Duke Gangyang or Prince Gangyang (died 1308; born Wang Ja) 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 Prince as the first and oldest son of

King Chungnyeol Chungnyeol of Goryeo (3 April 1236 – 30 July 1308) was the 25th ruler of the medieval Korean kingdom of Goryeo from 1274 to 1308. He was the son of Wonjong, his predecessor on the throne. Chungnyeol was king during the Mongol Invasions of Jap ...

and

Princess Jeongsin Princess Jeongsin (Hangul: 정신궁주 ''or'' 정신공주, Hanja: 貞信宮主 ''or'' 貞信公主; d. 1421) was a Goryeo Royal Princess as the second daughter of King Gongyang and Royal Consort Sun. Life In 17 April 1390, she honoured as Prin ...

, also great-grandfather of its last monarch, King Gongyang.

Biography

Palace life

As the oldest son and since his mother was

's first wife, Wang Ja was the one who should become the

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. Yet, due to

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influence on Goryeo after the king's marriage with

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's daughter– Qutugh Kelmysh, Wang Ja must give up the

position to his half younger brother. In 1279 (5th years reign of his father), Wang Ja had to go to the Dongsim Temple (동심사) in Aju, Chungcheong-do (nowadays is

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) to avoid conflict with the crown prince. 4 years later in 1283, Wang Ja was able to back to

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and received his royal title–Duke Gangyang (강양공, 江陽公).

Death and afterlife

Duke Gangyang died in 1308 (24th years reign of his father) and received his

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, Jeonggang (정강, 靖康) along with his honorary title, Duke Jeonggang (정강공, 靖康公) given by his great-grandson– King Gongyang in 1391. Although his wife is unknown, according to the remaining historical sources, Duke Gangyang had 3 sons: Wang Hu the Grand Prince Danyang (단양대군 왕후) who served in

, Wang Go the Prince Yeonan (연안군 왕고) who was King Chungseon's trusted official, and Wang Hun the Prince Yeondeok (연덕군 왕훈) who would became the grandfather of King Gongyang.

References

Duke Gangyang
on Encykorea .
강양공
on

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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Gangyang, Duke Korean princes Year of birth unknown 1308 deaths 13th-century Korean people 14th-century Korean people