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Gwangjong Of Goryeo
Gwangjong of Goryeo (925 – 4 July 975), personal name Wang So, was the fourth king of Goryeo. Biography Birth and early life Gwangjong was born in 925 as Wang So, fourth son of King Taejo, who had founded Goryeo in 918. His mother was Queen Sinmyeongsunseong of the Chungju Yu clan, who also gave birth to princes Wang Tae, Wang Yo, Wang Jeong, Jeungteong-guksa, as well as the princesses, Princess Nakrang and Princess Heungbang. Moreover, Gwangjong had twenty half-brothers and seven half-sisters from his father's other marriages. As he had three older brothers, Mu, Tae and Yo, he was far from the succession to the throne; however, Wang Tae died early on, and Wang Mu died in 945, three years after being crowned king, leaving the throne to Wang Yo, who ruled Goryeo for four years as Jeongjong. Before dying, he decided to make Wang So his heir instead of his one and only son, Prince Gyeongchunwon. According to contemporary Choe Seungno, Gwangjong "was careful and laconic, but ...
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List Of Monarchs Of Korea
This is a list of monarchs of Korea, arranged by dynasty. Names are romanized according to the South Korean Revised Romanization of Korean. McCune–Reischauer romanizations may be found at the articles about the individual monarchs. Gojoseon Gojoseon (2333 BC – 108 BC) was the first Korean kingdom. According to legend, it was founded by Dangun in 2333 BC. Bronze Age archaeological evidence of Gojoseon culture is found in northern Korea and Liaoning. By the 9th to 4th century BC, various historical and archaeological evidence shows Gojoseon was a flourishing state and a self-declared kingdom. Both Dangun and Gija are believed to be mythological figures, but recent findings suggest and theorize that since Gojoseon was a kingdom with artifacts dating back to the 4th millennium BC, Dangun and Gija may have been royal or imperial titles used for the monarchs of Gojoseon, hence the use of Dangun for 1900 years. * :"An extreme manifestation of nationalism and the family cult was ...
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Queen Sinmyeongsunseong
Queen Sinmyeong of the Chungju Yu clan () or long-called as Queen Sinmyeongsunseong (; ) was the third Goryeo queen consort through her marriage as the third wife of Wang Geon, its founder and also became the mother of his 5 sons (include Jeongjong and Gwangjong) and 2 daughters. During Taejo's lifetime, she was addressed as Grand Lady Chungjuwon (충주원대부인, 忠州院大夫人; "Grand Lady of the Chungju Courtyard"). Then, during their sons' reign, she was addressed as Queen Mother Sinmyeongsunseong (신명순성태후, 神明順成太后) and Grand Queen Mother Sinmyeongsunseong (신명순성왕태후, 神明順成王太后). She was the first woman whom Wang Geon met after his ascension to the throne and became the first one who held the position of "Queen Mother" and "Grand Queen Mother" of Goryeo. In popular culture *Portrayed by Jeon Mi-seon in the 2000-2002 KBS1 TV series ''Taejo Wang Geon''. *Portrayed by Jung Young-sook in the 2002–2003 KBS TV series ''The Daw ...
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Hwangbo (Korean Surname)
Hwangbo is an uncommon family name in Korea. As of 2000, there were just 9,148 people by this name in South Korea. The Hwangbo surname has two clans, the Yeongcheon Hwangbo clan and the Hwangju Hwangbo clan The Hwangju Hwangbo clan () is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Hwangju, North Hwanghae Province. Hwangbo clan is originally was Huangfu (Chinese surname) and brought by Hwangbo Gyeong (황보경) from Tang dynasty to Silla dynas .... The name Hwangbo originated from the Chinese surname Huangfu. List of famous Hwangbos * Hwangbo Je-gong (황보제공), father of Queen Sinjeong and one of Three Major Grand Masters (태위 삼중대광, 太尉 三重大匡). * Queen Sinjeong (Goryeo), Queen Sinjeong (신정왕후 황보씨), Taejo of Goryeo's 4th Queen Consort * Queen Daemok (대목왕후 황보씨), Gwangjong of Goryeo's Queen Consort * Hwangbo In (황보인), Prime Minister of Joseon from 1450 to 1453 * Hwangbo Kwan (황보관; 皇甫官), a football (soc ...
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Later Three Kingdoms
The Later Three Kingdoms period (889-935 AD) of ancient Korea saw a partial revival of the old three kingdoms which had dominated the peninsula from the 1st century BC to the 7th century AD. After the Unified Silla kingdom had ruled Korea alone from 668 AD, it slowly began to decline and the power vacuum this created led to several rebellious states rising up and taking on the old historical names of Korea's ancient kingdoms. A messy period of alliances and in-fighting followed, but one state would once again establish a dominant position – Goryeo, itself named in homage to the earlier northern Goguryeo kingdom – and form a unified Korean state and a dynasty which would last for over 500 years. The Fall of Silla The Unified Silla Kingdom (668- 935 AD) had held sway over the Korean peninsula for three centuries, but the state was in a slow decline. The rigidity of its class structure based on the Bone rank system meant that few could rise above the position of their birth and ...
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Choe Seungno
Choi Seungno or Choi Seung-ro (; 927 – 17 June 989 was a politician, Confucian scholar, poet, and literary writer in the early Goryeo dynasty. He came from the Gyeongju Choe clan, one of the third class noble families of Silla. He was famous for dedicating 28 duties to King Seongjong, most of which were accepted and a became an important basis for state affairs such as Goryeo's political system and local government. Life Choi Seungno was born in Gyeongju. He was the son of Silla noble Choi Eunham. Since the age of 12, he had been highly praised by Taejo of Goryeo. He spread Confucianism widely in Korea and set up the basic political structure of Goryeo at the era of Seongjong. According to his Choi, Seongjong accepted the ruling system of Later Zhou of China and threw away its traditional ruling system. Seongjong installed 12 provincial capitals and 3 small capitals which were Seoul, Gyeongju and Pyongyang. In 988, he was titled marquis of Chungha. Poetry He composed "a sign ...
