Sejo of Goryeo
| Wang Ryung | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King of Goryeo (posthumously) | |||||||||
| Predecessor | Uijo of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Successor | Daejong of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Died | 897 Geumseong County | ||||||||
| Burial | Changneung tomb | ||||||||
| Spouse | Queen Wisuk | ||||||||
| Issue | Taejo of Goryeo | ||||||||
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| House | House of Wang | ||||||||
| Father | Jak Jegeon | ||||||||
| Mother | Lady Yongnyeo | ||||||||
| Religion | Buddhism | ||||||||
| Korean name | |||||||||
| Hangul | 세조 | ||||||||
| Hanja | 世祖 | ||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Sejo | ||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Sejo | ||||||||
| Pen name | |||||||||
| Hangul | 용건 | ||||||||
| Hanja | 龍建 | ||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Yonggeon | ||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Yong'kŏn | ||||||||
| Birth name | |||||||||
| Hangul | 왕륭/융 | ||||||||
| Hanja | 王隆 | ||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Wang Yung | ||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Wang Ryung | ||||||||
| Courtesy name | |||||||||
| Hangul | 문명 | ||||||||
| Hanja | 文明 | ||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Munmyeong | ||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Munmy'ŏng | ||||||||
| Posthumous name | |||||||||
| Hangul | 위무대왕 | ||||||||
| Hanja | 威武大王 | ||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Wimu Daewang | ||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Wimu Taewang | ||||||||
Wang Ryung (died May 897), more commonly known by his Temple name of Sejo or Posthumous name of King Wimu the Great. He was a general and politician during the Later Goguryeo periods who would became the father of Wang Geon, founder of the Goryeo dynasty.[1]
After died at Geumseong County (금성군) in 897, he was buried in a cave along the river in Yeonganseong, which later named and known as Changneung tomb (창릉, 昌陵).[2] On 11 March 1217, it was moved to Bongeun Temple (봉은사) and in 1243, it was moved again to Gaegol-dong in Ganghwa.[3] In 1027 (18th years reign of Hyeonjong of Goryeo), he was given a Posthumous name of Won-ryeol(yeol) (원렬(열), 元烈) and in 1235 (40th years reign of Gojong of Goryeo), he was given again the name of Min-hye (민혜, 敏惠).[4]
Family[]
- Father: Uijo of Goryeo (고려 의조)
- Grandfather: Gukjo of Goryeo (고려 국조)
- Grandmother: Queen Jeonghwa (정화왕후)
- Mother: Queen Wonchang[5] (원창왕후)
- Wife: Queen Wisuk (위숙왕후)
- Son: Wang Geon (왕건; 877–943)
In popular culture[]
- Portrait by Shin Goo in the 2000–2002 KBS1 TV series Taejo Wang Geon.
See also[]
- Founding legends of the Goryeo royal family
- Rulers of Goryeo
References[]
- ^ "태조(고려) - 나무위키".
- ^ "강화 고려 왕릉의 조사성과와 과제 ③". Gyeonggi Cultural Heritage Research Institute (in Korean). Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ 한국정신문화연구원 (2000). 고려 시대 연구, Volume 12 [Goryeo Periods Research, Volume 12] (in Korean). University of Michigan. p. 138. ISBN 9788971056608.
- ^ "태조총서". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "北, "태조왕건 조모 '원창황후' 무덤 전면적 발굴…국보유적 등록"". 21 July 2019.
- Goryeo people
- 897 deaths
- Korean generals
- 9th-century Korean people