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Wang Eok

Type Figure Region Goryeo Time 1054–1105 Also known as King Sukjong of Goryeo、Wang Hui、Sukjong

Wang Eok (1054–1105), 15th king of Goryeo, temple name Sukjong, originally named Wang Hui.…

Timeline

  1. 1095–1100Gaesong · GaesongTook the throne after King Hyeonjong abdicated, strengthening royal power and reforming court administration. In the sixth year of Shouchang, Liao invested Crown Prince Wang U as Grand Duke of the Three Han, consolidating the diplomatic posture of serving Liao.
  2. 1101–1103Gaesong · GaesongIn the first month of the first year of Qiantong, to avoid the name taboo of Liao's Emperor Tianzuo, he changed his name to Wang Eok. He placed the Nine Classics, the Mencius, and histories in the Censorate and Privy Council, and established the Changnyeong festival. Song and Liao each sent envoys to invest him, and he first opened relations with the Wanyan clan of the Jurchens.
  3. 1104–1105Jeongju · Northeastern CircuitLin Gan, Yun Gwan and others led troops against the Jurchens at Jeongju and elsewhere, suffering repeated defeats. Sukjong established the Byeomuban, divided into three arms—Shingi, Sinbu, and Gangma—to avenge past humiliations. In the tenth month of the fifth year of Qiantong, he died on the return journey from a tour of the Western Capital; his eldest son Wang U succeeded him.

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