| Mokjong of Goryeo 高麗 穆宗 고려 목종 | |||||||||
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| King of Goryeo | |||||||||
| Reign | 997–1009 | ||||||||
| Coronation | 997 Gaegyeong, Goryeo | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Seongjong of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Successor | Hyeonjong of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Born | Wang Song 5 July 980 Gaegyeong, Goryeo | ||||||||
| Died | 2 March 1009 (aged 28) Jeokseong-hyeon, Gaeseong-bu, Gaegyeong, Goryeo | ||||||||
| Burial | Gongneung (공릉, 恭陵) → Uireung (의릉, 義陵) | ||||||||
| Queen Consort | Queen Seonjeong | ||||||||
| Concubine | Lady Yoseok | ||||||||
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| House | Wang | ||||||||
| Dynasty | Goryeo | ||||||||
| Father | Gyeongjong of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Mother | Queen Heonae | ||||||||
| Korean name | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Mokjong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Mokjong |
| Birth name | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Wang Song |
| McCune–Reischauer | Wang Song |
| Courtesy name | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Hyosin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hy'osin |
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| Revised Romanization | Seonyang Daewang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏn'yang Taewang |
Mokjong of Goryeo (5 July 980 – 2 March 1009), personal name Wang Song, was the seventh ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea.
Reign
Born as Wang Song, Mokjong was the only son of King Gyeongjong; however, when his father died, he was too young to become king, so it was his uncle, prince Gaeryeong Wang Chi, who succeeded to the throne as King Seongjong.[1] Mokjong eventually became king after his uncle's death in 997 and chose his mother, Queen Honae, as regent.[1]
Mokjong is known for his reform of the Jeonsigwa (land-allotment system), and for a plot by his mother, Queen Honae and Kim Chi-yang to overthrow him. In the course of the turbulent events surrounding the plot, Mokjong was dethroned by general Gang Jo and sent into exile in Chungju. However, he was slain before he arrived there.[1]
Mokjong's tomb was known as Gongneung, but its present location is not known.
Family
- Father: Gyeongjong of Goryeo (고려 경종, 955–981)
- Grandfather: Gwangjong of Goryeo (고려 광종, 925–975)
- Grandmother: Queen Daemok of the Hwangju Hwangbo clan (대목왕후 황보씨)
- Mother: Queen Heonae of the Hwangju Hwangbo clan (헌애왕후 황보씨)
- Grandfather: Daejong of Goryeo (고려 대종, d. 969)
- MGrandmother: Queen Seonui of the Chŏngju Yu clan (선의왕후 류씨)
- Consorts and their respective Issue(s):
- Queen Seonjeong of the Chungju Yu clan (선정왕후 유씨); maternal first cousin or paternal second cousin – No issue.
- Palace Lady Yoseoktaek, of the Kim clan (요석택궁인 김씨) – No issue.[2]
Mokjong is on record as having kept several wonchung ("male lovers") in their courts as “little-brother attendants” (chajewhi) who served as sexual partners.[3]
In popular culture
- Portrayed by Lee In in the 2009 KBS2 TV series Empress Cheonchu.
- Portrayed by Baek Sung-hyun in the 2023 KBS2 TV series Korea–Khitan War.
| Monarchs of Korea |
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See also
References
- 1 2 3 "목종[穆宗] - 비극적 결말에 가려진 12년의 치세". contents.history.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ↑ She firstly served as a palace maid (궁녀, 宮女) from the Kim clan (김씨, 金氏) and was honoured as Palace Lady Yoseoktaek (요석택궁인, 邀石宅宮人) after being favored by the king. However, she got involved in the Kim Yung-dae (김융대)'s case. After Mokjong was exiled, no records were left about Yoseok's life.
- ↑ Hyung-Ki Choi; et al. "South Korea (Taehan Min'guk)". International Encyclopedia of Sexuality. Continuum Publishing Company. Archived from the original on 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2007-01-01.
- 목종 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.