| Seonjong of Goryeo | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 선종 |
| Hanja | 宣宗 |
| Revised Romanization | Seonjong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏnjong |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 왕운 |
| Hanja | 王運 |
| Revised Romanization | Wang Un |
| McCune–Reischauer | Wang Un |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 계천 |
| Hanja | 繼天 |
| Revised Romanization | Gyecheon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kyech'ŏn |
Seonjong of Goryeo (1049–1094) (r. 1083–1094) was the 13th emperor of Goryeo. He's the second son of Empress Inye and born in September, 1049. He was sealed as marquis of Gukwon (國原侯) in March, 1056. Harmony of Confucism and Buddhism made his political statue very stable. Also he propeled broad-range trade among Song, Jurchens, Liao dynasty of Khitans, and Japan.
During his period, Buddhism in Korea grew a lot. His brother Uicheon brought 1,000 scriptures from Song and bought 4,000 scriptures from Liao, Song, and Japan. Furthermore he founded many pagodas for Buddhist temples and it caused blames of people to him.
kody
|
||||||||