Prince Deokheung

For the Joseon Prince, see Deokheung Daewongun.

Prince Deokheung (Korean: 덕흥군; Hanja: 德興君), personal name Wang Hye (왕혜; 王譓) was the third son of Chungseon of Goryeo who became a Mongolian-backed pretender to the throne of Goryeo.^[2] After the ascension of King Gongmin, his half-nephew, to the throne of Goryeo, Prince Deokheung left Goryeo and settled in the Yuan capital of Dadu.^[3] Since then, he was also known by his Mongolian name, Tash Temür (塔思帖木兒) which spelled as Tapsacheopmoka (탑사첩목아) in Sino-Korean.^[4] At one point in his life, he was a Buddhist monk but he later returned to a secular life.^[5]

Prince Deokheung
Born	Wang Hye Goryeo
House	House of Wang
Father	Chungseon of Goryeo
Religion	Buddhism
Korean name
Hangul	덕흥군
Hanja	德興君
Revised Romanization	Deokheunggun
McCune–Reischauer	Tŏkhŭnggun
Birth name
Hangul	왕혜
Hanja	王譓
Revised Romanization	Wang Hye
McCune–Reischauer	Wang Hye
Tash Temür (Mongolian name)
Hangul	타스티무르
Hanja	塔思帖木兒
Revised Romanization	Taseutimureu
McCune–Reischauer	Tasŭtimurŭ
Tash Temür (Sino-Korean Mongolian name)[1]
Hangul	탑사첩목아
Revised Romanization	Tapsacheopmoka
McCune–Reischauer	T'ap'sach'ŏpmok'a

Yuan, under the influence of Empress Gi and her brother, Ki Ch'ŏl, attempted to dethrone Goryeo's king, Gongmin.^[6] Immediately after Gongmin executed Ki Ch'ŏl, the leader of the pro-Yuan Faction (친원파), his sister then deposed Gongmin and declared Wang Hye as the new King, with her nephew, Ki Sambono as the Crown Prince.^[7] In 1364, Wang led a force of 10,000 Yuan soldiers under the command of General Ch'oe Yu (최유; 崔濡) and attempted to invade Goryeo,^[8] but he failed in his objective to dethrone King Gongmin.^[9] After crossing Yalu River, his army was defeated by Goryeo forces led by Ch'oe Yŏng and Yi Sŏng-gye and Prince Deokheung was forced to retreat back to the Yuan Dynasty. Knowing this, the Yuan Emperor struck him with 107 Gonjang (곤장 107대) and then expelled them.

In popular culture

• Portrayed by Heo Ki-ho in the 2005–2006 MBC TV Series Shin Don.^{[citation needed]}
• Portrayed by Park Yoon-jae in the 2012 SBS TV series Faith.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Chungseon of Goryeo
• Chungsuk of Goryeo
• Gongmin of Goryeo

References

Cites

1. ̕£Þ (1996). Kugyok Haedong yoksa (in Korean and Chinese). University of California: ͡ơŁłƠ͡ı̕œʹ̕. p. 120.
2. 충선왕 왕자 덕흥군. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved July 24, 2021.
3. 공민왕 총서. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved September 11, 2021.
4. 재추들이 이가노에게 원 중서성에 편지를 전달해달라고 청하다. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved July 24, 2021.
5. Lee, Peter H. (1993). Sourcebook of Korean civilization. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 362–363. ISBN 0-231-07912-5.
6. Kyung Moon Hwang (2016). A History of Korea. Macmillan International Higher Education. ISBN 9781137573582.
7. 원이 덕흥군을 국왕으로 삼자 군사적 대비 태세를 갖추다. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved September 11, 2021.
8. 최유가 덕흥군을 받들고 압록강을 건너 진격해오다. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved September 11, 2021.
9. Robinson, David M. (2009). Empire's Twilight : Northeast Asia under the Mongols. Cambridge, Mass. pp. 227–231. ISBN 978-1-68417-052-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

External links

• Prince Deokheung on Doosan Encyclopedia (in Korean).
• Prince Deokheung on the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean).