Sukjong of Goryeo

Sukjong of Goryeo

Infobox Korean name
hangul=숙종
hanja=肅宗
rr=Sukjong
mr=Sukjong
hangulborn=왕희 "later" 왕옹
hanjaborn=王熙 "later" 王顒
rrborn=Wang Hui "later" Wang Ong
mrborn=Wang Hŭ "later" Wang Ong
hangulja=천상
hanjaja=天常
rrja=Cheonsang
mrja=Ch'ŏnsang

Sukjong of Goryeo (1054-1105, r. 1095-1105) was the 15th ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the younger brother of Sunjong. He married Myeongui, the daughter of Yu Hong.

Sukjong rose to the throne in 1095 upon the abdication of his young nephew, Heonjong. He oversaw various internal innovations, including the distribution of the country's first brass coins (in 1102) and the construction of the new Southern Capital ("Namgyeong", present-day Seoul).

However, he was also faced by threats from without, most notably an 1104 invasion by the northern Jurchen tribes. Unable to repel the Jurchens by force, he sent his general Yoon Gwan to raise an army and repulse them. Sukjong died the following year, while on the way to the Western Capital, Pyongyang. He was succeeded by his son Yejong.

ee also

*List of monarchs of Korea
*Goryeo
*Sukjong of Joseon


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