Wonjong of Goryeo (5 April 1219 – 23 July 1274) was the 24th 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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from 1260 to 1274.

Biography

He ascended the throne with the help of

Kublai Khan Kublai ; Mongolian script: ; (23 September 1215 – 18 February 1294), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizu of Yuan and his regnal name Setsen Khan, was the founder of the Yuan dynasty of China and the fifth khagan-emperor of th ...

. During his reign, Goryeo became a

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of the Mongol-founded

Yuan dynasty The Yuan dynasty (), officially the Great Yuan (; xng, , , literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division. It was established by Kublai, the fifth ...

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. In 1269, the military leader Im Yon engineered a ''

coup d'état A coup d'état (; French for 'stroke of state'), also known as a coup or overthrow, is a seizure and removal of a government and its powers. Typically, it is an illegal seizure of power by a political faction, politician, cult, rebel group, m ...

'' to remove Wonjong. Kublai Khan dispatched 3,000 troops to oust the forces of the rebel. Wonjong visited the imperial court in 1271 after his re-accession. Wonjong was the eldest son of the previous king, Gojong.

Family

*Father:

Gojong of Goryeo Gojong of Goryeo (3 February 1192 – 21 July 1259), sometimes spelled Ko-tjong, was the twenty-third ruler of Goryeo in present-day Korea from 1213–1259. Gojong's reign was marked by prolonged conflict with the Mongol Empire, which sough ...

(고려 고종) **Grandfather:

Gangjong of Goryeo Gangjong of Goryeo (10 May 1152–26 August 1213) (r. 1211–1213) was the 22nd ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the eldest son of King Myeongjong. Gangjong was confirmed as heir in 1173. In 1197, he and his father were driven to ...

(고려 강종) **Grandmother:

Queen Wondeok Queen Wondeok of the Yu clan (Hangul: 원덕왕후 유씨, Hanja: 元德王后柳氏; d. 1239) was a Goryeo royal family member as the descendant of King Munjong who became a queen consort through her marriage with her fourth cousin once removed ...

(원덕왕후) *Mother:

Queen Anhye Queen Anhye of the Yu clan (; d. 1232) or formally called as Grand Queen Mother Anhye () was a Goryeo princess as the first and oldest daughter of King Huijong and Queen Seongpyeong who became a queen consort through her marriage with her second ...

(안혜왕후) **Grandfather: Huijong of Goryeo (고려 희종) **Grandmother:

Queen Seongpyeong Queen Seongpyeong of the Jangheung Im clan (; d. 1247) was a Goryeo royal family member and queen consort through her marriage with King Huijong as his second wife and followed her maternal clans as a result. She was born into the Royal House of ...

(성평왕후) ***Sister:

Princess Suheung Princess Suheung (died after 1277) was a Goryeo Royal Princess as the only daughter of Gojong of Goryeo, King Gojong and the younger sister of Wonjong of Goryeo, King Wonjong and Yeongjong of Goryeo, King Yeongjong. Through her mother, Huijong of G ...

(수흥궁주) *Consorts and their Respective issue(s): # Queen Jeongsun of the Gyeongju Gim clan (정순왕후 김씨; 1222–1237) ## Crown Prince Wang Geo (태자 왕거) ##Unnamed Princess (공주) # Princess Gyeongchang of the Yu clan (경창궁주 유씨); seventh cousin once removed. ## Wang Yi, Marquess Siyang (왕이 시양후) ## Wang Jong, Marquess Sunan (왕종 순안후) ##

Princess Gyeongan Princess Gyeongan () or formally called as Grand Princess Gyeongan (경안장공주, 慶安長公主) was a Goryeo Royal Princess as the older daughter of King Wonjong and Princess Gyeongchang. Life On the 27th day of the 10th month (lunar calend ...

(경안궁주) ##

Princess Hamnyeong Princess Hamnyeong () was a Goryeo Royal Princess as the younger daughter of King Wonjong and Princess Gyeongchang who later married her third cousin once removed, Wang Hye the Duke Gwangpyeong (왕혜 광평공). In 1279, he got dispatched to Gye ...

(함녕궁주) #Unknown, from a Palace maid (궁인) ##Wang Ik-jang (왕익장)

References

* 1219 births 1274 deaths 13th-century Korean monarchs Korean Buddhist monarchs People from Kaesong Goryeo rulers {{Korea-hist-stub

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