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Korean name
Hangul	혜종
Hanja	恵宗
Revised Romanization	Hyejong
McCune–Reischauer	Hyejong
Birth name
Hangul	왕무
Hanja	王武
Revised Romanization	Wang Mu
McCune–Reischauer	Wang Mu
Courtesy name
Hangul	승건
Hanja	承乾
Revised Romanization	Seunggeon
McCune–Reischauer	Sŭnggŏn
Posthumous name
Hangul	의공대왕
Hanja	義恭大王
Revised Romanization	Uigong Daewang
McCune–Reischauer	Ŭigong Taewang

Posthumous name
	Great King Indeok Myeonghyo Seonhyeon Uigong; (인덕명효선현의공대왕, 仁德明孝宣顯義恭大王; original); Great King Gyeongheon Gopyeong Seonhyeon Myeonghyo Uigong; (견헌고평선현명효의공대왕, 景憲高平宣顯明孝義恭大王; final);
Temple name
	Hyejong (혜종; 惠宗)

Hyejong
혜종
惠宗
Hyejong; 혜종; 惠宗
King of Goryeo
Reign	943–945
Coronation	943; Gaegyeong, Goryeo
Predecessor	Taejo of Goryeo
Successor	Jeongjong of Goryeo
Born	Wang Mu; 912; Queen Janghwa's manor, Mokpo, Naju, State of Taebong
Died	23 October 945 (aged 32–33); Junggwang Hall, Gaegyeong, Goryeo
Burial	Sulleung (순릉; 順陵)
Queen Consort	Queen Uihwa
Consort	Lady Hugwangjuwon; Lady Cheongjuwon; Palace Lady Aeiju
Issue	Sons:; Prince Heunghwa; Crown Prince Wang-je; Daughters:; Lady Gyeonghwa; Princess Jeongheon; Lady Myeonghye;
Posthumous name
Posthumous name
	Great King Indeok Myeonghyo Seonhyeon Uigong; (인덕명효선현의공대왕, 仁德明孝宣顯義恭大王; original); Great King Gyeongheon Gopyeong Seonhyeon Myeonghyo Uigong; (견헌고평선현명효의공대왕, 景憲高平宣顯明孝義恭大王; final);
Temple name
	Hyejong (혜종; 惠宗)
House	Wang
Dynasty	Goryeo
Father	Taejo of Goryeo
Mother	Queen Janghwa

Hyejong (912 – 23 October 945), personal name Wang Mu, was the second king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was preceded by King Taejo and succeeded by King Jeongjong.

Early life

Hyejong was born to King Taejo and his second wife, Janghwa of the "Oh" clan. She was the daughter of the Magistrate of Naju, O Ta-ryŏn. Taejo met and married her while serving in Naju as a general of Taebong under Gung Ye.^[1]

In 921, Hyejong was proclaimed Crown Prince and Royal Successor with support from General Bak Sul-Hui. Almost immediately after being named Crown Prince, Hyejong followed his father Taejo into battle against Later Baekje and played a major role in numerous victories. In 943, Hyejong rose to the throne upon his father's death.

Reign

Hyejong's reign was marked with conspiracy and power struggles among Taejo's sons. The first of these conspiracies was led by Princes Wang Yo and Wang So, sons of Taejo and his third consort, Queen Sinmyeongsunseong of the Chungju Yu clan, which possessed considerable political influence.^[2] Upon realizing the conspiracy by the two princes, Wang Gyu [ko] warned Hyejong of the conspiracy, but plotted to put his grandson, one of Hyejong's younger half-brothers, on the throne when Hyejong did nothing to stop the conspiracy of the two princes.

Death

Hyejong died in 945, during the second year of his reign from mercury poisoning in his bath water. He had eczema, which caused red itchy patches on his skin and difficulty breathing. Although he had a son who was named crown prince, he was succeeded by his third brother Wang Yo, who claimed the throne by force with the backing of their fourth brother Wang So and subsequently crowned as Jeongjong.

Family

Father: Taejo of Goryeo (31 January 877 – 4 July 943)
- Grandfather: Wang Ryung, King Wimu the Great
- Grandmother: Queen Wisuk, of the Han clan
Mother: Queen Janghwa of the Naju O clan
- Grandfather: O Ta-ryŏn, Prince Daryeon
- Grandmother: Lady Yŏn Tŏk-kyo (연덕교)
Consorts and their Respective Issue(s):

Queen Uihwa, of the Jincheon Im clan
1. Prince Heunghwa, 1st son
2. Lady Gyeonghwa, 1st daughter
3. Princess Jeongheon, 2nd daughter
Lady Hugwangjuwon, of the Gangneung Wang clan– No issue.
Lady Cheongjuwon of the Cheongju Kim clan (청주원부인 김씨) – No issue.
Palace Lady Aeiju, of the Yeon clan
1. Wang Je, 2nd son
2. Lady Myeonghye, 3rd daughter

In popular culture

Portrayed by Ahn Jung-hoon and Seo Hyun-suk in the 2000–2002 KBS1 TV series Taejo Wang Geon.
Portrayed by No Young-gook in the 2002–2003 KBS1 TV series The Dawn of the Empire.
Portrayed by Kim San-ho in the 2016 SBS TV series Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo.

References

^ 고려시대 - "고려왕실을 지키는 최후의 보루". Naju. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
^ Kang, H.W. (May 1977). "The First Succession Struggle of Koryŏ, in 945: A Reinterpretation". The Journal of Asian Studies. 36 (3). Retrieved 20 January 2024.

혜종 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.

Regnal titles
Hyejong of Goryeo House of Wang Born: 912 Died: 23 October 945
Preceded by Taejo	King of Goryeo 943–945	Succeeded by Jeongjong (定宗)