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Uijong
Uijong of Goryeo (23 May 1127 – 7 November 1173) (r. 1146–1170) was the 18th monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He honored his advisors with many ceremonies but hated the warriors, often forcing them to participate in martial arts competitions for the entertainment of himself and the civil officials, as well as assigning them petty portions during land distributions. He also was often drunk, further angering the warriors. Finally, in the autumn of 1170, after constant discriminations, the rage of the military officials burst. Three warriors (Jeong Jung-bu, Yi Ui-bang, Yi Go) and others, started a military revolt, murdering the civil officials, deposing King Uijong, and appointing a new king in his place. Family *Father: Injong of Goryeo (고려 인종) **Grandfather: Yejong of Goryeo (고려 예종) **Grandmother: Queen Sundeok Queen Sundeok of the Incheon Yi clan (Hangul: 순덕왕후 이씨, Hanja: 順德王后 李氏; 15 April 1094 – 21 September 1118) or fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Gongye
Queen Gongye of the Jangheung Im clan (; 2 October 1109 – 2 December 1183) was a Korean queen consort as the 3rd wife of King Injong of Goryeo. As his favourite and beloved wife, she was the mother of his three successors ( Uijong, Myeongjong, Sinjong) and most of his children. Biography Early life The future Queen Gongye was born into the Jangheung Im clan on 7 September 1109 in Dangdong village, Okdang-ri, Gwansan-eup, Jangheung-gun, Jeollanam-do as the eldest child and daughter of Im Won-hu. Her mother was from the Bupyeong Yi clan. As the oldest, she had a younger sister who would eventually become the mother of the future Queen Jangseon, so Lady Choi was both the Queen's maternal niece and later daughter-in-law. Youth life When she was 15 years old in 1123, she promised to married with Kim In-gyu (김인규)'s son, Kim Ji-hyo (김지효) from the Gyeongju Kim clan. However, when Kim arrived in her house, she suddenly fell ill and was on the verge of death. Knowing thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crown Prince Hyoryeong
Crown Prince Hyoryeong (born 4 June 1149), personal name Wang Gi was a Goryeo Royal Prince as the first and oldest son of Uijong of Goryeo, King Uijong and Queen Janggyeong of the Kim clan, Queen Janggyeong who later deposed from his position alongside his father and his only son by Jeong Jung-bu and Yi Ui-bang in 1170. Biography Early life and background Born on 4 June 1149 with the childhood name of Wang Hong (왕홍, 王泓) and Korean name, personal name of Wang Gi (왕기, 王祈), he was the only son of Uijong of Goryeo, King Uijong and Queen Janggyeong of the Kim clan, Queen Janggyeong. Through his father, both of King Myeongjong of Goryeo, Myeongjong and Sinjong of Goryeo, Sinjong were his uncle and both of their sons (Gangjong of Goryeo, Gangjong and Huijong of Goryeo, Huijong) were Gi's first cousin. Meanwhile, since Queen Uijeong (Myeongjong's wife) and Queen Seonjeong (Sinjong), Queen Seonjeong (Sinjong's wife) were his mother's younger sisters, so they became both h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Consort Mu-Bi
Mu-Bi () was the concubince of King Uijong of Goryeo who was expelled from the palace during the ''Munsin Coup''. Life She was initially a Palace Maid from Namgyeong (nowadays Seoul-si), but was later favored by the King. "Mu-Bi" means "There Isn't Comparison", so it seems that she must have been a great beauty and they later had 3 sons and 9 daughters. It was unknown when the King's two queen consorts died or whether they lived until his abdication, but it's presumed that Mu-Bi had a prestige and influence within the court equal to these two queen consorts. Mu-Bi was said to have been close with an eunuch, named Baek Seon-yeon who came from Namgyeong with her. While Uijong go to there, they were meet and Uijong then brought Baek to palace and called him ''Yang-ja'' (양자, 養子) and loved it. Since came from the same place and had the same status, so their attachment and solidarity between two of them in the spacious palace must have been different. Because of this, there w ... [...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] |
Queen Jangseon
Queen Jangseon of the Jiksan Choe clan () was a Goryeo queen consort as the second wife of King Uijong, her maternal first cousin. Her life wasn't described in too much detail as there's only a record of her becoming Uijong's queen consort on 6 August 1148, following her father's death that same year. Family * Father - Choe Dan (최단, 崔端) (? - 1148) ** Grandfather - Choe Hong-jae (최홍재, 崔弘宰) (? - 1135) * Mother - Lady Im of the Jangheung Im clan (장흥 임씨) ** Grandfather - Im Won-hu (임원후, 任元厚) (1089 - 1156) ** Grandmother - Grand Lady Jinhan of the Yi clan (진한국대부인 이씨, 韓國大夫人 李氏) (? - 1138) ** Aunt - Queen Gongye of the Jangheung Im clan (공예왕후 임씨) (2 October 1109 – 2 December 1183) *** Uncle - Wang Hae, Injong of Goryeo (고려 인종) (29 October 1109 - 10 April 1146) **** Cousin - Wang Hyeon, Uijong of Goryeo (고려 의종) (23 May 1127 - 7 July 1173) ***** Cousin-in-law - Queen Janggyeong of the G ... [...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] |
