Hangul 목종 Hangul 왕송 Parents Queen Heonae McCune–Reischauer Mokchong Died 1009 | Revised Romanization Mokjong Name Mokjong Goryeo Hanja 穆宗 Hanja 王誦 Grandparents Cao Ly Doi Tong | |
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Mokjong of Goryeo (5 July 980 – 2 March 1009) (r. 997–1009) was the seventh ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea.
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Reign
Mokjong is known for his reform of the Jeonsigwa (land-allotment system), and for a plot by his mother, Queen Honae and Kim Chi-yang to overthrow him. In the course of the turbulent events surrounding the plot, Mokjong was dethroned by general Gang Jo and sent into exile in Chungju. However, he was slain before he arrived there.
Mokjong's tomb was known as Gongneung, but its present location is not known.
Family
- Queen Seonjeong of the Chungju Yu clan (선정왕후 유씨)
- Lady Yoseok of the Kim clan (요석택궁인 김씨)
Popular culture
References
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