Gongyang of Goryeo

Gongyang
공양
恭讓
King of Goryeo
Reign1389–1392
Coronation1389
PredecessorChang of Goryeo
SuccessorDynasty abolished
(Taejo of Joseon as the first King of Joseon)
BornWang Yo
9 March 1345
Goryeo
Died17 May 1394 (1394-05-18) (aged 49)
Samcheok-hyeon, Gangwon Province, Joseon
Burial
Goryeo:
Goreung tomb
San 65–6, Wondang-dong, Deokyang-gu, Goyang, South Korea
Joseon:
Gongyang Royal Tomb
178, Gungchon-ri, Geundeok-myeon, Samcheok, Gangwon Province, South Korea
Spouse
(before 1389)
IssuePrince Jeongseong
Princess Suknyeong
Princess Jeongsin
Princess Gyeonghwa
Regnal name
  • Before ascended the throne:
    • Prince Jeongchang (정창군; 定昌君)
    • Internal Prince Jeongchang (정창부원군; 定昌府院君)
  • After dethroned and ended of the Goryeo period:
    • Prince Gongyang (공양군; 恭讓君)
  • In the exile place:
    • King Ganseong (간성왕; 杆城王)
  • After Yi Bang-won ascended the throne:
    • King Gongyang (공양왕; 恭讓王)
Posthumous name
King Gongyang The Great
공양대왕
恭讓大王
HouseWang
FatherWang Gyun, Internal Prince Jeongwon
MotherGrand Consort Wang of Samhan State
ReligionBuddhism
Gongyang of Goryeo
Hangul
공양왕
Hanja
恭讓王
Revised RomanizationGongyang Wang
McCune–ReischauerKongyang Wang
Birth name
Hangul
왕요
Hanja
王瑤
Revised RomanizationWang Yo
McCune–ReischauerWang Yo

Gongyang (9 March 1345 – 17 May 1394)[a] was the 34th and final ruler of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea. He was the descendant of Duke Yangyang, brother of King Huijong. He was deposed by Yi Seong-gye, who then established the new Joseon.[1]


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  1. ^ Kim, Joo Won (June 23, 2021). "King Gongyang, the last king of Goryeo and Yi Seong-gye, founder of Joseon". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 6 February 2024.