Sunjong of Goryeo
高麗 順宗
고려 순종
King of Goryeo
Reign1083–1083
Coronation1083
Gaegyeong, Goryeo
PredecessorMunjong of Goryeo
SuccessorSeonjong of Goryeo
Born28 December 1047
Gaegyeong, Goryeo
Died5 December 1083 (aged 35)
Chisang-so, Gaegyeong, Goryeo
Burial
Seongneung (성릉, 成陵)
ConsortsQueen Jeongui
(before 1083)

(m. 10831083)
Names
Wang Hyu (왕휴), later Wang Hun (왕훈)
Posthumous name
Great King Yeongmyeong Jeongheon Seonhye
영명정헌선혜대왕
(英明靖憲宣惠大王)
Temple name
Sunjong (순종, 順宗)
HouseWang
DynastyGoryeo
FatherMunjong of Goryeo
MotherQueen Inye
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSunjong
McCune–ReischauerSunjong
Birth name
Hangul
, later
Hanja
, later
Revised RomanizationWang Hyu, later Wang Hun
McCune–ReischauerWang Hyu, later Wang Hun
Courtesy name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationUigong
McCune–ReischauerŬikong
Posthumous name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeonhye Daewang
McCune–ReischauerSŏnh'ye Taewang

Sunjong of Goryeo (28 December 1047 – 5 December 1083), born Wang Hyu, later renamed Wang Hun, was briefly the 12th king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the eldest son of King Munjong and the older brother of King Seonjong. He had been confirmed as heir to the throne in 1054. However, he died within a year of his ascension in 1083.

Family

  1. Queen Jeongui of the Kaesong Wang clan, his first cousin - No issue
  2. Queen Seonhui of the Gyeongju Kim clan - No issue
  3. Princess Janggyeong of the Gyeongwon Yi clan - No issue

See also

References

    • 순종 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.
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