Hyeonjong of Goryeo

Hyeonjong of Goryeo
고려 현종
高麗 顯宗
King of Goryeo
Reign1009–1031
Coronation1009
Yeonchong Hall, Gaeju, Goryeo
PredecessorMokjong of Goryeo
SuccessorDeokjong of Goryeo
BornWang Sun
1 August 992
Gaeseong-bu, Goryeo
Died17 June 1031 (aged 38)
Junggwang Hall, Gaegyeong, Goryeo
Burial
Seolleung (선릉, 宣陵)
Queen consort
(m. 1009; died 1018)

Queen Wonhwa
(m. 1011; died 1028)
Consort
(died 1022)
(m. 1013)
(m. 1022)
(m. 1022)
(before 1024)
Issue
Posthumous name
Great King Daehyo Deokwi Dalsa Wonmun
(대효덕위달사원문대왕, 大孝德威達思元文大王)
Temple name
Hyeonjong (현종, 顯宗)
HouseWang
DynastyGoryeo
FatherAnjong of Goryeo
MotherQueen Dowager Hyosuk
Korean name
Hangul
현종
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHyeonjong
McCune–ReischauerHyŏnjong
Birth name
Hangul
왕순
Hanja
Revised RomanizationWang Sun
McCune–ReischauerWang Sun
Courtesy name
Hangul
안세
Hanja
Revised RomanizationAnse
McCune–ReischauerAnse
Dharma name
Hangul
선재
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeonjae
McCune–ReischauerSŏnjae
Posthumous name
Hangul
원문대왕
Hanja
Revised RomanizationWonmun Daewang
McCune–ReischauerWŏnmun Taewang

Hyeonjong of Goryeo (1 August 992 – 17 June 1031), personal name Wang Sun, was the 8th ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was a grandson of the dynastic founder King Taejo. He was appointed by the military leader Kang Cho, whom the previous King Mokjong had called upon to destroy a plot by Kim Ch'i-yang. During his reign, the Goryeo dynasty fought two wars against the Khitan Liao dynasty.