Chungmok of Goryeo

Chungmok
충목왕
忠穆王
King of Goryeo
Reign1344–1348
Coronation1344
PredecessorChunghye of Goryeo
SuccessorChungjeong of Goryeo
Prince of Shen(Sim) of Yang
Reign1345–1348
Coronation1345
PredecessorWang Ko
SuccessorWang Jeo
BornWang Hŭn
15 May 1337
Died25 December 1348 (1348-12-26) (aged 11)
Burial
Myeongneung (명릉; 明陵)
Names
  • Goryeo: Wang Heun (왕흔; 王昕)
  • Yuan: Batma Dorji (파드마도르지/바스마도르지, 八思麻朶兒只)
Posthumous name
  • Great King Hyeonhyo
    (현효대왕, 顯孝大王; given by Goryeo dynasty)
  • King Chungmok
    (충목왕, 忠穆王; given by Yuan dynasty)
HouseWang
DynastyGoryeo
FatherChunghye of Goryeo
MotherPrincess Deoknyeong
ReligionBuddhism
Chungmok of Goryeo
Hangul
충목왕
Hanja
忠穆王
Revised RomanizationChungmok wang
McCune–ReischauerCh'ungmok wang
Birth name
Hangul
왕흔
Hanja
王昕
Revised RomanizationWang Heun
McCune–ReischauerWang Hŭn

Chungmok (15 May 1337 – 25 December 1348, r. 1344–1348), born Wang Hŭn (Korean: 왕흔; Hanja: 王昕), was the 29th king of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea.

Biography

He was the eldest son of King Chunghye, and his mother was Princess Deoknyeong. Chungmok is known in some records by his Mongolian name, Batma Dorji,[1] which is rendered in hanja as Palsamataaji (팔사마타아지; 八思麻朶兒只).

After King Chunghye was deposed in 1343, King Chungmok had an audience with the Yuan Emperor Togon-temür. He was asked whether he would prefer to follow the ways of his mother or his father; when King Chungmok answered that he would prefer to follow his mother, the Emperor said that this was a child who knew the difference between right and wrong, and made him king. During Chungmok's reign, the Goryeo government undertook several reforms to reverse the damage done by his predecessor, and abolished various government agencies that had harmed the people.[2] He died only four years into his reign at the age of 12.[3]

Monarchs of Korea
Goryeo
  1. Taejo 918–943
  2. Hyejong 943–945
  3. Jeongjong (定宗) 945–949
  4. Gwangjong 949–975
  5. Gyeongjong 975–981
  6. Seongjong 981–997
  7. Mokjong 997–1009
  8. Hyeonjong 1009–1031
  9. Deokjong 1031–1034
  10. Jeongjong (靖宗) 1034–1046
  11. Munjong 1046–1083
  12. Sunjong 1083
  13. Seonjong 1083–1094
  14. Heonjong 1094–1095
  15. Sukjong 1095–1105
  16. Yejong 1105–1122
  17. Injong 1122–1146
  18. Uijong 1146–1170
  19. Myeongjong 1170–1197
  20. Sinjong 1197–1204
  21. Huijong 1204–1211
  22. Gangjong 1211–1213
  23. Gojong 1213–1259
  24. Wonjong 1259–1274
  25. Chungnyeol 1274–1308
  26. Chungseon 1308–1313
  27. Chungsuk 1313–1330; 1332–1339
  28. Chunghye 1330–1332; 1339–1344
  29. Chungmok 1344–1348
  30. Chungjeong 1348–1351
  31. Gongmin 1351–1374
  32. U 1374–1388
  33. Chang 1388–1389
  34. Gongyang 1389–1392

Family

Parents

  • Portrayed by Min Byung-hyun in the 2005–2006 MBC TV series Shin Don.

See also

References

  1. ^ 范永聰 (2009). 事大與保國 ── 元明之際的中韓關係 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 香港教育圖書公司. p. 58. ISBN 9789882003019.
  2. ^ 우리역사넷. 짧았던 삶, 좌절된 개혁. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  3. ^ 원나라에 의해 왕이 되었다가 쫓겨난 어린 왕. 우리역사넷. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
Chungmok of Goryeo
Born: 15 May 1337 Died: 25 December 1348
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Goryeo
1344–1348 		Succeeded by