Yi Ui-bang
Yi Ui-bang (, 1121 – 12 January 1175) was a military ruler of Korea during the Goryeo period. He was one of many military dictators of Goryeo in the aftermath of the 1170 warrior rebellion. Life Background Yi originated from the Jeonju Yi clan (전주이씨; 全州李氏). He subsequently joined the military and rose in ranks, becoming a minister in the scholar dominated government. Rebellion In August 1170 ( Uijong 24th year), he joined the Goryeo warrior rebellion, which occurred in defiance against the typically minister ruled Korea. Primary leaders of this rebellion was Jeong Jung-bu and Yi Go who found that warrior-class treatment was truly unfair and planned a coup e tat to establish a warrior government. The King of Goryeo, Uijong was soon disposed and the new warrior-class ministers set up a puppet king Myeongjong. Yi was named as one of the key figures in the new regime with the title of High Merit Minister (壁上功臣) and given special privileges along wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeong Jung-bu
Jeong Jung-bu (1106 – 18 October 1179) was a medieval Korean soldier and military dictator during the Goryeo Dynasty (918–1392). He was a career soldier, qualified on military part of civil service examination. He was most noted for leading a coup d'état in 1170 (''Revolt of military officers''), dethroning the king and beginning of 100-year military reign in Korea. Early career Jeong was born in 1106; he learned martial arts and military tactics in his early days. He was often reported to be 7-foot-tall giant with great confidence and intelligence. He was a diligent soldier, and his loyalty earned him the trust from the king. He went through a slow promotion and later became Chief of General Staff. At the time he became a soldier, the Goryeo Dynasty had a policy that put the civilian power over military. The policy benefited the dynasty well during its early days, and many civilian officials were also able military commanders, such as Gang Gam-chan and Yoon Gwan. However ... [...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] |
Princess Seungdeok
Princess Seungdeok () was a Goryeo Royal Princess as the first and oldest daughter of King Yejong and Queen Sundeok, also the first sister of King Injong. Biography Early life It seems that she was born after 1109 and was the paternal aunt of Uijong of Goryeo, Myeongjong of Goryeo and Sinjong of Goryeo. Her maternal grandfather was Yi Ja-gyeom from the powerful Incheon Yi clan. In 1124 (2nd year reign of her older brother), she was honoured as Princess Jang (장공주) and then married Wang-Gi, Count Hannam (왕기 한남백). After her death, she was posthumously honoured Princess Seungdeok (승덕공주 ''or'' 승덕궁주, 承德公主 ''or'' 承德宮主). Husband's families Her husband, Wang-Gi was the son of Wang-Jeong, Count Seunghwa (왕정 승화백) who was a grandson of King Jeonggan, one of King Hyeonjong's son. Gi's mother was Princess Heungsu (흥수궁주) who was actually Seungdeok' aunt. So, the princess and her husband were a cousin at least. Together, they had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Gangneung
Duke Gangneung (died 1146), personal name Wang On (), was a member of the royal family of Goryeo as the grandson of King Munjong. Through his daughters, he became the father-in-law of the three successive kings ( Uijong, Myeongjong, Sinjong) and the maternal grandfather of Huijong and Gangjong. He was known before as Marquess Gangneung. Biography Ancestors and relatives Wang On had two older brothers, they were: *Wang Ja (왕자, 王滋; before 1083–1101); died after became a swordsman. * Wang Won (왕원, 王源; 1083–1170); given title of "Duke Gwangpyeong" (광평공, 廣平公) and married Princess Ansu, King Sukjong's daughter. Life Not much information left about his life beside that he received the resident country from his half first cousin and in 1143, he received his royal title as Marquess Gangneung (강릉후, 江陵侯) under his half first cousin once removed's command. He was also given 700 ''Sik-eup'' (식읍 700호) and 300 ''Sik-sil'' (식실 300호) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Age Of Warriors
''Age of Warriors'' () is a South Korean historical television series. It aired on KBS1 from February 8, 2003, to August 15, 2004, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:45 ( KST) for 158 episodes. The series is set during the military rule over Goryeo. Cast Main characters *Seo In-seok as Yi Ui-bang *Kim Heung-ki as Jeong Jung-bu * Park Yong-woo as Gyeong Dae-seung *Lee Deok-hwa as Yi Ui-min *Kim Kap-soo as Choe Chung-heon **Ryu Deok-hwan as young Choe Chung-heon Royal household ;Male member *Lee Sung-ho as King Injong, 17th monarch *Lee Dong-shin as Wang Ji-in, Injong's half brother *Lee Hwa-jin as Wang Gak-gwan, Injong's half brother *Kim Kyu-chul as King Uijong, 18th monarch *Kim Kyung-eung as Marquess Daeryeong *Kim Byung-se as King Myeongjong, 19th monarch *Lee Woo-suk as King Sinjong, 20th monarch *Jung Tae-woo as King Huijong, 21st monarch *Na Kyung-min as Marquess Deokyang *Son In-woo as Duke Changwon *Park Byung-sun as King Gangjong, 22nd monarch ** Lee In as young K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
