Chunghye of Goryeo explained

King Chunghye of Goryeo
Korean: 고려 충혜왕
Korean: 高麗 忠惠王
Succession1:King of Goryeo
1st reign
Reign1:1330–1332
Coronation1:1330
Predecessor1:Chungsuk of Goryeo
Successor1:Chungsuk of Goryeo
Succession2:King of Goryeo
2nd reign
Reign2:1339–1343
Coronation2:1339
Predecessor2:Chungsuk of Goryeo
Successor2:Chungmok of Goryeo
Spouse:
    Issue:Chungmok of Goryeo
    Chungjeong of Goryeo
    Wang Seokgi
    Princess Jangnyeong
    Full Name:
    • Goryeo: Wang Chŏng (왕정, 王禎)
    • Yuan: Putashiri (부다시리, 寶塔失里)
    Posthumous Name:
    • Great King Heonhyo
      (헌효대왕, 獻孝大王; given by Goryeo dynasty)
    • King Chunghye
      (충혜왕, 忠惠王; given by Yuan dynasty)
    House:Wang
    Dynasty:Goryeo
    Father:Chungsuk of Goryeo
    Mother:Queen Gongwon
    Birth Name:Wang Chŏng
    Birth Date:22 February 1315
    Birth Place:Gaegyeong, Goryeo
    Death Place:Yueyang, Yuan dynasty
    Burial Place:Yeongneung (영릉, 永陵)
    Religion:Buddhism
    Hangul:충혜왕
    Hanja:忠惠王
    Rr:Chunghye wang
    Mr:Ch'unghye wang
    Hangulborn:왕정
    Hanjaborn:王禎
    Rrborn:Wang Jeong
    Mrborn:Wang Chŏng

    King Chunghye of Goryeo (22 February 1315 – 30 January 1344, r. 1330–1332, 1340–1344), personal name Wang Chŏng, was the 28th king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea.

    Biography

    He was remembered in the Goryeosa for his licentious lifestyle, particularly his habit of abducting, raping, and killing women.[1] King Chunghye was the son of King Chungsuk of Goryeo and Queen Gongwon, a Hong. He is sometimes known by his Mongolian name, Putashiri,[2] which is rendered in hanja as Butapsilri (Korean: 보탑실리, 寶塔實里).

    King Chunghye travelled to the Yuan Dynasty in 1328. In 1330, then-king King Chungsuk petitioned to abdicate the throne, and the emperor sent King Chunghye back to Goryeo to assume the throne. But in the following year, King Chungsuk returned to the throne and King Chunghye returned to China. In 1339, King Chungsuk died. One faction supported the noble Wang Go's claim to the throne, but their attempted coup failed and King Chunghye's reign was restored.King Chunghye's queen was Princess Deoknyeong, who gave birth to King Chungmok.

    After his father's death, Chunghye raped one of his father's concubines, Princess Gyeonghwa, who attempted to flee Goryeo. Chunghye imprisoned her in the palace. The Yuan emissary eventually visited the palace to visit Princess Gyeonghwa, who informed him of what had transpired.[3] Then, the Yuan emissary arrested Chunghye and dragged Chunghye to Beijing. Initially, Goryeo officials held debates on whether or not to rescue Chunghye, but many Goryeo officials deliberately delayed on their decision making due to how widely hated he was by the Goryeo court.[4] Chunghye was dethroned,[5] [6] forced to remain in the court of the Yuan Dynasty, and his son ascended the throne of Goryeo.[7]

    Family

    1. Princess Deoknyeong of the Yuan Borjigin clan (덕녕공주 보르지긴씨; d. 1375)
      1. Crown Prince Wang Heun
      2. Princess Jangnyeong
    2. Royal Consort Hui of the Papyeong Yun clan (희비 윤씨; d. 1380)
      1. Prince Wang Jeo
    3. Royal Consort Hwa of the Namyang Hong clan – No issue.
    4. Princess Euncheon of the Im clan
      1. Wang Seok-gi
    5. Bayankhutag, Princess Gyeonghwa (백안홀도 경화공주; d. 1344) – No issue.

    In popular culture

    See also

    References

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: 2016-10-13 . 고려 역사상 가장 왕답지 않고 기이했던 왕 이야기 . 2024-05-07 . 허프포스트코리아 . ko.
    2. Book: 事大與保國 ── 元明之際的中韓關係 . 范永聰 . 香港教育圖書公司 . 2009 . 9789882003019 . zh-hk . 58 .
    3. Book: Jeong In-ji . Jeong In-ji. zh:高麗史 . History of Goryeo . zh-hant. 1451. 89. https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&res=470509.
    4. News: Koh . Pyungseok . [고려 역사상 가장 왕답지 않고 기이했던 왕 이야기 고려 역사상 가장 왕답지 않고 기이했던 왕 이야기 ]. 2 February 2024 . Huffington Post Korea . October 13, 2016.
    5. Book: Jeong In-ji . Jeong In-ji. zh:高麗史 . History of Goryeo . zh-hant. 1451. 36. https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&res=470509.
    6. Web site: '기황후'의 실제 주인공 충혜왕…패륜과 막장, 그 비극적 운명 - 머니투데이. 14 June 2014.
    7. Web site: 충혜왕 . 2022-09-12 . . ko.