26th King of Goryeo (r. 1298)
King Chungseon of Goryeo
高麗 忠宣王
高麗 忠宣王
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Reign
| 1298?1298
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Coronation
| 1298
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Predecessor
| Chungnyeol of Goryeo
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Successor
| Chungnyeol of Goryeo
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Reign
| 1308?1313
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Coronation
| 1308
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Predecessor
| Chungnyeol of Goryeo
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Successor
| Chungsuk of Goryeo
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Reign
| 1308?1316
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Coronation
| 1308
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Successor
| Wang Ko
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Born
| 20 October 1275
Sapan Palace,
Gaegyeong
,
Goryeo
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Died
| 23 June 1325
(
1325-06-24
)
(aged 49)
Yeongyeong Mansion,
Khanbaliq
,
Yuan Empire
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Burial
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Consort
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(
m.
1296; died 1316)
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Issue
| Chungsuk of Goryeo
Prince Deokheung
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- Goryeo: Wang Won (王원, 王?), later Wang Chang (王丈, 王璋)
- Yuan: Ijir Bukhqa (이지르否카/익지례보화, 益知禮普花)
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- Great King Seonhyo
(先孝大王, 宣孝大王; given by Goryeo dynasty)
- King Chungseon
(忠宣王, 忠宣王; given by
Yuan dynasty
)
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House
| Wang
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Dynasty
| Goryeo
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Father
| Chungnyeol of Goryeo
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Mother
| Queen Jangmok
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Religion
| Buddhism
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King Chungseon of Goryeo
(20 October 1275 ? 23 June 1325), born
Wang W?n
(
Korean
:
王원
;
Hanja
:
王?
), later changed his name to
Wang Chang
(
王丈
;
王璋
), also known by his
Mongolian
name
Ijir Bukhqa
(益知禮普花),
[1]
was the 26th ruler of the
Goryeo dynasty
of Korea. He reigned in 1298, and again from 1308 to 1313.
Adept at calligraphy and painting, rather than politics, he generally preferred the life in
Dadu
(the capital of the
Yuan dynasty
, present-day
Beijing
) to that in Gaegyeong (the capital of Goryeo, present-day
Kaesong
). He was the eldest son of
King Chungnyeol
and
Queen Jangmok
; since
Wonjong of Goryeo
requested to marry his son to a daughter of the Khan in 1269, which Kubilai obliged with the youngest one of his daughters. This made King Chungseon the first Goryeo monarch with Mongolian ancestry.
[2]
Biography
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In 1277, King Chungseon was confirmed as Crown Prince; the following year he travelled to China and received his Mongolian name.
[
citation needed
]
In 1296, he married
Borjigin Budashiri
, a Yuan princess and great-granddaughter of Kublai Khan. However, he already had three Korean wives, who were daughters of the powerful nobles.
King Chungseon's mother died in 1297, and this was followed by a violent purge brought on by allegations that she had been murdered. Perhaps upset by these events, King Chungnyeol petitioned Yuan to abdicate the throne and was accordingly replaced by his son in 1298.
[3]
Faced with intense plotting between the faction of his Mongol Queen and his Korean wife,
Royal Consort Jo of the Pungyang Jo clan
, King Chungseon returned the throne to his father shortly thereafter.
As the grandson of Kublai Khan, Chungseon had significant sway in the
Kuriltais
of the early 14th century gathered to elect the new Khan. When Temur Khan's death spurred a competition to the throne, his wife Bulugan put Ananda as successor. Ayurbarwada, who was put to exile, rebelled with his brother Khayishan. King Chungseon who was their cousin, was intimate with them since his days in China, supported them. He supported
Khayishan (Kulug Khan)
to the throne in 1307, and supported
Ayurbarwada (Buyantu Khan)
to the throne in 1311.
[4]
Thus he sat 7th in hierarchy in the empire after the sons of the Khan in their
Kurultai
.
[5]
[6]
Kulug Khan thanked his efforts by giving him a new title on top of his kingship of Goryeo, the
Prince/King of
Shenyang
,
[b]
[c]
in 1307
[7]
or 1308 specifically mentioned as thanks to his efforts of bringing the Khan to power.
[4]
After his father's death in 1308, King Chungseon obliged to return to the throne of Goryeo and made efforts to reform court politics, but spent as much time as possible in China. In 1310, his Chinese title was changed to
Prince/King of Shen
.
[d]
[8]
He is a very rare case of
personal unions
in
East Asia
.
He retired from the throne in 1313, and was replaced by his son,
Wang Do
. After the death of
Buyantu Khan
(Renzong of Yuan 元仁宗) in 1320, King Chungseon was briefly sent into exile to
Tibet
(lately
Sakya
) by the new Khan, but was permitted to return to
Khanbaliq
soon thereafter, where he died in 1325.
Family
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- Borjigin Budashiri, Princess Supreme of Gye State
(d. 1315) ? No issue.
- Yasokjin, Royal Consort Ui
(d. 1316)
- Wang Kam, Prince Gwangneung
- Wang To, Chungsuk of Goryeo
- Royal Consort Jeong of the Kaeseong Wang clan
(d. 1345) ? No issue.
- Royal Consort Cho of the Pungyang Cho clan
? No issue.
- Lady Sunhwa, Royal Consort Won of the Namyang Hong clan
(d. 1306) ? No issue.
- Royal Consort Sun of the Yangcheon Heo clan
(1271?1335) ? No issue.
- Royal Consort Suk of the Eonyang Kim clan
? No issue.
- Unknown
- Wang Hye, Prince Deokheung
- Princess Suchun
Ancestry
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Ancestors of Chungseon of Goryeo
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Popular culture
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See also
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Notes
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References
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External links
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Chungseon of Goryeo
Born:
20 October 1275
Died:
23 June 1325
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Regnal titles
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Preceded by
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King of Goryeo
1298
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Succeeded by
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King of Goryeo
1308?1313
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Succeeded by
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Chinese royalty
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New creation
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Prince of
Shenyang
c. 1308 ? 1310
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Succeeded by
Himself
as Prince of Shen
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Preceded by
Himself
as Prince of Shenyang
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Prince of Shen
1310?1316
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Succeeded by
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