Jeongjong, 10th monarch of Goryeo

Jeongjong (31 August 1018 – 24 June 1046), personal name Wang Hyŏng, was the 10th king of Korea's Goryeo dynasty. He was the second son of King Hyeonjong, and the younger brother of King Deokjong. At the age of four in 1022, he was made Naesaryeong, a position of high rank, and designated the Prince of Pyongyang.

Jeongjong
정종
靖宗
King of Goryeo
Reign1034–1046
Coronation1034
Junggwang Hall, Gaegyeong, Goryeo
PredecessorDeokjong of Goryeo
SuccessorMunjong of Goryeo
BornWang Hyŏng
31 August 1018
Yeongyeong Palace, Gaegyeong, Goryeo
Died24 June 1046 (aged 27)
Beopun Temple, Gaegyeong, Goryeo
Burial
Jureung (주릉; 周陵)
Queen Consort
(before 1035)
(m. 1038)

Queen Yongmok
Consort
(m. 1040⁠–⁠1046)

Princess Yeonchang
Issue
Posthumous name
Great King Honghyo Anui Gangheon Yeongnyeol Mungyeong Yonghye
홍효안의강헌영렬문경용혜대왕
(弘孝安毅康獻英烈文敬容惠大王)
Temple name
Jeongjong (정종; 靖宗)
HouseWang
DynastyGoryeo
FatherHyeonjong of Goryeo
MotherQueen Wonseong
Korean name
Hangul
정종
Hanja
靖宗
Revised RomanizationJeongjong
McCune–ReischauerChŏngjong
Birth name
Hangul
왕형
Hanja
王亨
Revised RomanizationWang Hyeong
McCune–ReischauerWang Hyŏng
Courtesy name
Hangul
신조
Hanja
申照
Revised RomanizationSinjo
McCune–ReischauerSinjo
Posthumous name
Hangul
용혜대왕
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYonghye Daewang
McCune–ReischauerYonghye Taewang

Jeongjong was greatly concerned with national defense, and began constructing fortresses along the northern border in the first year of his reign. In 1037, Goryeo was invaded by the Liao dynasty.[citation needed] In 1044, the Cheolli Jangseong was completed, an enormous wall across northern Korea.[1][2] Jeongjong also concerned himself with the material support of the army, distributing state land to indigent soldiers in 1036.

Just before his death in 1046, Jeongjong established primogeniture as national law.[citation needed]

Family

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  1. Queen Yongsin of the Danju Han clan
    1. Wang Hyŏng
  2. Queen Yongui of the Danju Han clan
    1. Wang Bang, Prince Aesang
    2. Wang Gyeong, Marquess Nakrang
    3. Wang Gye, Marquess Gaeseong
  3. Queen Yongmok of the Buyeo Yi clan
    1. Princess Doae
  4. Virtuous Consort Yongjeol of the Gyeongju Kim clan – No issue.
  5. Princess Yeonchang of the No clan – No issue.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 천리장성. 호남제일문. May 25, 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. ^ 윤, 형선 (September 14, 2023). 북한의국보(16) 고려의 기상이 서려있는 '천리장성'...압록강에서 동해안까지 연결. 남북경협 뉴스. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
Jeongjong, 10th monarch of Goryeo
Born: 31 August 1018 Died: 24 June 1046
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Goryeo
1034–1046
Succeeded by
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