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Reign of Goryeo's King Hyeonjong (1020s)

Type Event Region Korean Peninsula Time 1020–1029

During King Hyeonjong Wang Sun's reign (1009–1031), the 1020s were a period of consolidation after the Liao invasion war (1018–1019), as he sustained…

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  1. 1020–1022Gaeseong · GoryeoAfter the Liao army's failed invasion of Goryeo in 1018–1019, Hyeonjong's court set about reforming military administration, restoring production, and adjusting its diplomatic posture toward Liao to secure relative peace on the border.
  2. 1023–1029Gaeseong · GoryeoHyeonjong continued the yangban bureaucratic system and the tradition of selecting officials through examinations, combining state Buddhism with Confucian education to strengthen royal authority over local magnates and Buddhist temples.

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