Sukjong of Goryeo (2 September 1054 – 10 November 1105) (r. 1095–1105) was the 15th 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 unificati ...

dynasty of

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. Sukjong rose to the throne in 1095 upon the abdication of his young nephew, Heonjong. He oversaw various internal innovations, including the distribution of the country's first brass coins (in 1102) and the construction of the new Southern Capital (''Namgyeong'', present-day

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). However, he was also faced by threats from without, most notably an 1104 invasion by the northern Jurchen tribes. Unable to repel the Jurchens by force, he sent his general

Yun Gwan Yun Gwan (윤관, 尹瓘; 12 July 1040 – 15 June 1111) was a general of Goryeo who was known for training the Byeolmuban and leading it to victory against the Jurchen tribes. Family * Grandfather ** Yun Geum-kang (윤금강, 尹金剛) * F ...

to raise an army and repulse them. This army is known as

Byeolmuban Byeolmuban is the name of a special army unit in the time of Korea's Goryeo Dynasty (918–1392). The word ''byeol'' literally means star, but also has the meaning of special. Founding of the army was initiated by Yun Gwan during the reign of king ...

and consisted of three separate divisions. Sukjong died the following year, while on the way to the western capital,

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. Challenges of Sukjong's reign can be summarized in his own words:

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*Father:

Munjong of Goryeo Munjong of Goryeo (29 December 1019 – 2 September 1083) was the 11th monarch of the Goryeo Dynasty, who ruled Korea from 1046 to 1083. King Munjong was born in 1019, and reigned from 1046 until his death in 1083. During his reign, the central ...

(고려 문종) **Grandfather:

Hyeonjong of Goryeo Hyeonjong of Goryeo (1 August 992 – 17 June 1031, r. 1009–1031) was the 8th ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was a grandson of King Taejo. He was appointed by the military leader Gang Jo, whom the previous King Mokjong had called ...

(고려 현종) **Grandmother:

Queen Wonhye Queen Wonhye of the Ansan Gim clan (; d. 31 July 1022), posthumously and commonly known as Queen Mother Wonhye () was the 4th wife of King Hyeonjong of Goryeo, younger sister of Queen Wonseong and elder sister of Queen Wonpyeong. Life She was bo ...

(원혜왕후) *Mother:

Queen Inye Queen Inye of the Incheon Yi clan (; d. 5 October 1092) or Queen Mother Inyesundeok () was a Korean queen consort as the 2nd wife of Munjong of Goryeo and the first Goryeo queen who came from the powerful Incheon Yi clan. Among her ten sons, three ...

(인예왕후) **Grandfather: Yi Ja-yeon (이자연) **Grandmother: Lady, of the Gyeongju Gim clan (부인 경주 김씨) *Consorts and their Respective issue(s): # Queen Myeongui of the Jeongju Yu clan (명의왕후 유씨; d. 1112) ## Crown Prince Wang U (태자 왕우) ##Wang Pil, Marquess Sangdang (왕필 상당후)He was born around 1085–1089 when his father was still the "Duke Gyerim" and became Marquess Sangdang (상당후, 上黨侯) in 1098 along with received "2000 sik-eup" (2천호 식읍, 食邑) and "300 siksilbong" (300호 식실봉, 食實封), but died a year later in 31 October 1099 (15th days 9th months 1099 in

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) and received his

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, Sunsang (순상, 順殤; "Serene and Passed Away Prematurely"

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(왕징엄) ## Wang Bo, Duke Daebang (왕보 대방공) ## Wang Hyo, Duke Daewon (왕효 대원공) ## Wang Seo, Duke Jean (왕서 제안공) ## Wang Gyo, Marquess Tongui (왕교 통의후) ## Princess Daeryeong (대령궁주) ##

Princess Heungsu Princess Heungsu (Hangul: 흥수궁주 ''or'' 흥수공주, Hanja: 興壽宮主 ''or'' 興壽公主; d. 1123) was a Goryeo Royal Princess as the second daughter of King Sukjong and Queen Myeongui who later married her uncle's son–Wang Jeong the ...

(흥수궁주) ##

Princess Ansu Princess Ansu (Hangul: 안수궁주 ''or'' 안수공주, Hanja: 安壽宮主 ''or'' 安壽公主), also known as Princess Sunjeong () was a Goryeo Royal Princess as the third daughter of King Sukjong and Queen Myeongui who firstly received her tit ...

(안수궁주) ## Princess Boknyeong (복녕궁주) #Unknown ##Wang Hyeon-eung, Gyeonseongjeokso (왕현응 견성적소 수좌)

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* {{s-end 1054 births 1105 deaths 11th-century Korean monarchs 12th-century Korean monarchs People from Kaesong

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