Munjong of Goryeo (29 December 1019 – 2 September 1083) was the 11th

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of the

Goryeo Dynasty 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 ...

, 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 government of Goryeo gained complete authority and power over local lords. Munjong, and later Kings, emphasized the importance of civilian leadership over the military. Munjong expanded Korea's borders northward to the Yalu and

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s. Munjong's fourth son, Uicheon (born 1055), became a Buddhist priest who founded the Cheontae as an independent school of

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Family

*Father:

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 calle ...

*Mother: Queen Wonhye *Consorts and their Respective issue(s): #

Queen Inpyeong Queen Inpyeong of the Ansan Kim clan () was a Goryeo royal princess as the first and oldest daughter of King Hyeonjong and Queen Wonseong, also the first younger sister of King Deokjong and King Jeongjong who became a queen consort through her ...

of the Ansan Kim clan; half younger sister – No issue. # Queen Inye of the Gyeongwon Yi clan (d. 1092) ## Crown Prince Wang Hun ## Wang Un, Duke Gukwon ## Wang Ong, Duke Gyerim ## Wang Hu ##Wang Su, Duke Sangan (왕수 상안공) ##

Wang Taeng Wang Taeng (died 1112) was a Goryeo Royal Prince as the sixth son of King Munjong and Queen Inye, also a Buddhist monk under the name Dosaeng (as Wang Taeng) and/or Boeung (as Wang Gyu). In 1070, under his father, King Munjong's command, Wang ...

##Wang Bi, Marquess Geumgwan (왕비 금관후) ##Wang Eum, Marquess Byeonhan (왕음 변한후)In 1077 (31st years reign of his father), he became "Marquess Byeonhan" (변한후, 卞韓侯) and received "800 ''sik-eup''" (800호 식읍), then appointed as a ''Geomgyosangseoryeong Susado'' (검교상서령 수사도, 檢校尙書令守司徒) in 1086 (3rd years reign of his second older brother) along with received "2,000 ''sik-eup''" (식읍 2,000호). In the same year too, Wang Eum, along with Marquess Geumgwan,

Duke Jinhan Duke Jinhan or Marquess Jinhan (died 1099; born Wang Yu) was a Goryeo Royal Prince as the third and youngest son of King Munjong and Consort Ingyeong who would become the father of the future Queen Munjeong. Biography Early life and relative Bor ...

, and others were involved in the Duke Buyeo and Princess Jeokgyeong's case for having an

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marriage and said it was unfair, even asked the king to stop agreeing this, but the king did not listen it and still bestowed the marriage. Not long after this, Wang Eum died and name Jangsun (장순, 章順; "Manifesting and Serene") was given as his

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. Following to

tradition, since Wang Eum has no any descendants, so his body couldn't buried, but was believed to powdered and sprinkled on the mountain strea

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Princess Boryeong Princess Boryeong (died 1113) was a Goryeo Royal Princess as the younger daughter of King Munjong and Queen Inye who survived infancy along with her elder sister, Princess Jeokgyeong. She was also the youngest living sister to Sunjong, Seonjong, ...

##Unborn daughter ##Unborn daughter # Worthy Consort Ingyeong of the Gyeongwon Yi clan ## Wang Do, Duke Joseon ## Wang Su, Duke Buyeo ## Wang Yu, Duke Jinhan # Worthy Consort Injeol of the Gyeongwon Yi clan (d. 1082) ##Unnamed daughter, died early ##Unnamed daughter, died early # Virtuous Consort Inmok of the Gyeongju Kim clan (d. 1094) ##Unnamed daughter, died early

References

*Eckert, Lee, Lew, Robinson and Wagner, ''Korea Old and New: A History'', Harvard University Press, 1990. {{s-end 1019 births 1083 deaths 11th-century Korean monarchs People from Kaesong