U of Goryeo

U

Grand Prince of the Gangnyeong Mansion
(강녕부원대군; 江寧府院大君)
King of Goryeo
Reign1374–1388
Coronation1374
PredecessorGongmin of Goryeo
SuccessorChang of Goryeo
BornWang U (Monino)
(1365-07-25)25 July 1365
Gaegyeong-bu, Goryeo
Died31 December 1389(1389-12-31) (aged 24)
Gangneung-bu, Gyojugangneung-do, Goryeo
Consort
(m. 1379)
IssueChang of Goryeo
Names
Sin U / Shin Woo (신우; 辛禑)[citation needed]
Regnal name
King Yeo of Heung (여흥왕; 驪興王)
King of Before Deposed (전폐왕; 前廢王)
HouseWang
FatherGongmin of Goryeo
MotherBanya (birth mother)[1]
Queen Sunjeong (legal)
ReligionBuddhism
U of Goryeo
Hangul
우왕
Hanja
禑王
Revised RomanizationU-wang
McCune–ReischauerU-wang
Childhood name
Hangul
모니노
Hanja
牟尼奴
Revised RomanizationMonino
McCune–ReischauerMonino

U (25 July 1365 – 31 December 1389) ruled Goryeo (Korea) as the 32nd king from 1374 until 1388. He was the only son of King Gongmin.

  1. ^ "Biographies, vol. 46". Goryeosa. Vol. 133. 1451. Retrieved 24 February 2021.