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Royal Tombs Of The Goryeo Dynasty
The Royal Tombs of the Goryeo Dynasty are a group of tombs of members of the Korean Goryeo Dynasty (918 – 1392). The tombs The royal tombs are scattered around southwestern North Hwanghae Province, with most of them located within 20 kilometers of Kaesong, the Goryeo capital. Most tombs are located in Kaepung County, which borders Kaesong to the west, though there are also a significant number in Changpung County, which borders Kaesong to the east. Some tombs, all unidentified, are also located within Kaesong itself. Koryo-era royal tombs followed the guidelines outlined in Chinese Confucian texts, such as the ''Book of Rites'' (''Li Ji'') and the ''Rites of Zhou'' (''Zhou Li''). Many factors went into consideration when deciding the location of a tomb, such as the distance from Kaesong, the distance in relation to other royal tombs, the accessibility of the location, and the tradition of Feng Shui (known as 'Pungsu' in Korean). The tomb construction also took into account tradi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomb Of King Wanggon
A tomb ( ''tumbos'') or sepulchre () is a :wikt:repository, repository for the remains of the dead. It is generally any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes. Placing a corpse into a tomb can be called ''immurement'', although this word mainly means entombing people alive, and is a method of Disposal of human corpses, final disposition, as an alternative to cremation or burial. Overview The word is used in a broad sense to encompass a number of such types of places of interment or, occasionally, grave (burial), burial, including: * Shrine, Architectural shrines – in Christianity, an architectural shrine above a saint's first grave (burial), place of burial, as opposed to a similar shrine on which stands a reliquary or feretory into which the saint's remains have been transferred * Burial vault (tomb), Burial vault – a stone or brick-lined underground space for multiple burials, originally vault (architecture), vaulted, often priva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Treasures Of North Korea
A National Treasure () is a tangible artifact, site, or building deemed by the Government of North Korea to have significant historical or artistic value to the country. History The first list of Korean cultural treasures was designated by Governor-General of Korea in 1938 during the Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese occupation with "The Act of Treasures of the Joseon dynasty". Nos. 1-50 Nos. 51-100 Nos. 101-150 Nos. 151-193 See also * Cultural assets of North Korea * Natural monuments of North Korea * National Treasure (South Korea) * Complex of Koguryo Tombs * History of Korea * Culture of Korea * List of World Heritage Sites in Asia#North Korea (1) Footnotes References * http://www.kcpia.or.kr/kcpia_mail/mail_template.php?menu=4&filetype=view&index_key=20 {{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722140935/http://www.kcpia.or.kr/kcpia_mail/mail_template.php?menu=4&filetype=view&index_key=20 , date=2011-07-22 * http://cafe.naver.com/historyexam.cafe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Heonjeong
Queen Heonjeong of the Hwangju Hwangbo clan (; 966–993), or formally called as Grand Queen Mother Hyosuk () during her son's reign, was a Goryeo royal family member as the third daughter of Wang Uk and youngest sister of King Seongjong. She later became the fourth wife of her first cousin, King Gyeongjong. After his death, she had an affair with her half uncle, giving birth to King Hyeonjong. Not much is known about her early life beside that she and her siblings were raised by their paternal grandmother. Affair with Wang Uk When her husband King Gyeongjong died at the young age of 26, Heonjeong was in her mid-teens. As a widow she moved to her maternal home outside of the palace in Gaegyeong; the house was close to her half uncle Wang Uk's, located in Wangnyun Temple (), Songak Mountain. Since the law forbade the dowager queen from approaching other men, she often visited her uncle and, as they spent time together, they became close. Ten years passed: she reached her mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anjong Of Goryeo
Anjong (; about 920/37–24 July 996), personal name Wang Uk, was a Goryeo Royal Prince as the only child of King Taejo and Queen Sinseong. He later became the father of King Hyeonjong. Biography After King Gyeongjong's death in 981, Queen Heonjeong started to live in her own mansion, which was close to Wang Uk's, so the two often met and spent time together. Eventually, Heonjeong had a son with him, Wang Sun (왕순; the future Hyeonjong of Goryeo), but died during childbirth. Wang Uk was exiled to Sasu-hyeon (now Sacheon, South Korea) because of his affair with the widowed queen, who was also his niece. Wang Sun was entrusted to one of King Seongjong's nannies, but missed his father, so the king decided to send Sun to live with Wang Uk. Together, they lived in Gwiyangji until Uk's death on 24 July 996. Wang Sun returned to the capital in 997, and, when he ascended to the throne, granted a posthumous name to his father. Family *Father: Wang Kŏn, King Taejo (877–943) **Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyeonjong Of Goryeo
Hyeonjong (1 August 992 – 17 June 1031), personal name Wang Sun, was the 8th ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was a grandson of the dynastic founder King Taejo. He was appointed by the military leader Kang Cho, whom the King Mokjong had called upon to destroy a plot by Kim Ch'i-yang. During his reign, the Goryeo dynasty fought two wars against the Khitan Liao dynasty. Biography Wang Sun was born On 1 August 992 from an affair between Prince Wang Uk (later posthumously given the temple name Anjong) and his widowed niece, Queen Heonjeong. As a result of the affair, his father, Wang Uk, was exiled and his mother died in childbirth. Wang Sun was the heir to the childless King Mokjong, however the queen dowager, Queen Dowager Cheonchu, sought to have her child with her lover, Kim Ch'i-yang, as the next king. He was forced to become a monk. Queen Dowager Cheonchu attempted to send assassins to kill Wang Sun, however, the abbot of his temple managed to foil the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seongjong Of Goryeo
