Wonjong of Goryeo (5 April 1219 – 23 July 1274) was the 24th ruler of the
Goryeo
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unificat ...
dynasty of
Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
from 1260 to 1274.
Biography
He ascended the throne with the help of
Kublai Khan. During his reign, Goryeo became a
vassal
A vassal or liege subject is a person regarded as having a mutual obligation to a lord or monarch, in the context of the feudal system in medieval Europe. While the subordinate party is called a vassal, the dominant party is called a suzerain ...
of the Mongol-founded
Yuan dynasty
The Yuan dynasty (), officially the Great Yuan (; xng, , , literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division. It was established by Kublai, the fift ...
in
China.
In 1269, the military leader Im Yon engineered a ''
coup d'état
A coup d'état (; French for 'stroke of state'), also known as a coup or overthrow, is a seizure and removal of a government and its powers. Typically, it is an illegal seizure of power by a political faction, politician, cult, rebel group, m ...
'' to remove Wonjong. Kublai Khan dispatched 3,000 troops to oust the forces of the rebel. Wonjong visited the imperial court in 1271 after his re-accession.
Wonjong was the eldest son of the previous king,
Gojong.
Family
*Father:
Gojong of Goryeo
Gojong of Goryeo (3 February 1192 – 21 July 1259), sometimes spelled Ko-tjong, was the twenty-third ruler of Goryeo in present-day Korea from 1213–1259. Gojong's reign was marked by prolonged conflict with the Mongol Empire, which sough ...
(고려 고종)
**Grandfather:
Gangjong of Goryeo (고려 강종)
**Grandmother:
Queen Wondeok (원덕왕후)
*Mother:
Queen Anhye (안혜왕후)
**Grandfather:
Huijong of Goryeo (고려 희종)
**Grandmother:
Queen Seongpyeong (성평왕후)
***Sister:
Princess Suheung (수흥궁주)
*Consorts and their Respective issue(s):
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Queen Jeongsun of the Gyeongju Gim clan (정순왕후 김씨; 1222–1237)
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Crown Prince Wang Geo (태자 왕거)
##Unnamed Princess (공주)
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Princess Gyeongchang of the Yu clan (경창궁주 유씨); seventh cousin once removed.
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Wang Yi, Marquess Siyang (왕이 시양후)
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Wang Jong, Marquess Sunan (왕종 순안후)
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Princess Gyeongan (경안궁주)
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Princess Hamnyeong (함녕궁주)
#Unknown, from a Palace maid (궁인)
##Wang Ik-jang (왕익장)
See also
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List of Korean monarchs
This is a list of monarchs of Korea, arranged by dynasty. Names are romanized according to the South Korean Revised Romanization of Korean. McCune–Reischauer romanizations may be found at the articles about the individual monarchs.
Gojoseon ...
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List of Goryeo people {{Short description, none
This is a list of notable people from the Goryeo dynasty, a period in Korean history lasting from 918 to 1392.
Rulers
''For a chronological list of rulers, see List of Korean monarchs''
# King Taejo (918–943)
# King ...
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Goryeo
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unificat ...
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Mongol invasions of Korea
A series of campaigns were conducted between 1231 and 1270 by the Mongol Empire against the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. There were seven major campaigns at tremendous cost to civilian lives, the last campaign made Goryeo a vassal state of the Y ...
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Korea under Yuan rule
Goryeo under Mongol rule refers to the rule of the Mongol Empire and the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty over the Korean Peninsula from about 1270 to 1356. After the Mongol invasions of Korea and the capitulation of the Korean Goryeo dynasty in the 13th ce ...
References
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1219 births
1274 deaths
13th-century Korean monarchs
Korean Buddhist monarchs
People from Kaesong
Goryeo rulers
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