Wang Tae

In this Korean name, the family name is Wang.
Wang Tae
Prince of Goryeo
SpousePrincess Wang
HouseHouse of Wang
FatherTaejo of Goryeo
MotherQueen Sinmyeong of the Chungju Yu clan
Korean name
Hangul
왕태
Hanja
Revised RomanizationWang Tae
McCune–ReischauerWang Ta'e

Wang Tae (Korean: 태자왕태; Hanja: 太子王泰) was a Korean Royal Prince as the first and oldest son of Taejo of Goryeo and Queen Sinmyeong,[1] also the oldest brother of Yo and So.[2] He married his half sister (only daughter of Lady Heungbok), but they had no any issue.[3][4] Since his younger brothers succeeded the throne, it was believed that he died at a young age before able to ascended the throne.

  1. ^ "정종 총서". db.history.go.kr. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  2. ^ In-ji, Jeong (2001). 高麗史 [Goryeosa] (in Korean and Chinese). University of Michigan, Midwestern United States: 亚细亚文化社. pp. 115–116. ISBN 8979400322.
  3. ^ 《고려사》(高麗史)권90〈열전〉권3 - 종실 - 태조(太祖) 왕자(王子) 태자(太子) 왕태(王泰)
  4. ^ "고려시대 史料 Database". Goryeosa. Retrieved June 3, 2021.