Seongjong (15 January 961 – 29 November 997), personal name Wang Ch'i, was the sixth king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. Reign Seongjong was born on 15 January 961, the second son of Daejong, and a grandson of King Taejo (the founder of the Goryeo Dynasty). He ascended the throne after his cousin and also his brother-in-law King Gyeongjong died in 981. After he ascended the throne, Seongjong was at first content not to interfere with the provincial lords, and to appease the aristocrats from the former state of Silla, Seongjong married a woman of the Silla royal clan. In 982, Seongjong adopted the suggestions in a memorial written by Confucian scholar Ch'oe Sŭng-no and began to create a Confucian-style government. Ch'oe Sung-no suggested that Seongjong would be able to complete the reforms of King Gwangjong, the fourth King of Goryeo, which he had inherited from Taejo of Goryeo. Taejo had emphasized the Confucian '' Classic of History'', which stated that the ideal Empe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stone Sheep At King Kongmin's Mausoleum
In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks form the Earth's outer solid layer, the crust, and most of its interior, except for the liquid outer core and pockets of magma in the asthenosphere. The study of rocks involves multiple subdisciplines of geology, including petrology and mineralogy. It may be limited to rocks found on Earth, or it may include planetary geology that studies the rocks of other celestial objects. Rocks are usually grouped into three main groups: igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks. Igneous rocks are formed when magma cools in the Earth's crust, or lava cools on the ground surface or the seabed. Sedimentary rocks are formed by diagenesis and lithification of sediments, which in turn are formed by the weathering, transport, and deposition of existing rocks. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyeongjong Of Goryeo
Gyeongjong (9 November 955 – 13 August 981), personal name Wang Chu, was the fifth ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the eldest son of King Gwangjong and was confirmed as Crown Prince in the year of his birth. Upon rising to the throne, Gyeongjong established the ''Jeonsigwa'' (田柴科, land-allotment system) which established the economic basis for Goryeo's bureaucracy. Following his ascension, he issued pardons for those whom his predecessor had persecuted and even reinstated their titles. Later, according to the '' Goryeo-sa'', he avoided politics and royalty, and spent his time cavorting with commoners as well as indulging in sex or playing baduk. Family *Father: Gwangjong of Goryeo **Grandfather: Taejo of Goryeo **Grandmother: Queen Sinmyeong of the Chungju Yu clan *Mother: Queen Daemok of the Hwangju Hwangbo clan **Grandfather: Taejo of Goryeo **Grandmother: Queen Sinjeong of the Hwangju Hwangbo clan *Consorts and their Respective Issue(s): # Queen Heon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwangjong Of Goryeo
Gwangjong (925 – 4 July 975), personal name Wang So, was the fourth monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. Biography Birth and early life Gwangjong was born in 925 as Wang So, fourth son of King Taejo, who had founded Goryeo in 918. His mother was Queen Sinmyeongsunseong of the Chungju Yu clan, who also gave birth to princes Wang T'ae, Wang Yo, Wang Chŏng, Jeungtong, as well as the princesses, Princess Nakrang and Princess Heungbang. Moreover, Gwangjong had twenty half-brothers and seven half-sisters from his father's other marriages. As he had three older brothers, Mu, T'ae and Yo, he was far from the succession to the throne; however, Wang T'ae died early, and Wang Mu died in 945, three years after being crowned king, leaving the throne to Wang Yo, who ruled Goryeo for four years as Jeongjong. Before dying, he decided to make Wang So his heir instead of his one and only son, Prince Gyeongchunwon. According to his contemporary Ch'oe Sŭng-no, Gwangjong "was care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koguryo
Goguryeo (37 BC – 668 AD) (; ; Old Korean: Guryeo) also later known as Goryeo (; ; Middle Korean: 고ᇢ롕〮, ''kwòwlyéy''), was a Korean kingdom which was located on the northern and central parts of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and the southern and central parts of modern-day Northeast China (Manchuria). At its peak of power, Goguryeo encompassed most of the Korean Peninsula and large parts of Manchuria, along with parts of eastern Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and modern-day Russia. Along with Baekje and Silla, Goguryeo was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. It was an active participant in the power struggle for control of the Korean peninsula and was also associated with the foreign affairs of neighboring polities in China and Yamato period, Japan. Goguryeo was one of the great powers in East Asia until its defeat by a Silla–Tang alliance in 668 after prolonged exhaustion and internal strife following the death of Yeon Gaesomun. After its fall, its territory was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeongjong, 3rd Monarch Of Goryeo
Jeongjong (; 923 – 13 April 949), personal name Wang Yo, was the third king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the third son of King Taejo, the dynastic founder. Reign Jeongjong rose to the throne after his half-brother King Hyejong died, and set himself to reducing the power of various royal in-laws, including Wang Gyu and Pak Sul-hui. However, lacking the support of the Gaegyeong elites, he was unable to substantially strengthen the throne. In 946, he spent 70,000 sacks of grain from the royal storehouses to support Buddhism in the country. In 947, he had the fortress of Pyongyang constructed as the country's Western Capital. He sought to move the capital from Gaegyeong to Pyongyang as his father had desired, as Jeongjong believed that in order to restore Goguryeo's old territories, the capital should be moved further north. However, Jeongjong was not successful in his attempts due to opposition from the nobility based in Gaegyeong. Jeongjong became paranoid howeve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
