King Yangheon (; died 1099), born Wang Do, was a

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 ...

royal prince as the first and oldest son of King Munjong and Consort Ingyeong who would become the grandfather of the future Queen Janggyeong,

Queen Uijeong Queen Uijeong of the Kim clan (; d. 1170) or known as Queen Mother Gwangjeong () was a Goryeo royal family member as the third daughter Duke Gangneung who married her half second cousin once removed, King Myeongjong as his first and primary wife ...

, and Queen Seonjeong. He was known as Marquess Joseon and Duke Joseon during his lifetime.

Biography

Early life and disputation of birth year

Born as the eldest son of

Munjong of Goryeo Munjong (29 December 1019 – 2 September 1083), personal name Wang Hwi, was the 11th monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. King Munjong was born in 1019 and reigned from 1046 until his death in 1083. During his reign, the central government ...

and Princess Suryeong, he was named Do () and have 2 younger brothers: Wang Su and Wang Yu. Although the year when he was born is unknown, but based on "Epitaph of Yi Ja-yeon" (), at the death of Yi in 1061, only three names that recorded as his royal grandsons: the crown prince, Marquess Gukwon, and Wang Do. From this, it was believed that Wang Do was born before

Sukjong Sukjong () is the temple name of several Korean kings. It can refer to: * Sukjong of Goryeo (1095-1105) * Sukjong of Joseon Sukjong (; 7 October 1661 – 12 July 1720), personal name Yi Sun (), was the 19th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Ko ...

in 1054 or Uicheon in 1055.

Life and marriage

Wang Do's years of becoming the Marquess Joseon () is unclear, but it was recorded in 1061 (based on ''

Goryeosa ''Goryeosa'' (), or ''History of Goryeo'', is an extensive historical record of the Goryeo dynasty, compiled by the officials of Goryeo's successor state, Joseon. Its compilation started during the reign of Taejo of Joseon, Taejo (the founding ...

'') or in 1062 (based on ''

jeoryo''). He was later honoured as Duke Joseon () in 1077 (31st years reign of his father) and appointed as ''Sutaebo'' () in 1086. In 1094 (ascension year of King Heonjong), he became ''Sutaesa'' () and ''Susado'' () a year later along with received ''5000 sik-eup and 500 siksil-bong'' (). Wang Do was married with the second daughter of one of his maternal uncle, Yi Jeong () and they had three sons together. Their second son would marry Princess Ansu () who was one of King Sukjong's daughter while their third son's children were all marrying King Injong's children ( Queen Janggyeong, Marchioness Daeryeong,

, Queen Seonjeong, Wang Yeong). In 1099 (4th years reign of King Sukjong), Duke Joseon died and received name Yangheon () as his

posthumous name A posthumous name is an honorary Personal name, name given mainly to revered dead people in East Asian cultural sphere, East Asian culture. It is predominantly used in Asian countries such as China, Korea, Vietnam, Japan, Malaysia and Thailand. ...

given by Sukjong own. According to the "Epitaph of Wang Won" (), the late Duke Joseon was later honoured as King Yangheon of Joseon State () and following this, his wife, Lady Yi was honoured as "Queen Consort Yangheon" ().

Family

*Father:

(고려문종, 29 December 1019 – 2 September 1083) *Mother: Worthy Consort Ingyeong of the Incheon Yi clan *Consorts and their Respective issue(s): #Queen Yangheon, of the Inju Yi clan () ##Wang Ja (), first son ## Wang Won (광평공 왕원, 1083–1170), Duke Gwangpyeong, second son ## Wang On (강릉공 왕온, d.1146), Duke Gangreung, third son

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References

External links

Duke Joseon
on the ''

Encyclopedia of Korean Culture The ''Encyclopedia of Korean Culture'' () is a Korean-language encyclopedia published by the Academy of Korean Studies and DongBang Media Co. It was originally published as physical books from 1991 to 2001. There is now an online version of the ...

'' . {{DEFAULTSORT:Joseon, Duke Goryeo princes Korean dukes Korean marquises Year of birth unknown 1099 deaths 11th-century Korean people Sutaesa