Prince Yongsan Explained

Heir Successor Yongsan
Succession:Heir Successor (Prince) of Goryeo
Reign:1325–1341
Coronation:1325
Predecessor:Wang Jeong
Successor:Wang Gi
Regent:King Chungsuk
Reg-Type:Monarch
Birth Date:1325
Birth Place:Yongsan-gu, Hanyang, Goryeo
Death Date:1341 (aged about 17)
Death Place:Empire of Great Yuan
Royal House:House of Wang
Father:Chungsuk of Goryeo
Mother:Princess Joguk of the Yuan Borjigin clan
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Child:yes
Hangul:용산원자
Rr:Yongsan Wonja
Mr:Yongsan Wonch'a

Prince Yongsan (; 1325–1341) was a Goryeo Royal Prince and the heir successor to the throne as the only son of King Chungsuk of Goryeo and Princess Joguk.[1] However, his mother died at 17 years old not long after he was born.[2] [3]

According to Goryeosa records written by Jeong Bang-gil in 1330,[4] it was said that the Prince didn't have a good relationship with his half older brother, the 16 years old Prince Wang Jeong who was 10 years older than Yongsan. Then, Bang-gil told Wang Jeong who wanted go to Yuan dynasty for join with Prince Yongsan to go there, but Jo Ik-cheong said "It's Impossible" and he then stopped it. Meanwhile, considering that Yongsan was in Yuan until his death, it is highly probable that he went to the Yuan dynasty between 1330 and 1341 and died in there during his stay. After his death, his body was transported to Goryeo for the funeral, but his tomb site was unknown because no records left about that.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 고려시대 史料 Database. Goryeosa. ko.
  2. 《고려사》권35〈세가〉권35 - 충숙왕 12년 10월 - 공주가 죽다
  3. Web site: 고려시대 史料 Database. Goryeosa. ko.
  4. Web site: 정방길. Goryeosa : Yeoljeon. Naver. August 29, 2021. ko.