Yejong (Goryeo)

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Yejong
16th King of the Goryeo Dynasty

Spelling of names
Hangeul 예종
Hanja 睿宗
Revised Romanization Yejong
McCune-Reischauer Yejong
Reign
Reign of 1105
Reign until 1122
predecessor King Sukjong
successor King Injong
Life dates
Born on the February 11, 1079
place of birth Kaesŏng , Goryeo
Birth Name 왕우
Hanja 王 俁
Revised Romanization Wang U
McCune-Reischauer Wang U
father King Sukjong ( 숙종 )
mother Queen Myeongui of the Jeongju Yu Clan ( 명의 )
Death dates
Died on May 15, 1122
Place of death Kaesŏng , Goryeo
Spouses, mistresses, offspring
Woman (s) Queen Gyeonghwa of the Incheon Lee Clan ( 경화 )
Queen Sundeok of the Incheon Lee Clan ( 순덕 )
Queen Munjeong of the Kaesong Wang Clan ( 문정 )
and one other lady of the court
Sons King Injong ( 인종 )
Daughters Princess Seungdeok ( 승덕 )
Princess Heunggyeong ( 흥경 )

King Yejong ( Korean 예종 ) (born February 11, 1079 in Kaesŏng , Kingdom of Goryeo ; † May 15, 1122 in Kaesŏng, Goryeo) was the 16th King of the Goryeo Empire and the Goryeo Dynasty during his reign from 1105 to 1122 ( 고려 왕조 ) (918-1392).

Life

Yejong was the firstborn son of King Sukjong ( 숙종 ) and his wife Queen Myeongui ( 명의 ), who came from the Jeongju Yu clan. Sukjong was given the name Wang U ( 왕우 ) when he was born . King Yejong was married to three women. From his marriage to Queen Sundeok ( 순덕 ), who came from the Incheon Lee clan, a son emerged who succeeded him to the throne after King Yejong's death and went down in history as King Injong ( 인종 ). Two daughters from the same marriage were made princesses.

King Yejong and later his son King Injong were taught Confucianism by the politician, historian and Confucian scholar Kim Bu-sik (1075–1151) ( 김부식 ). He also wrote the Yejong Sillok ( 예종 실록 ) and the Injong Sillok ( 인종 실록 ), the annals of the two kings.

During the time of the Goryeo dynasty, Daoism was incorporated into Buddhism . One of the protégés of from China originating philosophy and world view was king Yejong and later his son King Injong. This even went so far that he wanted to make Daoism the state religion. As an introduction to Daoism, King Yejong had two Daoist monks come to China, had a temple built for them and made sure that the monks, who did not lead a monastic life and did not wear monastic clothing, taught the people Daoist ways of life and rites. King Yejong also invested in state-organized education, which seemed to have become meaningless due to the dynamic development of private academies. So he reformed the national academy Gukjagam ( 국자감 ) and founded in imitation of the nine-course academy of the Confucian scholar Choe Chung ( 최충 ) six schools, each specializing in the following subjects: Classics of Changes, Book of History, Classics of Songs, Rituals of Chou, book of rites, spring and autumn annals, and one taught in military studies. He also set up a foundation that supported scholars and invested in literature.

The trend for farmers to leave their land for a wandering life was already evident during the reign of King Yejong. Those so uprooted formed gangs and disrupted social peace in some areas of the country. The consequences of this should be felt by Yejong's successor.

King Yejong died in 1122. 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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Han : Ancient / Goryeo Era . 2010, p.  369 .
  2. ↑ 예종 [ 睿宗 , 1079 ~ 1122]. In: Doopedia . Doosan Corporation . Retrieved November 7, 2019 (Korean).
  3. ↑ Pettid, Mueller, Wall : Kim Pushik (1075-1151) . In: Encyclopedia of Korea . 1999, p.  688 f .
  4. ↑ Pettid, Mueller, Wall : Daoism - Koryo . In: Encyclopedia of Korea . 1999, p.  337 .
  5. ^ Lee : A New History of Korea . 1984, p.  130 .
  6. ^ Lee : A New History of Korea . 1984, p.  142 .
personal data
SURNAME Yejong
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wang U
BRIEF DESCRIPTION 16. King of the Goryeo Empire and the Goryeo Dynasty
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1079
PLACE OF BIRTH Kaesŏng , Goryeo
DATE OF DEATH May 15, 1122
Place of death Kaesŏng , Goryeo