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Wang Go
Wang Go (; Mongolian language, Mongolian name: Öljeyitü (完澤禿); d. 1345), known by his Korean Royal title as Prince Yeonan () and served in Yuan as King Shen of Yang (), was a Goryeo Royal Family member as the son of Duke Gangyang and grandson of Chungnyeol of Goryeo, King Chungnyeol who became a nobleman in Yuan Dynasty and a potential competitor to Chungseon of Goryeo, King Chungseon (his half uncle) and Chungsuk of Goryeo, King Chungsuk which favored him. Biography In 1314 when Chungseon of Goryeo, King Chungseon passed the throne to his son Ratnashri (Chungsuk of Goryeo, King Chungsuk), Öljeyitü was installed as Crown Prince and sent to the Yuan court as a hostage by rule. However, when King Chungsuk fathered Buddhashri (Chunghye of Goryeo, King Chunghye), Öljeyitü forced to abdicate from crown prince, but King Chungseon transferred his post of King of Shen to him instead. The title of King of Shen was originally given to King Chungseon by Khayishan (Külüg Khan) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang (Korean Name)
Wang () is the pinyin romanization of the common Chinese surnames (''Wáng'') and (''Wāng''). It is currently the most common surname in mainland China, as well as the most common surname in the world, with more than 107 million worldwide. ublic Security Bureau Statistics: 'Wang' Found China's #1 'Big Family', Includes 92.88m People" 24 Apr 2007. Accessed 27 Mar 2012. Wáng () was listed as 8th on the famous list of the '' |
Tibet
Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, Monpa, Tamang people, Tamang, Qiang people, Qiang, Sherpa people, Sherpa and Lhoba peoples and now also considerable numbers of Han Chinese and Hui people, Hui settlers. Since Annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China, 1951, the entire plateau has been under the administration of the People's Republic of China, a major portion in the Tibet Autonomous Region, and other portions in the Qinghai and Sichuan provinces. Tibet is the highest region on Earth, with an average elevation of . Located in the Himalayas, the highest elevation in Tibet is Mount Everest, Earth's highest mountain, rising 8,848.86 m (29,032 ft) above sea level. The Tibetan Empire emerged in the 7th century. At its height in the 9th century, the Tibet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1345 Deaths
Year 1345 ( MCCCXLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. It was a year in the 14th century, in the midst of a period in human history often referred to as the Late Middle Ages. During this year on the Asian continent, several divisions of the old Mongol Empire were in a state of gradual decline. The Ilkhanate had already fragmented into several kingdoms struggling to place their puppet emperors over the shell of an old state. The Chagatai Khanate was in the midst of a civil war and one year from falling to rebellion. The Golden Horde to the north was besieging Genoese colonies along the coast of the Black Sea, and the Yuan dynasty in China was seeing the first seeds of a resistance which would lead to its downfall. Southeast Asia remained free from Mongol power, with several small kingdoms struggling for survival. The Siamese dynasty in that area vanquished the Sukhothai in this year. In the Indonesian Archipelago, ... [...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] |
Empress Ki (TV Series)
''Empress Ki'' () is a South Korean historical drama television series starring Ha Ji-won as the titular Empress Ki. It aired on MBC from October 28, 2013, to April 29, 2014, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 51 episodes. A domestic and overseas hit, the series received the Golden Bird Prize for Serial Drama at the 9th Seoul International Drama Awards. Ha Ji-won also won the Grand Prize at the MBC Drama Awards for her performance. Title The early working title was ''Hwatu'' (; lit. "Battle of Flowers") but the title was changed to prevent confusion with the similarly named playing cards. Synopsis The series revolves around Ki Seungnyang, a Goryeo-born woman who ascends to power despite the restrictions of the era's class system, and later marries Toghon Temür (emperor of the Yuan dynasty) to become a Yuan empress, instead of her first love, Wang Yu. It managed to highlight the deep love the Emperor embedded in Lady Ki and depicts her loves and political ambitions. Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC; ) is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. ''Munhwa'' is the Sino-Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television station MBC TV broadcasts as channel 11. Established on 2 December 1961, MBC's terrestrial operations has a nationwide network of 17 regional stations. Although it operates on advertising, MBC is a public broadcaster, as its largest shareholder is a public organization, the Foundation of Broadcast Culture. MBC consists of a multimedia group with one terrestrial TV channel, three radio channels, five cable channels, five satellite channels and four DMB channels. MBC is headquartered in Digital Media City (DMC), Mapo District, Seoul and has the largest broadcast production facilities in Korea including digital production centre Dream Center in Ilsan, indoor and outdoor sets in Yongin Daejanggeum Park. History Radio era (1961-1968) Launching the first radio broadcast signal (ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Jae-yong (actor)
