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Hangul
  
순종

Hangul
  
왕훈

Hanja
  
順宗

Hanja
  
王勳


Revised Romanization
  
Sunjong

Name
  
Sunjong Goryeo

McCune–Reischauer
  
Sunjong

Died
  
1083


Sunjong of Goryeo (28 December 1047 – 5 December 1083) (r. 1083) was briefly the 12th ruler of Goryeo. He was the eldest son of Munjong and the older brother of Seonjong. He had been confirmed as heir to the throne in 1054. However, he died within a year of his ascension in 1083.

Family

  • Father : King Munjong of Goryeo (29 December 1019 – 2 September 1083) (고려 문종)
  • Grandfather : King Hyeonjong of Goryeo (1 August 992 – 17 June 1031) (고려 현종)
  • Grandmother : Queen Wonhye of the Ansan Kim clan (? – 30 June 1022) (원혜태후 김씨)
  • Mother : Queen Inye of the Incheon Lee clan (1031 – 1092) (인예왕후 이씨)
  • Grandfather : Lee Ja-Yeon (1003 – 1061) (이자연)
  • Grandmother : Lady Kim of the Gyeongju Kim clan (경주 김씨)

    • Consorts :

    1. Queen Jeongui of the Kaesong Wang clan (정의왕후 왕씨)
    2. Queen Seonhui of the Gyeongju Kim clan (? – 22 February 1126) (선희왕후 김씨)
    3. Princess Janggyeong of the Incheon Lee clan (장경궁주 이씨)

    References

    Sunjong of Goryeo Wikipedia
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