Sukjong of Goryeo explained

Sukjong
Korean: 숙종
Korean: 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:
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
Posthumous Name:Great King Munhye Gangjeong Myeonghyo
문혜강정명효대왕
(文惠康正明孝大王)
Temple Name:Sukjong
Korean name
Hangul:숙종
Hanja:肅宗
Rr:Sukjong
Mr:Sukchong
Hangulph:명효
Rrph:Myeonghyo Daewang
Mrph:Myŏnghyo Taewang
Hangulborn:왕희, later 왕옹
Hanjaborn:王熙, later 王顒
Rrborn:Wang Hui, later Wang Ong
Mrborn:Wang Hŭi, later Wang Ong
Hangulja:천상
Hanjaja:天常
Rrja:Cheonsang
Mrja:Ch'ŏnsang

Sukjong (2 September 1054 – 10 November 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]

Family

  1. Queen Myeongui of the Chŏngju Yu clan(d. 8 August 1112)
    1. Crown Prince Wang U (11 February 1079 – 15 May 1122), 1st son
    2. Wang Pil, Marquess Sangdang (왕필 상당후; d. 1099),[5] 2nd son
    3. Wang Jing-eom (왕징엄; 1090–1141),[6] 3rd son
    4. Wang Bo, Duke Daebang (왕보 대방공; d. 1128),[7] 4th son
    5. Wang Hyo, Duke Daewon (1093–1161), 5th son
    6. Wang Seo, Duke Jean (왕서 제안공; d. 1131),[8] 6th son
    7. Wang Gyo, Marquess Tongui (왕교 통의후; 1097–1119),[9] 7th son
    8. Princess Daeryeong (d. 1114), 1st daughter
    9. Princess Heungsu (d. 1123), 2nd daughter
    10. Princess Ansu, 3rd daughter
    11. Princess Boknyeong (1096–1133), 4th daughter
  2. Unknown
    1. Wang Hyeon-eung,8th son

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. News: 박 . 종기 . [帝王들의 성공학] 고려 숙종…지지받지 못한 개혁 ]. 26 January 2024 . Chosun Ilbo . February 21, 2003 . 8 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240908114104/https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2003/02/21/2003022170251.html . live .
  2. News: 김 . 세희 . ko:[김세희의 정치사기] 고려 숙종의 남경천도와 정치권의 예타면제 . https://www.dt.co.kr/contents.html?article_no=2023041302109958038005 . 26 January 2024 . April 13, 2023.
  3. Kim . Nak Jin . Goryeo's Conquest of the Jurchen and Tactical Systems of Byeolmuban during the Reign of Sukjong and Yejong . Kookmin University Institute of Korean Studies . 2017 . 4 . 26 January 2024 . 3 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220403101113/https://www.kci.go.kr/kciportal/ci/sereArticleSearch/ciSereArtiView.kci?sereArticleSearchBean.artiId=ART002200455 . live .
  4. 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
  5. Web site: 왕필(王泌) . https://web.archive.org/web/20220507100614/http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Index?contents_id=E0039172 . 2022-05-07 .
  6. Web site: https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0066040 . ko:고려 중기의 승려 원명국사 징엄(澄儼)의 묘지 . ko . The tomb of Wonmyeong Guksa Jingeom (澄儼), a monk from the mid-Goryeo period. https://web.archive.org/web/20230406145007/https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0066040 . 2023-04-06 .
  7. Web site: https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0014378#:~:text=%EA%B3%A0%EB%A0%A4%EC%A0%84%EA%B8%B0%20%EC%A0%9C15%EB%8C%80%20%EC%88%99%EC%A2%85%EC%9D%98%20%EC%95%84%EB%93%A4%EC%9D%B8%20%EC%99%95%EC%9E%90.&text=%EA%B3%A0%EB%A0%A4%EC%A0%84%EA%B8%B0%20%EC%A0%9C15%EB%8C%80%20%EC%88%99%EC%A2%85%EC%9D%98%20%EC%95%84%EB%93%A4%EC%9D%B8%20%EC%99%95%EC%9E%90.,-%EA%B0%9C%EC%84%A4 . ko:고려전기 제15대 숙종의 아들인 왕자 . ko . Prince, son of King Sukjong, the 15th king of Goryeo . https://web.archive.org/web/20230404145933/https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0014378#:~:text=%EA%B3%A0%EB%A0%A4%EC%A0%84%EA%B8%B0%20%EC%A0%9C15%EB%8C%80%20%EC%88%99%EC%A2%85%EC%9D%98%20%EC%95%84%EB%93%A4%EC%9D%B8%20%EC%99%95%EC%9E%90.&text=%EA%B3%A0%EB%A0%A4%EC%A0%84%EA%B8%B0%20%EC%A0%9C15%EB%8C%80%20%EC%88%99%EC%A2%85%EC%9D%98%20%EC%95%84%EB%93%A4%EC%9D%B8%20%EC%99%95%EC%9E%90.,-%EA%B0%9C%EC%84%A4 . 2023-04-04 .
  8. Web site: https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0051321 . ko:고려전기 제15대 숙종의 아들인 왕자 . ko . Prince, son of King Sukjong, the 15th king of Goryeo . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406070533/https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0051321 . 2023-04-06 .
  9. Web site: https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0059390 . ko:왕교 (王僑) . 2023-04-04 . 2024-09-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240908114236/https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0059390 . live .

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