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 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.

[edit] See also

• List of monarchs of Korea
• Goryeo
• Sukjong of Joseon

Preceded by Heonjong

Rulers of Korea (Goryeo Dynasty) 1095–1105

Succeeded by Yejong