Sinjong of Goryeo
| Sinjong of Goryeo 고려 신종 高麗 神宗 Wang Tak (왕탁) | |||||||||
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| Duke Pyeongnyang (평량공, 平凉公) | |||||||||
| King of Goryeo | |||||||||
| Reign | 1197–1204 | ||||||||
| Coronation | 1197 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Myeongjong of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Successor | Huijong of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Regent | Choe Chungheon (1197–1204) | ||||||||
| Born | Wang Tak 11 August 1144 Gaegyeong, Kingdom of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Died | 15 February 1204 (aged 59) "Marquess Deokyang's Manor", Gaegyeong, Kingdom of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Burial | Yangneung tomb | ||||||||
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| House | House of Wang | ||||||||
| Father | Injong of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Mother | Queen Gongye | ||||||||
| Sinjong of Goryeo | |
| Hangul | 신종 |
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| Hanja | 神宗 |
| Revised Romanization | Sinjong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sinjong |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 왕탁 |
| Hanja | 王晫 |
| Revised Romanization | Wang Tak |
| McCune–Reischauer | Wang T'ak |
| Posthumous name | |
| Hangul | 정효 |
| Hanja | 靖孝 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeonghyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏnghyo |
| Monarchs of Korea |
| Goryeo |
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Sinjong of Goryeo (11 August 1144 – 15 February 1204, r. 1197–1204) was the twentieth monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. The fifth son of King Injong, Sinjong took the throne after his brother King Myeongjong was sent into exile by Choe Chungheon.
He was wise, but like his brother before him had no true power, which was in the hands of Choe Chungheon (this marked the beginning of the Choe family's military rule). Sinjong also witnessed the kin strife of the Choe family and soon after became ill, abdicating in favor of his son King Huijong.[1]
Family
- Father: King Injong of Goryeo (고려 인종)
- Grandfather: King Yejong of Goryeo (고려 예종)
- Grandmother: Queen Sundeok of the Incheon Yi clan (순덕왕후 이씨)
- Mother: Queen Gongye of the Jangheung Im clan (공예왕후 임씨)
- Grandfather: Im Won-hu (임원후)
- Consort and their Respective issue(s):
- Queen Seonjeong of the Gim clan (선정왕후 김씨; d. 1222)
- Crown Prince Wang Yeong (태자 왕영)
- Wang Seo, Duke Yangyang (왕서 양양공)
- Princess Hyohoe (효회공주)
- Princess Gyeongnyeong (경녕궁주)
Popular culture
- Portrayed by Lee Woo-seok in the 2003-2004 KBS TV series Age of Warriors.
See also
References
- ^ It is said that he begged Choe Chungheon to allow his son to rule and not to destroy the Goryeo dynasty.
- 신종 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.