Chungmok (15 May 1337 – 25 December 1348, r. 1344–1348), born Wang Hŭn (), was the 29th king of the
Goryeo
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korea, Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. Goryeo achieved what has b ...
Dynasty of Korea.
Biography
He was the eldest son of
King Chunghye, and his mother was
Princess Deoknyeong. Chungmok is known in some records by his
Mongolian
Mongolian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Mongolia, a country in Asia
* Mongolian people, or Mongols
* Bogd Khanate of Mongolia, the government of Mongolia, 1911–1919 and 1921–1924
* Mongolian language
* Mongolian alphabet
* ...
name, Batma Dorji, which is rendered in
hanja
Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period.
() ...
as ''Palsamataaji'' ().
After
King Chunghye was deposed in 1343, King Chungmok had an audience with the Yuan Emperor
Togon-temür. He was asked whether he would prefer to follow the ways of his mother or his father; when King Chungmok answered that he would prefer to follow his mother, the Emperor said that this was a child who knew the difference between right and wrong, and made him king. During Chungmok's reign, the Goryeo government undertook several reforms to reverse the damage done by his predecessor, and abolished various government agencies that had harmed the people. He died only four years into his reign at the age of 12.
Family
*Father:
Chunghye of Goryeo
Chunghye (22 February 1315 – 30 January 1344, r. 1330–1332, 1340–1344), personal name Wang Chŏng (), was the 28th king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea.
Biography
He was remembered in the ''Goryeosa'' for his licentious lifestyle, partic ...
**Grandfather:
Chungsuk of Goryeo
Chungsuk (30 July 1294 – 3 May 1339), personal name Wang Man (), né Wang To (), also known by his Mongolian name Aratnashiri (阿剌忒訥失里), was the 27th king of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea, reigning from 1313 to 1330 and again fr ...
**Grandmother:
Queen Gongwon of the Namyang Hong clan
*Mother:
Princess Deoknyeong of the Yuan Borjigin clan, personal name Irenchenppan.
**Grandfather: Chopal
In popular culture
*Portrayed by Min Byung-hyun in the 2005–2006
MBC TV series ''
Shin Don
Sin Ton (; 21 January 1322 – 21 August 1371) a Korean Buddhist monk and scholar during the Goryeo period. His Dharma name was P'yŏnjo () and he became a teacher and advisor of King Gongmin.
Biography
He was a Buddhist monk with the full co ...
''.
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
G ...
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Goryeo
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korea, Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. Goryeo achieved what has b ...
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Korea under Yuan rule
From about 1270 to 1356, the Korean kingdom of Goryeo was ruled by the Mongol Empire and the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. After the Mongol invasions of Korea and the capitulation of Goryeo in the 13th century, Goryeo became a semi-autonomous vassal s ...
References
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1337 births
1348 deaths
14th-century Korean monarchs
Korean Buddhist monarchs
House of Wang
Monarchs who died as children