| Sukjong of Goryeo Korean: 고려 숙종 Korean: 高麗 肅宗 | |
| Succession: | King of Goryeo |
| Reign: | 1095–1105 |
| Coronation: | 1095 Junggwang Hall, Gaegyeong, Goryeo |
| Predecessor: | Heonjong of Goryeo |
| Successor: | Yejong of Goryeo |
| Spouse-Type: | Queen Consort |
| Issue: |
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| House: | Wang |
| Dynasty: | Goryeo |
| Father: | Munjong of Goryeo |
| Mother: | Queen Inye |
| Birth Name: | Wang Hui |
| Birth Date: | 2 September 1054 |
| Birth Place: | Yeonhwa Palace, Gaegyeong, Goryeo |
| Death Date: | 10 November 1105 (aged 51) |
| Death Place: | Outside Jangpyeong Gate, Gaegyeong, Goryeo |
| Place Of Burial: | Yeongneung (영릉, 英陵) |
| Posthumous Name: | Great King Munhye Gangjeong Myeonghyo 문혜강정명효대왕 (文惠康正明孝大王) |
| Temple Name: | Sukjong (숙종, 肅宗) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul: | 숙종 |
| Rr: | Sukjong |
| Mr: | Sukchong |
| Hangulph: | 명효 |
| Rrph: | Myeonghyo Daewang |
| Mrph: | Myŏnghyo Taewang |
| Hangulborn: | 왕희, later 왕옹 |
| Hanjaborn: | , later |
| Rrborn: | Wang Hui, later Wang Ong |
| Mrborn: | Wang Hŭi, later Wang Ong |
| Hangulja: | 천상 |
| Rrja: | Cheonsang |
| Mrja: | Ch'ŏnsang |
Sukjong of Goryeo (2 September 1054 – 10 November 1105) (r. 1095–1105), personal name Wang Ong, was the 15th king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea.
Sukjong rose to the throne in 1095 upon the abdication of his young nephew, King Heonjong.[1] 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).[2]
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 Kwan to raise an army and repulse them.[3] 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:[4]