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Prince Gyeongchunwon
Prince Gyeongchunwon (; ; d. 960) was a Korean Royal Prince as the only son of Jeongjong of Goryeo, from Queen Munseong, also the nephew of Gwangjong of Goryeo. Upon the death of his father on April 13th 949, he was unable to succeed the throne due to his young age at the time. His uncle, King Gwangjong, succeeded in line to be the king and he was later executed by Gwangjong along with his half cousin Prince Heunghwa. In popular culture *Portrayed by Kim Min-woo and Sung Nak-man in the 2002–2003 KBS TV series ''The Dawn of the Empire ''The Dawn of the Empire'' () is a South Korean historical television series which aired on KBS1 from March 2, 2002 to January 26, 2003 for 94 episodes every weekend at 21:45 ( KST). It revolves around the reigns of the second, third and fourth ki ...''. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gyeongchunwon, Prince Korean princes Year of birth unknown 960 deaths 10th-century Korean people ...
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Jeongjong I Of Goryeo
Jeongjong may refer to: Korean rulers: * Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923–949) * Jeongjong, 10th monarch of Goryeo (1018–1046) * Jeongjong of Joseon Jeongjong of Joseon (26 July 1357 – 24 October 1419), born Yi Bang-gwa (), whose changed name is Yi Gyeong (), was the second ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of King Taejo, the founder and first monarch of the ... (1357–1419), a.k.a. Yi Bang-gwa, Yi Gyeong {{hndis Temple name disambiguation pages ...
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Hyejong Of Goryeo
Hyejong of Goryeo (912 – 23 October 945) (r. 943–945) was the second King of Goryeo. He was preceded by King Taejo and succeeded by Jeongjong, 3rd Monarch of Goryeo. Early life Hyejong was born to King Taejo and his second wife, Janghwa of the "Oh" clan. She was the daughter of the Magistrate of Naju, Oh Da-ryeon. Taejo met and married her while serving in Naju as a general of Taebong under Gung Ye. In 921, Hyejong was proclaimed Crown Prince and Royal Successor with support from General Bak Sul-Hui. Almost immediately after being named Crown Prince, Hyejong followed his father Taejo into battle against Later Baekje and played a major role in numerous victories. In 943, Hyejong rose to the throne upon his father's death. Reign Hyejong's reign was marked with conspiracy and power struggles among Taejo's sons. The first of these conspiracies was led by Princes Wang Yo and Wang So, sons of Taejo and his third consort, Queen Sinmyeongsunseong of the Chungju Yu clan, ...
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Princess Heungbang
Princess Heungbang was a 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 unificati ... Royal Princess as the youngest daughter of King Taejo and Queen Sinmyeong, also the younger sister-in-law of King Gyeongsun of Silla who later married her half brother, Prince Wonjang and had a son and a daughter who would become King Gyeongjong's 5th wife. From her title, Heungbang became the first Korean Princess who held title ''Gung-ju'' (궁주, 宮主) which later commonly used during the Goryeo periods. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Heungbang, Princess Goryeo princesses Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown ...
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Princess Nakrang
Princess Nakrang (), also known as Princess Anjeong Sukui () or Lady Sinran (신란궁부인, 神鸞宮夫人; ) was a Goryeo princess as the first daughter of King Taejo and Queen Sinmyeong who became the wife of King Gyeongsun of Silla. As the oldest, Princess Nakrang became the first Goryeo Princess (born from queen). Family *Father: Taejo of Goryeo (31 January 877 – 4 July 943) (고려 태조) **Grandfather: Sejo of Goryeo (고려 세조) **Grandmother: Queen Wisuk (위숙왕후) *Mother: Queen Sinmyeong (신명왕후) **Grandfather: Yu Geung-dal (유긍달) *Husband: Gyeongsun of Silla (신라 경순왕; 896–978) **Son: Kim Eun-yeol, Prince Daean (김은열 대안군) **Son: Kim Seok, Prince Uiseong (김석 의성군) **Son: Kim Geon, Prince Gangreung (김건 강릉군) **Son: Kim Seon, Prince Eonyang (김선 언양군) **Son: Kim Chu, Prince Samcheok (김추 삼척군) **Daughter: Unnamed princess **Daughter: Lady Sinran of the Gyeongju Kim clan (신란궁부인 김 ...
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Jeungteong-guksa
Jeungtongguksa (; ) was a Korean Royal Prince as the fifth and youngest son of Taejo of Goryeo and Queen Sinmyeong, also a Korean Buddhist monk and was the one who rebuilt Jinpyoyul Temple (진표율사). Later, during the Joseon dynasty periods, the temple was repaired by the King Sejo of Joseon. In the old days, there were about thousands of monks lived in there. See also * Wang Seokgi *Uicheon Uicheon (28 September 1055 – 5 October 1101) was a Goryeo Royal Prince as the fourth son of King Munjong and Queen Inye from the Incheon Yi clan.https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0043423 He was the younger brother of Sunjong, Seonj ... References {{S-end Korean princes Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Goryeo Buddhist monks ...
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Great King Munwon
Great King Munwon (born Wang Jeong) was a Korean Royal Prince as the 5th son of Taejo of Goryeo and Queen Sinmyeong, also the younger brother of Tae, Yo and So. 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. 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 Jeongju Ryu 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''. Re ...
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