Munjong of Goryeo

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This article is about the 11th monarch during the Goryeo Dynasty in Korea. For the 5th Korean monarch during the Joseon Dynasty, see Munjong of Joseon.
Munjong of Goryeo
고려 문종
高麗 文宗
Wang Hwi (왕휘)
Prince Nakrang
(낙랑군, 樂浪君; lit. 'Lord of Nakrang')
Reign1022–1046
Coronation1022
King of Goryeo
Reign1046–1083
Coronation1046
Junggwang Hall, Gaegyeong, Goryeo
PredecessorJeongjong of Goryeo
SuccessorSunjong of Goryeo
BornWang Hwi
29 December 1019
Anbok Palace, Gaegyeong, Kingdom of Goryeo
Died2 September 1083 (aged 63)
Junggwang Hall, Gaegyeong, Kingdom of Goryeo
Burial
Gyeongneung tomb
Queen ConsortQueen Inpyeong
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(m. 1052⁠–⁠1083)​
ConsortPrincess Suryeong
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(before 1082)​

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(m. 1049⁠–⁠1083)​
Issue
Posthumous name
King Gangjeong Myeongdae Jangseong Inhyo the Great
강정명대장성인효대왕
(剛定明大章聖仁孝大王)
Temple name
Munjong (문종, 文宗)
HouseHouse of Wang
FatherHyeonjong of Goryeo
Mother
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMunjong
McCune–ReischauerMunjong
Birth name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationWang Hwi
McCune–ReischauerWang H'wi
Courtesy name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationChogyu
McCune–ReischauerCh'okyu
Posthumous name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationInhyo Daewang
McCune–ReischauerInh'yo Taewang

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 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 Tumen Rivers.

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

Family[]

  • Father: Hyeonjong of Goryeo (고려 현종)
  • Mother: (원혜왕후)
    • Grandfather: Gim Eun-bu (김은부)
    • Grandmother: Grand Lady of Ansan County of the Incheon Yi clan (안산군대부인 이씨)
  • Consorts and their Respective issue(s):
  1. Queen Inpyeong of the Ansan Gim clan (인평왕후 김씨); half younger sister – No issue.
  2. (인예왕후 이씨; d. 1092)
    1. Crown Prince Wang Hun (태자 왕훈)
    2. Wang Un, Duke Gukwon (왕운 국원공)
    3. Wang Ong, Duke Gyerim (왕옹 계림공)
    4. Wang Hu, Daegakguksa (왕후 대각국사)
    5. Wang Su, Duke Sangan (왕수 상안공)
    6. Wang Taeng, Dosaeng-seungtong (왕탱 도생승통)
    7. Wang Bi, Marquess Geumgwan (왕비 금관후)
    8. Wang Eum, Marquess Byeonhan (왕음 변한후)
    9. Wang Chim, Marquess Nakrang (왕침 낙랑후)
    10. Wang Gyeong, Chonghye-sujwa (왕경 총혜수좌)
    11. Princess Jeokgyeong (적경궁주)
    12. Princess Boryeong (보령궁주)
    13. Unborn daughter[1]
    14. Unborn daughter[1]
  3. Worthy Consort Ingyeong of the Incheon Yi clan (인경현비 이씨)
    1. Wang Do, Duke Joseon (왕도 조선공)
    2. Wang Su, Duke Buyeo (왕수 부여공)
    3. Wang Yu, Duke Jinhan (왕유 진한공)
  4. Worthy Consort Injeol of the Incheon Yi clan (인절현비 이씨; d. 1082)
    1. Unnamed daughter, died early[1]
    2. Unnamed daughter, died early[1]
  5. Virtuous Consort Inmok of the Gyeongju Gim clan (인목덕비 김씨; d. 1094)
    1. Unnamed daughter, died early[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "문종 소생 공주". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  • Eckert, Lee, Lew, Robinson and Wagner, Korea Old and New: A History, Harvard University Press, 1990. ISBN 0-9627713-0-9
Munjong of Goryeo
House of Wang
Born: 29 December 1019 Died: 2 September 1083
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Jeongjong II
 King of Goryeo
1046–1083 		Succeeded by
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