Seonjong of Goryeo (9 October 1049 – 17 June 1094) (r. 1083–1094) was the 13th king of

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 ...

. He was the second son of Empress Inye and born in September, 1049. He was sealed as marquis of Gukwon (國原侯) in March, 1056. Harmony of Confucism and

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made his political statue very stable. Also he propelled broad-range trade among

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Liao dynasty The Liao dynasty (; Khitan: ''Mos Jælud''; ), also known as the Khitan Empire (Khitan: ''Mos diau-d kitai huldʒi gur''), officially the Great Liao (), was an imperial dynasty of China that existed between 916 and 1125, ruled by the Yelü ...

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, and

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. During his period,

in Korea grew a lot. His brother

Uicheon Uicheon (28 September 1055 – 5 October 1101) was a Goryeo Royal Prince as the fourth son of King Munjong and Queen Inye from the Incheon Yi clan.https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0043423 He was the younger brother of Sunjong, Seon ...

brought 1,000 scriptures from

and bought 4,000 scriptures from Liao,

, and

. Furthermore, Seonjong founded many pagodas for

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and presented clothing for soldiers guarding the borders. Even when bedridden due to an illness in 1092, he calmly accepted his nearing death on lieu of Buddhist virtues.삼국유사

Family

*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 calle ...

(고려 현종) **Grandmother: Queen Wonhye (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): # Worthy Consort Jeongsin of the Incheon Yi clan (정신현비 이씨); maternal second cousin. ## Princess Yeonhwa (연화공주) # Queen Sasuk of the Incheon Yi clan (사숙왕후 이씨; d. 1107); maternal first cousin. ## Crown Prince Wang Uk (태자 왕욱) ## Princess Suan (수안택주) ##Princess Wang (공주 왕씨) # Princess Wonsin of the Incheon Yi clan (원신궁주 이씨); maternal first cousin. ## Wang Yun, Marquess Hansan (왕윤 한산후) #Unknown ##Prince Wang (왕자 왕씨) ##Prince Wang (왕자 왕씨)

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