Jeongjong of Goryeo 고려 정종 |
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King of Goryeo | |||||
Reign | 945 – 949 | ||||
Predecessor | Hyejong of Goryeo | ||||
Successor | Gwangjong of Goryeo | ||||
Born | 923 | ||||
Died | 13 April 949 | ||||
Consort | Queen Mungong Queen Munseong |
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House | House of Wang | ||||
Father | Taejo of Goryeo | ||||
Mother | Queen Shinmyeongsunseong | ||||
Religion | Buddhism |
Posthumous name | |
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지덕장경정숙영인경간장원문명대왕 至德章敬正肅令仁簡敬莊元文明大王 |
Jeongjong, 3rd Monarch of Goryeo | |
Hangul | 정종 |
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Hanja | 定宗 |
Revised Romanization | Jeongjong |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏngjong |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 왕요 |
Hanja | 王堯 |
Revised Romanization | Wang Yo |
McCune–Reischauer | Wang Yo |
Monarchs of Korea Goryeo |
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Jeongjong of Goryeo (923 – 13 April 949) (r. 945–949) was the third monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the third son of King Taejo, the founder of the kingdom, and was born more than a decade before Goryeo was formally established. His mother was the daughter of a noble from the Chungju region, Yu Geung-dal.
Jeongjong rose to the throne after his half-brother King Hyejong, and set 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 there, but was not successful.
In television, Jeongjong of Goryeo was portrayed by the following actors: