Chungmok of Goryeo

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Chungmok
충목왕
忠穆王

King of Goryeo

Reign

1344–1348

Coronation

1344

Predecessor

Chunghye of Goryeo

Successor

Chungjeong of Goryeo

Prince of Shen(Sim) of Yang

Reign

1345–1348

Coronation

1345

Predecessor

Wang Ko

Successor

Wang Jeo

Born

Wang Hŭn
15 May 1337

Died

25 December 1348 (aged 11)

Burial

Myeongneung (명릉; 明陵)

Names
Goryeo: Wang Heun (왕흔; 王昕) Yuan: Batma Dorji (파드마도르지/바스마도르지, 八思麻朶兒只)
Posthumous name
Great King Hyeonhyo (현효대왕, 顯孝大王; given by Goryeo dynasty) King Chungmok (충목왕, 忠穆王; given by Yuan dynasty)

Father

Mother

Religion

Birth name
Chungmok of Goryeo
Hangul	충목왕
Hanja	忠穆王
Revised Romanization	Chungmok wang
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'ungmok wang
Hangul	왕흔
Hanja	王昕
Revised Romanization	Wang Heun
McCune–Reischauer	Wang Hŭn

Chungmok (15 May 1337 – 25 December 1348, r. 1344–1348), born Wang Hŭn (Korean: 왕흔; Hanja: 王昕), was the 29th king of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea.

Biography

He was the eldest son of King Chunghye, and his mother was Princess Deoknyeong. Chungmok is known in some records by his Mongolian name, Batma Dorji,^[1] which is rendered in hanja as Palsamataaji (팔사마타아지; 八思麻朶兒只).

After King Chunghye was deposed in 1343, King Chungmok had an audience with the Yuan Emperor Togon-temür. He was asked whether he would prefer to follow the ways of his mother or his father; when King Chungmok answered that he would prefer to follow his mother, the Emperor said that this was a child who knew the difference between right and wrong, and made him king. During Chungmok's reign, the Goryeo government undertook several reforms to reverse the damage done by his predecessor, and abolished various government agencies that had harmed the people.^[2] He died only four years into his reign at the age of 12.^[3]

Goryeo
Monarchs of Korea
Taejo 918–943 Hyejong 943–945 Jeongjong (定宗) 945–949 Gwangjong 949–975 Gyeongjong 975–981 Seongjong 981–997 Mokjong 997–1009 Hyeonjong 1009–1031 Deokjong 1031–1034 Jeongjong (靖宗) 1034–1046 Munjong 1046–1083 Sunjong 1083 Seonjong 1083–1094 Heonjong 1094–1095 Sukjong 1095–1105 Yejong 1105–1122 Injong 1122–1146 Uijong 1146–1170 Myeongjong 1170–1197 Sinjong 1197–1204 Huijong 1204–1211 Gangjong 1211–1213 Gojong 1213–1259 Wonjong 1259–1274 Chungnyeol 1274–1308 Chungseon 1308–1313 Chungsuk 1313–1330; 1332–1339 Chunghye 1330–1332; 1339–1344 Chungmok 1344–1348 Chungjeong 1348–1351 Gongmin 1351–1374 U 1374–1388 Chang 1388–1389 Gongyang 1389–1392
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Family

Parents

Father: Wang Chŏng, King Chunghye of Goryeo (22 February 1315 – 30 January 1344)
- Grandfather: Wang Man, King Chungsuk of Goryeo (30 July 1294 – 3 May 1339)
- Grandmother: Queen Gongwon of the Namyang Hong clan
Mother: Borjigin Irenchenppan, Princess Deoknyeong (d. 1375)
- Grandfather: Chopal

In popular culture

Portrayed by Min Byung-hyun in the 2005–2006 MBC TV series Shin Don.

References

^ 范永聰 (2009). 事大與保國 ── 元明之際的中韓關係 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 香港教育圖書公司. p. 58. ISBN 9789882003019.
^ 우리역사넷. 짧았던 삶, 좌절된 개혁. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
^ 원나라에 의해 왕이 되었다가 쫓겨난 어린 왕. 우리역사넷. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

충목왕 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.

Regnal titles
Chungmok of Goryeo House of Wang Born: 15 May 1337 Died: 25 December 1348
Preceded by King Chunghye	King of Goryeo 1344–1348	Succeeded by King Chungjeong

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