Sunjong of Goryeo

Sunjong
순종
順宗
King of Goryeo
Reign1083–1083
Coronation1083
Gaegyeong, Goryeo
PredecessorMunjong of Goryeo
SuccessorSeonjong of Goryeo
Born28 December 1047
Gaegyeong, Goryeo
Died5 December 1083 (aged 35)
Chisang-so, Gaegyeong, Goryeo
Burial
Seongneung (성릉; 成陵)
ConsortsQueen Jeongui
(before 1083)

(m. 1083⁠–⁠1083)
Names
Wang Hyu (왕휴), later Wang Hun (왕훈)
Posthumous name
Great King Yeongmyeong Jeongheon Seonhye
영명정헌선혜대왕
(英明靖憲宣惠大王)
Temple name
Sunjong (순종; 順宗)
HouseWang
DynastyGoryeo
FatherMunjong of Goryeo
MotherQueen Inye
Korean name
Hangul
순종
Hanja
順宗
Revised RomanizationSunjong
McCune–ReischauerSunjong
Birth name
Hangul
왕휴, later 왕훈
Hanja
王烋, later 王勳
Revised RomanizationWang Hyu, later Wang Hun
McCune–ReischauerWang Hyu, later Wang Hun
Courtesy name
Hangul
의공
Hanja
義恭
Revised RomanizationUigong
McCune–ReischauerŬigong
Posthumous name
Hangul
선혜대왕
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeonhye Daewang
McCune–ReischauerSŏnhye Taewang

Sunjong (28 December 1047 – 5 December 1083), born Wang Hyu, later renamed Wang Hun, was briefly the 12th king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the eldest son of King Munjong and the older brother of King Seonjong. He had been confirmed as heir to the throne in 1054 and during his time as heir, his father actively cultivated his status both domestically and internationally, charging him with leading banquets amongst the Goryeo nobility and making him treat with envoys from the Song dynasty of China.[1] However, he died within a year of his ascension in 1083; his four month long reign was the shortest in Goryeo's history.[2]

  1. ^ 정, 창현 (March 14, 2020). [개성 고려왕릉 단독연재] ⑪짧은 재위 기간만큼 초라한 순종묘. Newsis. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. ^ 정, 창현 (March 14, 2020). [개성 고려왕릉 단독연재] ⑪짧은 재위 기간만큼 초라한 순종묘. Newsis. Retrieved 25 January 2024.