Lee Jae-yong (born March 21, 1963) is a South Korean actor. Best known as a character actor, Lee has played supporting roles in film and television, notably as a dogged ex-detective in Jang Joon-hwan's ''Save the Green Planet!'' (2003) and an embezzling Joseon Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ... politician in '' Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow'' (2011). Filmography Film Television series Variety show Awards and nominations References External links * * * 1963 births Living people South Korean male television actors South Korean male film actors People from Chuncheon {{Korea-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Gyeguk
Princess Supreme Gyeguk (; 1285 – 15 January 1316; ), also known as Princess of Han State () and Grand Princess of Han State () was a Yuan Dynasty Imperial family member as the great-granddaughter of Kublai Khan and became a Korean queen consort though her marriage with Chungseon of Goryeo. She was the second Mongol ethnic queen consort from Yuan dynasty to Goryeo after her mother-in-law, Princess Jeguk. Her personal name was Budashiri (Botashirin), transcribed as , pronounced in Korean as . It is from the Sanskrit . Those ladies who qualified as "princesses supremes" (, ) were aunts of an emperor. She was the aunt of two emperors: Buyantu Khan and Külüg Khan. Biography Early life and relative The future Princess Gyeguk was born in Yuan dynasty as the daughter of Gammala (son of Zhenjin and Kökejin Khatun) and Buyan Kelmish Khatun with the name of Budashiri. She had: ;3 brothers: *Sünshan * Yesun Temür *Delgerbukha ;2 sisters: *Radnabala *Shouning – mother of Babus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Prince Yeondeokbuwon
Grand Prince Yeondeok (born Wang Hun) or known before as Prince Yeondeok, was a Goryeo Royal family member as the 3rd and youngest son of Duke Gangyang, son of King Chungnyeol. Through his only daughter, he would become the maternal grandfather of King Gongyang. He was once imprisoned after committing adultery with Gim Yeong-jang (김영장)'s widow, but was soon released after his brother exerted pressure on 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 ... court due to the power he had from Yuan. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Yeondeok, Prince 13th-century Korean people Year of birth unknown Date of birth unknown Year of death unknown Date of death unknown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Jeongshi
Princess Jeongsin of the Gaeseong Wang clan (; d. 4 May 1319), firstly called as Princess Jeonghwa () or also known as Primary Consort Jeonghwa (), was a Goryeo royal family member as the granddaughter of Duke Yangyang who became the first wife of her third cousin once removed, King Chungnyeol and also the aunt of King Chungseon's 3rd wife. Biography Early life and background The future Princess Jeonghwa was born as the part of the Gaeseong Wang royal family as the daughter of Wang In, Duke Sian who was the grandson of King Sinjong through his second son, Duke Yangyang. She had 3 brothers, of which one would become the father of Chungseon's consort. Marriage and Palace life In 1260, during the first year reign of King Wonjong of Goryeo, she married with Crown Prince Wang Sim and became his princess consort (태자비, 太子妃). In 1274, Wang Sim married Kublai Khan's daughter, Qutugh Kelmysh as his new queen consort, which made Lady Wang couldn't become the queen althou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gongmin Of Goryeo
Gongmin of Goryeo (23 May 1330 – 27 October 1374), also known by his Mongolian language, Mongolian name, Bayan Temür., was 31st ruler of Goryeo from 1351 to 1374. He was the second son of Chungsuk of Goryeo, King Chungsuk. Biography Early life Goryeo had been a semi-autonomous vassal state Goryeo under Mongol rule, under the overlordship of the Mongol Yuan dynasty since the Mongol invasions of Korea in the 13th century. Starting with Chungnyeol of Goryeo, King Chungnyeol, prospective rulers of Korea married Mongolian princesses and were customarily sent to the Yuan Court, in effect, as hostages. As per this custom, King Gongmin spent many years in the Yuan court, being sent there in 1341, before ascending the Korean throne. He married a Mongolian princess who became Queen Noguk. The Yuan dynasty began to crumble during the mid-14th century, and was eventually conquered and replaced by the Ming dynasty in 1368. Reign With the disintegration of Yuan, which had forcibly allie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
