Gangjong of Goryeo

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Gangjong of Goryeo
고려 강종
高麗 康宗
Crown Prince of Goryeo
Reign1173–1197
Coronation1173
Predecessor
SuccessorCrown Prince Wang Deok
Duke of Hannam
(한남공, 漢南公)
Reign1210–1212
Coronation11210
King of Goryeo
Reign1212–1213
Coronation1212
PredecessorHuijong of Goryeo
SuccessorGojong of Goryeo
BornWang Suk
10 May 1152
Gaeseong-bu, Gaegyeong, Kingdom of Goryeo
Died26 August 1213 (aged 61)
Hwapyeong Hall, Suchang Palace, Gaegyeong, Kingdom of Goryeo
Burial
Hureung tomb
(presumed near Ganghwa-gun, but the exact location is unknown), South Korea
Spouse
(m. 1173)

(m. 1175)
IssueGojong of Goryeo
Princess Suryeong
Princess Jeonghwa
Posthumous name
King Juncheol Munyeol Danchong Myeongheon Yimo Mokcheong Wonhyo the Great
준철문열단총명헌이모목청원효대왕
(濬哲文烈亶聰明憲貽謀穆淸元孝大王)
Temple name
Gangjong (강종, 康宗)
HouseHouse of Wang
FatherMyeongjong of Goryeo
MotherQueen Uijeong
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGangjong
McCune–ReischauerKangjong
Birth name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationWang Suk, Wang Jeong, later Wang O
McCune–ReischauerWang Suk, Wang Ch'ŏng, later Wang O
Courtesy name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDaehwa or Beopju
McCune–ReischauerT'aehwa or Pŏpch'u
Posthumous name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationWonhyo Daewang
McCune–ReischauerWonh'yo Taewang

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 Ganghwado by the military leader Choe Chung-heon. In 1210 Gangjong returned to the capital, and he was given a royal title by Huijong in the following year. After Choe drove Huijong from power that year, Gangjong was placed on the throne.

Gangjong's tomb is located outside the old Goryeo capital, in modern-day Hyŏnhwa-ri, , Hwanghaenam-do, North Korea.

Family[]

  1. Queen Sapyeong of the Jeonju Yi clan (사평왕후 이씨)
    1. Princess Suryeong (수령궁주)
  2. Queen Wondeok of the Gaeseong Wang clan (원덕왕후 왕씨; d. 1239); half fourth cousin once removed.
    1. Crown Prince Wang Cheol (태자 왕철)
  3. Unknown
    1. Princess Jeonghwa (정화택주)
    2. Prince Wang (소군 왕씨)
    3. Prince Wang (소군 왕씨)
    4. Prince Wang (소군 왕씨)
    5. Prince Wang (소군 왕씨)
    6. Prince Wang (소군 왕씨)
    7. Prince Wang (소군 왕씨)
    8. Prince Wang (소군 왕씨)
    9. Prince Wang (소군 왕씨)
    10. Prince Wang (소군 왕씨)

Popular culture[]

See also[]

  • List of Korean monarchs
  • Goryeo
  • List of Korea-related topics

References[]

  • 강종 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.
Gangjong of Goryeo
House of Wang
Born: 10 May 1152 Died: 26 August 1213
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Goryeo
1211–1213
Succeeded by
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