Uijong of Goryeo
高麗 毅宗
고려 의종
King of Goryeo
Reign1146–1170
Coronation1146
Daegwang Hall, Gaegyeong, Goryeo
PredecessorInjong of Goryeo
SuccessorMyeongjong of Goryeo
BornWang Cheol
23 May 1127
Yeondeok Palace, Gaegyeong, Goryeo
Died7 November 1173 (aged 46)
North Pond of Gonwon Temple, Dongyeong, Goryeo
Burial
Huireung (희릉, 禧陵)
Queen Consort
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(m. 1143)​
    ​
    (m. 1148)​
    ConcubineLady Mubi
    Issue
    • Sons:
      Crown Prince Hyoryeong
      3 other sons
    • Daughters:
      Princess Gyeongdeok
      Princess Anjeong
      Princess Hwasun
      9 other daughters
    Posthumous name
    Great King Ganggwa Janghyo
    강과장효대왕
    (剛果莊孝大王)
    Temple name
    Uijong (의종, 毅宗)
    HouseWang
    DynastyGoryeo
    FatherInjong of Goryeo
    MotherQueen Gongye
    Uijong of Goryeo
    Hangul
    Hanja
    Revised RomanizationUijong
    McCune–ReischauerŬijong
    Birth name
    Hangul
    왕철, later 왕현
    Hanja
    王徹, later 王晛
    Revised RomanizationWang Cheol, later Wang Hyeon
    McCune–ReischauerWang Ch'ŏl, later Wang Hyŏn
    Courtesy name
    Hangul
    Hanja
    Revised RomanizationIlseung
    McCune–ReischauerIl'sŭng
    Posthumous name
    Hangul
    Hanja
    Revised RomanizationJanghyo Daewang
    McCune–ReischauerCh'angh'yo Taewang

    Uijong of Goryeo (23 May 1127 – 7 November 1173), personal name Wang Hyŏn, was the 18th king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea.

    He honored his advisors with many ceremonies but hated the warriors, often forcing them to participate in martial arts competitions for the entertainment of himself and the civil officials, as well as assigning them petty portions during land distributions. He also was often drunk, further angering the warriors. Finally, in the autumn of 1170, after constant discriminations, the rage of the military officials burst. Three warriors (Chong Chung-bu, Yi Ui-bang, Yi Ko) and others, started a military revolt, murdering the civil officials, deposing King Uijong, and appointing a new king in his place.

    Family

    • Father: Injong of Goryeo (고려 인종)
    • Mother: Queen Gongye (공예왕후)
      • Grandfather: Im Won-hu (임원후)
      • Grandmother: Grand Lady of Jinhan State of the Bupyeong Yi clan (진한국대부인 부평 이씨)
    • Consorts and their Respective issue(s):
    1. Queen Janggyeong of the Gim clan (장경왕후 김씨); half second cousin once removed.
      1. Wang Gi, Crown Prince Hyoryeong (왕기 효령태자)
      2. Princess Gyeongdeok (경덕궁주)[1]
      3. Princess Anjeong (안정궁주)[2]
      4. Princess Hwasun (화순궁주)[3]
    2. Queen Jangseon of the Jiksan Choe clan (장선왕후 최씨); maternal first cousin – No issue.
    3. Concubine Mubi (무비)
      1. Little Prince Wang (소군 왕씨)
      2. Little Prince Wang (소군 왕씨)
      3. Little Prince Wang (소군 왕씨)
      4. Royal Lady Wang (왕녀 왕씨)
      5. Royal Lady Wang (왕녀 왕씨)
      6. Royal Lady Wang (왕녀 왕씨)
      7. Royal Lady Wang (왕녀 왕씨)
      8. Royal Lady Wang (왕녀 왕씨)
      9. Royal Lady Wang (왕녀 왕씨)
      10. Royal Lady Wang (왕녀 왕씨)
      11. Royal Lady Wang (왕녀 왕씨)
      12. Royal Lady Wang (왕녀 왕씨)

    References

    1. ↑ Married Wang Pyeong the Duke Yeonchang (왕평 연창공), son of Princess Seungdeok and initially a fourth cousin once removed in 1162.
    2. ↑ Married Wang Bak the Count Hamnyeong (왕박 함녕백), other son of Princess Seungdeok and initially a fourth cousin once removed in 1163. Meanwhile, Anjeong then committed an adultery with a man named Ga-yeong (가영), which caused her husband stripped from his position in 1175 (5th years reign of King Myeongjong) and her lover exiled to "Hae-do" (해도).
    3. ↑ Also known as Princess Sunhwa (순화궁주, 順和宮主). Along with her two elder sisters, they formally received their royal title in 1157 and the king was said to summoned several ministers in a big banquet that held at Cheonnyeong Hall (천녕전). She later married Wang Myeon the Duke Gwangneung (왕면 광릉공), grandson of Duke Gangneung–Hwasun's maternal grandfather and Gwangneung was initially her paternal half third cousin once removed or maternal second cousin.
    • 의종 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.
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