Wang Ji (1197–1262) was a

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 unifica ...

Royal Prince as the first and oldest son of King Huijong and

Queen Seongpyeong Queen Seongpyeong of the Jangheung Im clan (; d. 1247) was a Goryeo royal family member and queen consort through her marriage with King Huijong as his second wife and followed her maternal clans as a result. She was born into the Royal House ...

who got exiled to Inju following his father who forced to abdicated the throne by

Choe Chung-heon Choe Chung-heon (1149 – 29 October 1219) was a military ruler of Korea during the Goryeo period. Choe's father was a Grand General in the Goryeo military, hence precipitating his own entry into the military. Choe witnessed military men become ...

, which he then famous for being ''The Deposed Crown Prince''.

Life

Wang Ji was born in 1197 as the first child and son of Wang Yeong, from his wife, Lady Im, making him became the eldest grandson to King Sinjong and Queen Seonjeong. He had four younger brothers and five sisters, which the first sister became the

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of the future King Gojong. When King Myeongjong exiled by the

Goryeo military regime The Goryeo military regime () was the government of the Goryeo dynasty from the time of the military coup d'état of 1170 to the Sambyeolcho Rebellion of 1270 and the definitive subordination of Korea to the Yuan dynasty. The rule of the Ubong ...

, Wang Tak, as his younger brother, succeeded the throne instead of his only son, Crown Prince Wang O. However, Wang Tak suddenly died in 1204 and his eldest son, Wang Yeong succeeded the throne. As a monarch's eldest son, the Heir Successor (원자, 元子) Wang Ji became the

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at the age 8 in 1204 and did the

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seven years later in 1211. However, the powerful

(최충헌) expelled King Huijong from the throne and sent him into exile at

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in the same year after Choe discovered that Huijong attempted to kill him in a conspiracy along with his

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Wang Jun-myeong Wang may refer to: Names * Wang (surname) (王), a common Chinese surname * Wāng (汪), a less common Chinese surname * Titles in Chinese nobility * A title in Korean nobility * A title in Mongolian nobility Places * Wang River in Thaila ...

(왕준명) and others. Thus, Wang Ji was exiled to Inju and the former-crown-prince Wang O ascended the throne as King Gangjong in 1212. After suffered throughout of his life and being pardoned, Wang Ji became Marquess Changwon (창원후, 昌原侯) and Duke Changwon (창원공, 昌原公) while later died unmarried at the age 66 in 1262 (3rd years reign of King Wonjong). There was no records left about where is his death place or tomb location.

References

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Encykorea The ''Encyclopedia of Korean Culture'' is a Korean language encyclopedia published by the Academy of Korean Studies and DongBang Media Co. The articles in the encyclopedia are aimed at readers who want to learn about Korean culture and history ...

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Doosan Encyclopedia ''Doosan Encyclopedia'' is a Korean language encyclopedia published by Doosan Donga (두산동아). The encyclopedia is based on the ''Dong-A Color Encyclopedia'' (동아원색세계대백과사전), which comprises 30 volumes and began to be p ...

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Goryeosa The ''Goryeosa'' (), or ''History of Goryeo'', is the main surviving historical record of Korea's Goryeo dynasty. It was composed nearly a century after the fall of Goryeo, during the reign of King Sejong, undergoing repeated revisions betwee ...

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