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Hong Gyu

Type Figure Region Asia Time c. 944–1021 Also known as 洪規、Hong Gyu、긍준、兢俊

Hong Gyu (c. 944–1021) was a military magnate leader of Goryeo's founding era from Hongju (originally Unju), originally named Gyeongjun, granted the …

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  1. c. 944–927Unju · UnjuOriginally named Gyeongjun, he was a local magnate leader in Unju, maneuvering among Gung Ye, Later Baekje and Goryeo, submitting to King Taejo Wang Geon in 927, serving as cavalry general and participating in the war against Later Baekje.
  2. 934–936Unju · HongjuIn the 934 Battle of Unju he helped Wang Geon crush Later Baekje; Hongju and other areas submitted to Goryeo, and he was granted the surname Hong and name Gyu, recorded as a Samhan Samjeong Daekkwang Byeoksang Uichan merit subject, enfeoffed Haebung Buwon Gun, with his daughter entering as royal consort.
  3. 1011–1021Hongju · HongjuAfter the founding, the Hong clan generations garrisoned Hongju; under King Hyeonjong Hongju was renamed and incorporated into the central direct-administration system. As Taejo's in-law and descendant of a founding merit subject, Hong Gyu still controlled southwestern military resources, dying around 1021; the Hongju Hong clan regards him as ancestor.

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