Sunjong of Goryeo

Not to be confused with Sunjong of Korea.

Sunjong (28 December 1047 – 5 December 1083), born Wang Hyu, later renamed Wang Hun, was briefly the 12th king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the eldest son of King Munjong and the older brother of King Seonjong. He had been confirmed as heir to the throne in 1054 and during his time as heir, his father actively cultivated his status both domestically and internationally, charging him with leading banquets amongst the Goryeo nobility and making him treat with envoys from the Song dynasty of China.^[1] However, he died within a year of his ascension in 1083; his four month long reign was the shortest in Goryeo's history.^[2]

Sunjong 순종 順宗
King of Goryeo
Reign	1083–1083
Coronation	1083 Gaegyeong, Goryeo
Predecessor	Munjong of Goryeo
Successor	Seonjong of Goryeo
Born	28 December 1047 Gaegyeong, Goryeo
Died	5 December 1083 (aged 35) Chisang-so, Gaegyeong, Goryeo
Burial	Seongneung (성릉; 成陵)
Consorts	Queen Jeongui Princess Yeonbok ​ (before 1083)​ Princess Janggyeong ​ ​ (m. 1083⁠–⁠1083)​
Names Wang Hyu (왕휴), later Wang Hun (왕훈) Posthumous name Great King Yeongmyeong Jeongheon Seonhye 영명정헌선혜대왕 (英明靖憲宣惠大王) Temple name Sunjong (순종; 順宗)
House	Wang
Dynasty	Goryeo
Father	Munjong of Goryeo
Mother	Queen Inye

Korean name
Hangul	순종
Hanja	順宗
Revised Romanization	Sunjong
McCune–Reischauer	Sunjong
Birth name
Hangul	왕휴, later 왕훈
Hanja	王烋, later 王勳
Revised Romanization	Wang Hyu, later Wang Hun
McCune–Reischauer	Wang Hyu, later Wang Hun
Courtesy name
Hangul	의공
Hanja	義恭
Revised Romanization	Uigong
McCune–Reischauer	Ŭigong
Posthumous name
Hangul	선혜대왕
Hanja	宣惠大王
Revised Romanization	Seonhye Daewang
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏnhye Taewang

Family

• Father: Munjong of Goryeo
  • Grandfather: Hyeonjong of Goryeo
  • Grandmother: Queen Wonhye
• Mother: Queen Inye
  • Grandfather: Yi Cha-yŏn
  • Grandmother: Lady Kim, of the Gyeongju Kim clan
• Consorts and their respective issue(s):

1. Queen Jeongui of the Kaesong Wang clan, his first cousin - No issue
2. Queen Seonhui of the Gyeongju Kim clan - No issue
3. Princess Janggyeong of the Gyeongwon Yi clan - No issue

See also

• List of Korean monarchs
• List of Goryeo people
• Goryeo

References

1. 정, 창현 (March 14, 2020). [개성 고려왕릉 단독연재] ⑪짧은 재위 기간만큼 초라한 순종묘. Newsis. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
2. 정, 창현 (March 14, 2020). [개성 고려왕릉 단독연재] ⑪짧은 재위 기간만큼 초라한 순종묘. Newsis. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

• 순종 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.

Sunjong of Goryeo House of Wang Born: 28 December 1047 Died: 5 December 1083
Regnal titles
Preceded by Munjong	King of Goryeo 1083	Succeeded by Seonjong