Jeongjong, 10th monarch of Goryeo

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Jeongjong
정종
靖宗

King of Goryeo

Reign

1034–1046

Coronation

1034
Junggwang Hall, Gaegyeong, Goryeo

Predecessor

Deokjong of Goryeo

Successor

Munjong of Goryeo

Born

Wang Hyŏng
31 August 1018
Yeongyeong Palace, Gaegyeong, Goryeo

Died

24 June 1046 (aged 27)
Beopun Temple, Gaegyeong, Goryeo

Burial

Jureung (주릉; 周陵)

(before 1035)

(m. 1038)

(m. 1040⁠–⁠1046)

Sons:
Wang Hyeong
Wang Bang
Wang Gyeong
Wang Gae
Daughter:
Princess Doae

Posthumous name
Great King Honghyo Anui Gangheon Yeongnyeol Mungyeong Yonghye 홍효안의강헌영렬문경용혜대왕 (弘孝安毅康獻英烈文敬容惠大王)
Temple name
Jeongjong (정종; 靖宗)

Father

Mother

Birth name
Korean name
Hangul	정종
Hanja	靖宗
Revised Romanization	Jeongjong
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏngjong
Hangul	왕형
Hanja	王亨
Revised Romanization	Wang Hyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Wang Hyŏng
Courtesy name
Hangul	신조
Hanja	申照
Revised Romanization	Sinjo
McCune–Reischauer	Sinjo
Posthumous name
Hangul	용혜대왕
Hanja	容惠大王
Revised Romanization	Yonghye Daewang
McCune–Reischauer	Yonghye Taewang

Jeongjong (31 August 1018 – 24 June 1046), personal name Wang Hyŏng, was the 10th king of Korea's Goryeo dynasty. He was the second son of King Hyeonjong, and the younger brother of King Deokjong. At the age of four in 1022, he was made Naesaryeong, a position of high rank, and designated the Prince of Pyongyang.

Jeongjong was greatly concerned with national defense, and began constructing fortresses along the northern border in the first year of his reign. In 1037, Goryeo was invaded by the Liao dynasty.^{[citation needed]} In 1044, the Cheolli Jangseong was completed, an enormous wall across northern Korea.^[1]^[2] Jeongjong also concerned himself with the material support of the army, distributing state land to indigent soldiers in 1036.

Just before his death in 1046, Jeongjong established primogeniture as national law.^{[citation needed]}

Family

Father: Hyeonjong of Goryeo
- Grandfather: Anjong of Goryeo
- Grandmother: Queen Heonjeong
Mother: Queen Wonseong
- Grandfather: Kim Ŭn-bu
- Grandmother: Grand Lady of Ansan County of the Gyeongwon Yi clan (안산군대부인 이씨)
Consorts and their Respective Issue(s):

Queen Yongsin of the Danju Han clan
1. Wang Hyŏng
Queen Yongui of the Danju Han clan
Queen Yongmok of the Buyeo Yi clan
1. Princess Doae
Virtuous Consort Yongjeol of the Gyeongju Kim clan – No issue.
Princess Yeonchang of the No clan – No issue.

References

^ 천리장성. 호남제일문. May 25, 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
^ 윤, 형선 (September 14, 2023). 북한의국보(16) 고려의 기상이 서려있는 '천리장성'...압록강에서 동해안까지 연결. 남북경협 뉴스. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

정종 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.

Regnal titles
Jeongjong, 10th monarch of Goryeo House of Wang Born: 31 August 1018 Died: 24 June 1046
Preceded by Deokjong	King of Goryeo 1034–1046	Succeeded by Munjong

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