Sukjong of Goryeo
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| Sukjong of Goryeo 고려 숙종 高麗 肅宗 | |||||||||
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| Marquess of Gyerim (계림후, 鷄林候) | |||||||||
| Reign | 1065–1077 | ||||||||
| Coronation | 1065 | ||||||||
| Duke of Gyerim (계림공, 鷄林公) | |||||||||
| Reign | 1077–1095 | ||||||||
| Coronation | 1077 | ||||||||
| King of Goryeo | |||||||||
| Reign | 1095–1105 | ||||||||
| Coronation | 1095 Junggwang Hall, Gaegyeong, Goryeo | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Heonjong of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Successor | Yejong of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Born | Wang Hui 2 September 1054 Yeonhwa Palace, Gaegyeong, Kingdom of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Died | 10 November 1105 (aged 51) Outside Jangpyeong Gate, Gaegyeong, Kingdom of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Burial | Yeongneung tomb | ||||||||
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| House | House of Wang | ||||||||
| Father | Munjong of Goryeo | ||||||||
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| Revised Romanization | Sukjong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sukjong |
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| Revised Romanization | Wang Hui, later Wang Ong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Wang Hŭi, later Wang Ong |
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| Revised Romanization | Cheonsang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ŏnsang |
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| Revised Romanization | Myeonghyo Daewang |
| McCune–Reischauer | My'ŏngh'yo Taewang |
Sukjong of Goryeo (2 September 1054 – 10 November 1105) (r. 1095–1105) was the 15th ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea.
Sukjong rose to the throne in 1095 upon the abdication of his young nephew, Heonjong. He oversaw various internal innovations, including the distribution of the country's first brass coins (in 1102) and the construction of the new Southern Capital (Namgyeong, present-day Seoul).
However, he was also faced by threats from without, most notably an 1104 invasion by the northern Jurchen tribes. Unable to repel the Jurchens by force, he sent his general Yun Gwan to raise an army and repulse them. This army is known as Byeolmuban and consisted of three separate divisions. Sukjong died the following year, while on the way to the western capital, Pyongyang. Challenges of Sukjong's reign can be summarized in his own words:[1]
Since I was entrusted with the affairs of the state, I have always endeavoured to cautiously maintain diplomatic ties with Liao in the north and serve the Song in the south, while these days the Jurchen in the east have become enemies to be reckoned with. Making the people comfortable is the first imperative of military and political affairs, so all unnecessary corvée duties must be abolished in order for the people to live comfortably!
Family[]
- Father: Munjong of Goryeo (고려 문종)
- Grandfather: Hyeonjong of Goryeo (고려 현종)
- Grandmother: (원혜왕후)
- Mother: (인예왕후)
- Grandfather: Yi Ja-yeon (이자연)
- Grandmother: Lady, of the Gyeongju Gim clan (부인 경주 김씨)
- Consorts and their Respective issue(s):
- Queen Myeongui of the Jeongju Yu clan (명의왕후 유씨; d. 1112)
- Crown Prince Wang U (태자 왕우)
- Wang Pil, Marquess Sangdang (왕필 상당후)
- Wang Jing-eom, Wonmyeongguksa (왕징엄 원명국사)
- Wang Bo, Duke Daebang (왕보 대방공)
- Wang Hyo, Duke Daewon (왕효 대원공)
- Wang Seo, Duke Jean (왕서 제안공)
- Wang Gyo, Marquess Tongui (왕교 통의후)
- Princess Daeryeong (대령궁주)
- Princess Heungsu (흥수궁주)
- Princess Ansu (안수궁주)
- Princess Boknyeong (복녕궁주)
- Unknown
- Wang Hyeon-eung, Gyeonseongjeokso (왕현응 견성적소 수좌)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ R. E. Breuker, Establishing a Pluralist Society in Medieval Korea, 918–1170: History, Ideology and Identity in the Koryŏ Dynasty, (Brill, Leiden, 2010), p.252
- 숙종 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.
- 1054 births
- 1105 deaths
- 11th-century Korean monarchs
- 12th-century Korean monarchs