Gangjong of Goryeo (10 May 1152–26 August 1213) (r. 1211–1213) was the 22nd ruler of the
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 unificat ...
dynasty of
Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
. He was the eldest son of
King Myeongjong.
Gangjong was confirmed as heir in 1173. In 1197, he and his father were driven to
Ganghwado
Ganghwa Island (Hangul ; Hanja ), also known by its native name Ganghwado, is a South Korean island in the estuary of the Han River. It is in the Yellow Sea, off Korea's west coast. The island is separated from Gimpo (on the South Korean mainlan ...
by the military leader
Choe Chung-heon
Choe Chung-heon (1149 – 29 October 1219) was a military ruler of Korea during the Goryeo period.
Choe's father was a Grand General in the Goryeo military, hence precipitating his own entry into the military. Choe witnessed military men become ...
. In 1210 Gangjong returned to the capital, and he was given a royal title by
Huijong in the following year. After Choe drove Huijong from power that year, Gangjong was placed on the throne.
Gangjong's tomb is located outside the old Goryeo capital, in modern-day Hyŏnhwa-ri,
Kaepung-gun,
Hwanghaenam-do,
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...
.
Family
*Father:
Myeongjong of Goryeo
Myeongjong of Goryeo (8 November 1131 – 3 December 1202) (r. 1170–1197) was 19th monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the third son of King Injong.
Although it was intended that Injong's second son should succeed his father,It ...
(고려 명종)
**Grandfather:
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 crise ...
(고려 인종)
**Grandmother:
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, Myeongjon ...
(공예왕후)
*Mother:
Queen Uijeong (의정왕후)
**Grandfather:
Wang-On, Duke Gangneung (왕온 강릉공)
**Grandmother: Lady Gim (부인 김씨)
***Sister:
Princess Yeonhui
Princess Yeonhui (Hangul: 연희궁주, Hanja: 延禧宮主) was a Goryeo Royal Princess as the first and oldest daughter of King Myeongjong and Queen Uijeong, also the first younger sister of King Gangjong. In 1173, she formally called as Ro ...
(연희궁주)
***Sister:
Princess Suan (수안궁주)
*Consorts and their Respective issue(s):
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Queen Sapyeong of the Jeonju Yi clan (사평왕후 이씨)
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Princess Suryeong (수령궁주)
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Queen Wondeok of the Gaeseong Wang clan (원덕왕후 왕씨; d. 1239); half fourth cousin once removed.
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Crown Prince Wang Cheol (태자 왕철)
#Unknown
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Princess Jeonghwa
Wang Doin, known by her title of Princess Jeonghwa, was the illegitimate daughter of Gangjong of Goryeo and the second wife of Choe Chung-heon. According to ''Goryeosa
The ''Goryeosa'' (), or ''History of Goryeo'', is the main surviving hi ...
(정화택주)
##Prince Wang (소군 왕씨)
##Prince Wang (소군 왕씨)
##Prince Wang (소군 왕씨)
##Prince Wang (소군 왕씨)
##Prince Wang (소군 왕씨)
##Prince Wang (소군 왕씨)
##Prince Wang (소군 왕씨)
##Prince Wang (소군 왕씨)
##Prince Wang (소군 왕씨)
Popular culture
* Portrayed by Park Byung-sun and Lee-in in the 2003-2004
KBS TV series ''
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 ...
''.
See also
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List of Korean monarchs
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 ...
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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 unificat ...
References
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1152 births
1213 deaths
13th-century Korean monarchs
People from Kaesong