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Korean name
Hangul	신종
Hanja	神宗
Revised Romanization	Sinjong
McCune–Reischauer	Sinjong
Birth name
Hangul	왕민, later 왕탁
Hanja	王旼, later 王晫
Revised Romanization	Wang Min, later Wang Tak
McCune–Reischauer	Wang Min, later Wang T'ak
Courtesy name
Hangul	지화
Hanja	至華
Revised Romanization	Jihwa
McCune–Reischauer	Chihwa
Posthumous name
Hangul	정효대왕
Hanja	靖孝大王
Revised Romanization	Jeonghyo Daewang
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏnghyo Taewang

Posthumous name
	Great King Gyeonggong Jeonghyo; 경공정효대왕; (敬恭靖孝大王)
Temple name
	Sinjong (신종; 神宗)

Sinjong
신종
神宗
Sinjong; 신종; 神宗
King of Goryeo
Reign	1197–1204
Coronation	1197
Predecessor	Myeongjong of Goryeo
Successor	Huijong of Goryeo
Regent	Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn (1197–1204)
Born	Wang Min; 11 August 1144; Yeondeok Palace?, Gaegyeong, Goryeo
Died	15 February 1204 (aged 59); Marquess Deokyang's Manor, Goryeo
Burial	Yangneung (양릉; 陽陵)
Queen Consort	Queen Seonjeong (before 1181)
Issue	Huijong of Goryeo; Duke Yangyang; Princess Hyohoe; Princess Gyeongnyeong
Posthumous name
Posthumous name
	Great King Gyeonggong Jeonghyo; 경공정효대왕; (敬恭靖孝大王)
Temple name
	Sinjong (신종; 神宗)
House	Wang
Dynasty	Goryeo
Father	Injong of Goryeo
Mother	Queen Gongye

Sinjong (11 August 1144 – 15 February 1204, r. 1197–1204), personal name Wang T'ak, was the twentieth monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. The fifth son of King Injong, King Sinjong took the throne after his brother King Myeongjong was sent into exile by Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn.

He was wise, but like his brother before him had no true power, which was in the hands of Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn (this marked the beginning of the Choe family's military rule). Sinjong's reign was marked by waves of civil uprisings, such as rebellions and uprisings in Myeongju, Jinju, Geumju, Hapcheon, Gyeongju, and Gwangju.^[1] Sinjong also witnessed the kin strife of the Choe family and soon after became ill, abdicating in favor of his son King Huijong due to Choe's demands.^[2]^[3]

Family

Father: Injong of Goryeo (29 October 1109 – 10 April 1146)
- Grandfather: Yejong of Goryeo (11 February 1079 – 15 May 1122)
- Grandmother: Queen Sundeok of the Inju Yi clan (15 April 1094– 21 September 1118)
Mother: Queen Gongye of the Jangheung Im clan
- Grandfather: Im Won-hu (임원후)
- Grandmother: Lady Yi, of the Bupyeong Yi clan (부평 이씨)
Consorts and their Respective issue(s)

Queen Seonjeong of the Kim clan (d. 17 August 1222), second half-cousin once removed
1. Huijong of Goryeo (21 June 1181 – 31 August 1237), first son
2. Wang Sŏ, Duke Yangyang, second son
3. Princess Hyohoe (1183–1199), first daughter
4. Princess Gyeongnyeong, second daughter

Popular culture

Portrayed by Lee Woo-seok in the 2003–2004 KBS TV series Age of Warriors.

References

^ 정, 창현 (April 4, 2020). [개성 고려왕릉 단독연재] ⑭신종 양릉서 고려 두 번째로 시책(諡冊) 출토. Newsis. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
^ "[Why] [이한우의 역사속의 WHY] 최충헌 몰아내려 했던 고려왕 희종의 운명은?". Chosun Ilbo. December 5, 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
^ It is said that he begged Choe Chungheon to allow his son to rule and not to destroy the Goryeo dynasty.

신종 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.

Regnal titles
Sinjong of Goryeo House of Wang Born: 11 August 1144 Died: 15 February 1204
Preceded by Myeongjong	King of Goryeo 1197–1204	Succeeded by Huijong