Sukjong of Goryeo
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| Sukjong of Goryeo | |
|---|---|
| Hangul: | 숙종 |
| Hanja: | 肅宗 |
| Revised Romanization: | Sukjong |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Sukjong |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul: | 왕희 later 왕옹 |
| Hanja: | 王熙 later 王顒 |
| Revised Romanization: | Wang Hui later Wang Ong |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Wang Hŭ later Wang Ong |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul: | 천상 |
| Hanja: | 天常 |
| Revised Romanization: | Cheonsang |
| McCune-Reischauer: | 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 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 Yun Gwan to make peace with them. Sukjong died the following year, while on the way to the Western Capital, Pyongyang.
