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| Sukjong 숙종 肅宗 | |||||||||
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| King of Goryeo | |||||||||
| Reign | 1095–1105 | ||||||||
| Coronation | 1095 Junggwang Hall, Gaegyeong, Goryeo | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Heonjong of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Successor | Yejong of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Born | Wang Hui 2 September 1054 Yeonhwa Palace, Gaegyeong, Goryeo | ||||||||
| Died | 10 November 1105 (aged 51) Outside Jangpyeong Gate, Gaegyeong, Goryeo | ||||||||
| Burial | Yeongneung (영릉; 英陵) | ||||||||
| Queen Consort | |||||||||
| Issue |
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| House | Wang | ||||||||
| Dynasty | Goryeo | ||||||||
| Father | Munjong of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Mother | Queen Inye | ||||||||
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 숙종 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 肅宗 |
| Revised Romanization | Sukjong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sukchong |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 왕희, later 왕옹 |
| Hanja | 王熙, later 王顒 |
| Revised Romanization | Wang Hui, later Wang Ong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Wang Hŭi, later Wang Ong |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 천상 |
| Hanja | 天常 |
| Revised Romanization | Cheonsang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ŏnsang |
| Posthumous name | |
| Hangul | 명효대왕 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Myeonghyo Daewang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Myŏnghyo Taewang |
Sukjong (2 September 1054 – 10 November 1105), personal name Wang Ong, was the 15th king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea.
Sukjong rose to the throne in 1095 upon the abdication of his young nephew, King Heonjong.[1] He oversaw various internal innovations, including the distribution of the country's first brass coins (in 1102) and the construction of the new Southern Capital (Namgyeong, present-day Seoul).[2]
However, he was also faced by threats from without, most notably an 1104 invasion by the northern Jurchen tribes. Unable to repel the Jurchens by force, he sent his general Yun Kwan to raise an army and repulse them.[3] This army is known as Byeolmuban and consisted of three separate divisions. Sukjong died the following year, while on the way to the western capital, Pyongyang. Challenges of Sukjong's reign can be summarized in his own words:[4]
Since I was entrusted with the affairs of the state, I have always endeavoured to cautiously maintain diplomatic ties with Liao in the north and serve the Song in the south, while these days the Jurchen in the east have become enemies to be reckoned with. Making the people comfortable is the first imperative of military and political affairs, so all unnecessary corvée duties must be abolished in order for the people to live comfortably!
- ^ 박, 종기 (February 21, 2003). "[帝王들의 성공학] 고려 숙종…지지받지 못한 개혁". Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ 김, 세희 (April 13, 2023). [김세희의 정치사기] 고려 숙종의 남경천도와 정치권의 예타면제. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Kim, Nak Jin (2017). "Goryeo's Conquest of the Jurchen and Tactical Systems of Byeolmuban during the Reign of Sukjong and Yejong". Kookmin University Institute of Korean Studies. 4. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ R. E. Breuker, Establishing a Pluralist Society in Medieval Korea, 918–1170: History, Ideology and Identity in the Koryŏ Dynasty, (Brill, Leiden, 2010), p.252