Prince Gwangjuwon

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Prince Gwangju
Prince of Goryeo
Born?
Songak, Kingdom of Goryeo
Diedafter 945
Kingdom of Goryeo
HouseHouse of Wang
FatherTaejo of Goryeo
MotherLady Sogwangjuwon of the Wang clan
ReligionBuddhism
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGwangjuwon gun
McCune–ReischauerKwangjuwon kun

Prince Gwangjuwon (Korean: 광주원군; Hanja: 廣州院君; lit. 'Prince of the Gwangju Courtyard') was a Korean Royal Prince as the only son of Taejo of Goryeo and Lady Sogwangjuwon, also the only maternal grandson of .

Political ambition and throne succession[]

In 945, Gwangjuwon's maternal grandfather Wang-Gyu (왕규)[1] sent assassins to kill King Hyejong in his sleep so that his grandson could ascend to the throne. However, Hyejong survived after hearing a prophecy from astronomer (최지몽). However, even if Hyejong was killed, the throne would have gone to Taejo's older sons, Wang Yo (the future Jeongjong of Goryeo) and Wang-So (the future Gwangjong of Goryeo), instead of Gwangjuwon.[2]

Meanwhile, in September of the same year, Wang-Gyu was beheaded after being suppressed by the forces from Wang-Yo (왕요) and Wang Sik-ryeom (왕식렴).[3][4][5]

Aftermath[]

  • A historian Kim Chang-Hyeon (김창현), on his book The Empire of Gwangjong (광종의 제국), estimated that the Prince was also executed by both of his half brothers, Jeongjong of Goryeo and Gwangjong of Goryeo who had tragically ruled the Prince's maternal grandfather, Wang-Gyu (왕규) at this time. This was because it was believed that not only Wang-Gyu but also the Prince could have acquired the legitimacy of the political affairs.[6]

In popular culture[]

References[]

  1. ^ "광주원군(왕규의 외손자)". Naver Blog (in Korean). Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ^ 고려사로 고려를 읽다 [Read Goryeo's History] (in Korean). pp. 49–50. ISBN 9788950939014.
  3. ^ 《고려사》권127〈열전〉권40 - 반역 - 왕규
  4. ^ 《고려사》권90〈열전〉권3 - 종실 - 태조 왕자 광주원군
  5. ^ 《고려사》권2〈세가〉권2 - 왕규가 역모죄로 처형당하다
  6. ^ Kim Chang-hyun (3 January 2003). 네이버 책 - 김창현, 《광종의 제국》 [Naver Book - Kim Chang-hyun, 《The Empire of Gwangjong》] (in Korean). Pureun History. ISBN 9788987787664. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  7. ^ In this series, the Prince appear with the name Wang Eun (왕은, 王銀) and married Park Soo-kyung (박수경; portrayed by Sung Dong-il)'s daughter, Park Soon-duk (박순덕; portrayed by Ji Hye-ran).
  8. ^ "'달의연인 보보경심려' 왕은 대신해 죽음 맞이하는 박순덕, 실제 역사 속 그녀는 누구?". AjuNews (in Korean). Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  9. ^ "「달려」 달의 연인 보보경심 려 역사 인물탐구 - 10황자 왕은 광주원군". Naver Blog (in Korean). Retrieved September 22, 2021.

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