Grand Prince Danyang

Grand Prince Danyang
BornWang Hu
Goryeo
IssuePrince Yangwon
Regnal name
Grand Prince Danyang (단양부원대군, 丹陽府院大君; given in 1310 by King Chungseon)[1]
HouseWang
FatherWang Cha, Duke Gangyang
ReligionBuddhism
Korean name
Hangul
단양대군
Hanja
丹陽大君
Revised RomanizationDanyang Daegun
McCune–ReischauerTan'yang Tae'kun
Birth name
Hangul
왕후
Hanja
王珛
Revised RomanizationWang Hu
McCune–ReischauerWang Hu

Grand Prince Danyang (Korean단양대군; Hanja丹陽大君; fl. 14th century), born Wang Hu, was a Goryeo royal family member as the second son of Duke Gangyang and grandson of King Chungnyeol.[2] He was promoted repeatedly and later reached the position of a Threefold Great Rectifer (삼중 대광; 三重 大匡; samjung taegwang).[3] Though his niece, he would eventually become the maternal granduncle of King Gongyang.

  1. ^ 왕후 등을 관작에 임명하다. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  2. ^ 高麗史 [Goryeosa] (in Korean). University of Michigan: Shinseowon. 2001. p. 19. ISBN 9788979400991.
  3. ^ 고려사, Volume 3 [Goryeosa, Volume 3] (in Korean). University of California: Yeogang Publishing House. 1991. p. 427.