Jeongjong, 3rd Emperor of Goryeo
- Jeongjong, 3rd Emperor of Goryeo
Infobox Korean name
hangul=정종
hanja=定宗
rr=Jeongjong
mr=Chŏngjong
hangulborn=왕요
hanjaborn=王堯
rrborn=Wang Yo
mrborn=Wang Yo
Jeonjong of Goryeo (923-949, r. 946-949) was the 3rd emperor of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of Emperor Taejo, the founder of the empire, and was born more than a decade before Goryeo was formally established. His mother was the daughter of a noble from the Chungju region, Yu Geung-dal.
Jeongjong rose to the throne after his half-brother Emperor Hyejong, and set to reducing the power of various royal in-laws, including Wang Gyu and Pak Sul-hui. However, lacking the support of the Gaegyeong elites, he was unable to substantially strengthen the throne.
In 946, he spent 70,000 sacks of grain from the royal storehouses to support Buddhism in the country. In 947, he had the fortress of Pyongyang constructed as the country's Western Capital. He sought to move the capital from Gaegyeong to there, but was not successful.
Family
*Father: Emperor Taejo (태조)
*Mother: Empress Sinmyeongsunseong (신명순성왕후)
*Consorts:
# Empress Mungong (문공왕후)
# Empress Munseong (문성왕후)
*Children:
# Prince Gyeongchunwon (경춘원군), 1st Son of Empress Munseong.
ee also
*List of Korea-related topics
*List of Korean monarchs
*Jeongjong, 10th Emperor of Goryeo
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