Gyeongjong of Goryeo (9 November 955 – 13 August 981) (r. 975–981) was the fifth 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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. He was the eldest son of Gwangjong and was confirmed as Crown Prince in the year of his birth. Upon rising to the throne, Gyeongjong established the ''Jeonsigwa'' (land-allotment system). Later, according to the ''

Goryeo-sa The ''Goryeosa'' (), or ''History of Goryeo'', is the main surviving historical record of Korea's Goryeo dynasty. It was composed nearly a century after the fall of Goryeo, during the reign of King Sejong, undergoing repeated revisions between ...

'', he avoided politics and royalty, and spent his time cavorting with commoners.

Family

*Father:

Gwangjong of Goryeo Gwangjong of Goryeo (925 – 4 July 975), personal name Wang So, was the fourth king of Goryeo. Biography Birth and early life Gwangjong was born in 925 as Wang So, fourth son of King Taejo, who had founded Goryeo in 918. His mother was Queen S ...

(고려 광종) **Grandfather:

Taejo of Goryeo Taejo of Goryeo (31 January 877 – 4 July 943), also known as Taejo Wang Geon (; ), was the founder of the Goryeo dynasty, which ruled Korea from the 10th to the 14th century. Taejo ruled from 918 to 943, achieving unification of the Later Three ...

(고려 태조) **Grandmother: Queen Sinmyeong (신명왕후) *Mother:

Queen Daemok Queen Daemok of the Hwangju Hwangbo clan () or known as Queen Taemok () was a Goryeo princess as the only daughter of Taejo of Goryeo, King Taejo and Queen Sinjeong (Goryeo), Queen Sinjeong, also the full younger sister of Daejong of Goryeo, King ...

(대목왕후) **Grandfather:

(고려 태조) **Grandmother:

Queen Sinjeong Queen Sinjeong (Hangul: 신정왕후, Hanja: 神貞王后; 21 January 1809 – 4 June 1890), also known as Queen Dowager Hyoyu (효유왕대비), of the Pungyang Jo clan, was the only wife of Crown Prince Hyomyeong and mother of Heonjong of Jose ...

(신정왕후) *Consorts and their Respective Issue(s): # Queen Heonsuk of the Gyeongju Gim clan (헌숙왕후 김씨) – No issue. # Queen Heonui of the Chungju Yu clan (헌의왕후 유씨); first cousin – No issue. # Queen Heonae of the Hwangju Hwangbo clan (헌애왕후 황보씨); half first cousin. ## Wang Song, Prince Gaeryeong (왕송 개령군) # Queen Heonjeong of the Hwangju Hwangbo clan (헌정왕후 황보씨); half first cousin – No issue. # Lady Daemyeong of the Jeongju Yu clan (대명궁부인 유씨); half first cousin – No issue.

In popular culture

* Portrayed by Kim Min-woo in the 2002–2003 KBS TV series ''

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.'' *Portrayed by Choi Cheol-ho in the 2009

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TV series ''

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''.

References

* {{s-end 955 births 981 deaths 10th-century Korean monarchs People from Kaesong

Family

In popular culture

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