maternal granduncle of King Gongyang. Life In 1320, Wang Hu went to Yuan dynasty and appointed as ''Deunggeuksa'' (등극사, 登極使) and sent to Daedo. In the following year, he went to Yuan again for celebrate the opening of Gaewon (개원, 改元) and their Empress Dowager's coronation. In 1333, when King Chungsuk, his older half first cousin, stayed in Yuan, Wang Hu became ''Gwonseohaengseongsa'' (권서행성사, 權署行省事) while temporarily take charge of its affairs. After Chungsuk went to Eoyong Hall (어용전, 御容殿) in Pyeongyang, he then brought the National Seal (국인, 國印) along with ''Chanseongsa'' (찬성사 ...
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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 ...
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