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Accession of Goryeo's Yejong

Type Event Region Korean Peninsula Time 1105

In October 1105 CE, Goryeo's Sukjong Wang Chung died of illness at Gimgyo Relay Station while returning to the capital from the Western Capital (P'yŏ…

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  1. 1105Gimgyo Relay Station (outside Changp'yŏng Gate) · GoryeoSukjong Wang Chung set out from Yong'ŏn Palace in the Western Capital to return to Kaegyŏng; he fell gravely ill en route and died in his carriage outside Changp'yŏng Gate at Gimgyo Relay Station. The posthumous edict decreed mourning shortened to one day per month of mourning.
  2. 1105Yŏngyŏng Hall, Kaegyŏng · KaegyŏngCrown Prince Wang U carried the funeral bier into Yŏngyŏng Hall for the mourning rites, transferred the coffin to Sŏndŏk Hall the same day, and ascended the throne in accordance with the posthumous edict, taking the temple name Yejong. Liao sent envoys to offer condolences, and Song also sent envoys. Yejong carried on his father's plans, promptly reshuffling the chancellors, and prepared a large-scale campaign against the Eastern Jurchens.

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