Huijong

Huijong 21st King of the Goryeo Dynasty
Spelling of names
Hangeul	희종
Hanja	熙宗
Revised Romanization	Huijong
McCune-Reischauer	Hŭijong
Reign
Reign of	1204
Reign until	1211
predecessor	King Sinjong
successor	King Gangjong
Life dates
Born on the	June 21, 1181
place of birth	Kaesŏng , Goryeo
Birth Name	왕영
Hanja	王 韺
Revised Romanization	Wang Yeong
McCune-Reischauer	Wang Yŏng
father	King Sinjong ( 신종 )
mother	Queen Seonjeong of the Kaesong Wang Clan ( 선정 )
Death dates
Died on	August 31, 1237
Place of death	Kaesŏng , Goryeo
Spouses, mistresses, offspring
Woman (s)	Queen Seongpyeong of the Kaesong Wang Clan ( 성평 )
Sons	five princes
Daughters	five princesses, of whom Anhye of the Kaesong Wang clan would later become queen

King Huijong ( Korean 희종 ) (born June 21, 1181 in Kaesŏng , Kingdom of Goryeo , † August 31, 1237 in Kaesŏng, Goryeo) was during his reign from 1204 to 1211 the 21st king of the Goryeo Empire and the Goryeo Dynasty ( 고려 왕조 ) (918-1392).

Life

Huijong was the firstborn son of King Sinjong ( 신종 ) and his wife Queen Seonjeong ( 선정 ), who came from the Kaesong Wang clan. At his birth, Huijong was given the name Wang Yeong ( 왕영 ). King Huijong was married to Queen Seongpyeong ( 성평 ), who came from the Kaesong Wang clan. The marriage produced five sons and five daughters. None of his sons came to the throne after Huijong's death. His first-born daughter, however, later became Queen Anhye ( 안혜 ) under King Gojong ( 고종 ), the 23rd ruler of the Goryeo dynasty .

King Huijong succeeded his father King Sinjong ( 신종 ) on the throne when he was deposed by General Choe Chung-heon ( 최충헌 ). After the military rebellion against Huijong's uncle King Uijong ( 의종 ) in 1170, the three commanders Jeong Jung-bu ( 정중부 ), Yi Ui-bang ( 이의 방 ) and Yi Ko ( 이고 ) took power in the Goryeo Empire , King Uijong deposed and Myeongjong installed as king without powers. After disputes over the power issue in the military leadership and assassinations leading to several changes in military leadership and the exercise of government power in the years up to 1196, General Choe Chung-heon finally took power and took care of it until his death in the year 1219 for the coronation of the kings Sinjong, Huijong ( 희종 ), Gangjong ( 강종 ) and Gojong ( 고종 ) as well as the deposition of King Myeongjong and the two kings Sinjong and Huijong, which he installed himself.

King Huijong formally stood above his general Choe Chung-heon , but all important decisions in the empire were made by the general. King Huijong was nothing more than a figurehead, like his father, his uncle King Myeongjong and all his successors up to the Mongol invasion , after which the rule of the military ended and Goryeo came under the rule of the Mongol Empire , which only came with King Gongmin ( 공민 ), the 33rd monarch of the Goryeo Dynasty, ended and the Goryeo Empire regained its sovereignty.

King Huijong died in 1237. His tomb is not known.

literature

• Ki-baik Lee : A New History of Korea . Harvard University Press , Seoul 1984, ISBN 0-674-61576-X (English, Chinese: 韓國 史 新 論 . 1961. Translated by Edward W. Wagner).
• Michael J. Pettid, Mark C. Mueller, Raymond F. Wall : Kang Kamch'an . In: Yang Hi Choe-Wall (Ed.): Encyclopedia of Korea . Australian National University , Canberra May 1999 (English).
• Han Young Woo : Ancient / Goryeo Era . In: A Review of Korean History . Volume 1 . Kyongsaewon Publishing Company , Pajubookcity, Gyeonggi-do 2010, ISBN 978-89-8341-091-7 (English, translated from Korean by Hahm Chaibong).

Web links

• 희종 [ 熙宗 , 1181 ~ 1237]. In: Doopedia . Doosan Corporation.Retrieved November 11, 2019(Korean). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Han : Ancient / Goryeo Era . 2010, p.  369 .
2. ↑ 희종 [ 熙宗 , 1181 ~ 1237]. In: Doopedia . Doosan Corporation . Retrieved November 11, 2019 (Korean).  
3. ↑ ^{a b} Pettid, Mueller, Wall : Myŏngjong, King (r 1170-1197.) . In: Encyclopedia of Korea . 1999, p.  967 .
4. ↑ Pettid, Mueller, Wall : Ch'oe Ch'unghŏn (1149 to 1219) . In: Encyclopedia of Korea . 1999, p.  125 .
5. ^ Lee : A New History of Korea . 1984, p.  141 f .