Jeongjong, 10th monarch of Goryeo
Jeongjong of Goryeo (31 August 1018 – 24 June 1046), personal name Wang Hyŏng, was the 10th king of Korea's Goryeo dynasty. He was the second son of King Hyeonjong, and the younger brother of King Deokjong. At the age of four in 1022, he was made Naesaryeong, a position of high rank, and designated the Prince of Pyongyang.
| Jeongjong of Goryeo 고려 정종 高麗 靖宗 | |||||||||
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| King of Goryeo | |||||||||
| Reign | 1034–1046 | ||||||||
| Coronation | 1034 Junggwang Hall, Gaegyeong, Goryeo | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Deokjong of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Successor | Munjong of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Born | Wang Hyŏng 31 August 1018 Yeongyeong Palace, Gaegyeong, Goryeo | ||||||||
| Died | 24 June 1046 (aged 27) Beopun Temple, Gaegyeong, Goryeo | ||||||||
| Burial | Jureung (주릉, 周陵) | ||||||||
| Queen Consort | Queen Yongsin (before 1035)Queen Yongui (m. 1038)Queen Yongmok | ||||||||
| Consort |
Princess Yeonheung
(m. 1040–1046)Princess Yeonchang | ||||||||
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| House | Wang | ||||||||
| Dynasty | Goryeo | ||||||||
| Father | Hyeonjong of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Mother | Queen Wonseong | ||||||||
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 정종 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jeongjong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏngjong |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 왕형 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Wang Hyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Wang Hyŏng |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 신조 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Sinjo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sinjo |
| Posthumous name | |
| Hangul | 용혜대왕 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yonghye Daewang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yonghye Taewang |
Jeongjong was greatly concerned with national defense, and began constructing fortresses along the northern border in the first year of his reign. In 1037, Goryeo was invaded by the Liao dynasty. In 1044, the Cheolli Jangseong was completed, an enormous wall across northern Korea. Jeongjong also concerned himself with the material support of the army, distributing state land to indigent soldiers in 1036.
Just before his death in 1046, Jeongjong established primogeniture as national law.