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Wang Che

Type Figure Region Goryeo Time 1192–1259 Also known as Gojong of Goryeo、Wang Hwang、Wang Zhi、Daming、Tianyou

Wang Che (1192–1259) was the 23rd monarch of the Goryeo dynasty, temple name Gojong, reigning from 1213 until his death in 1259, one of Goryeo's long…

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  1. 1197–1212Ganghwa Island · Ganghwa IslandAfter King Myeongjong was deposed, his father King Gangjong (Wang Geo) and his family were exiled to Ganghwa for over ten years. In 1212 they returned to Gaegeong, where he was invested as crown prince, preparing for succession.
  2. 1213–1231Gaegeong · GaegeongHe succeeded in 1213 after King Gangjong's death. In the early years of his reign, court affairs were still controlled by Choe Chungheon and his son Choe U; the king held no real power, and the Choe regime entered its second generation of rule.
  3. 1231–1259Ganghwa Island · Ganghwa IslandAfter the Mongol invasions, in 1232 Choe U coerced Gojong into moving the capital to Ganghwa Island for refuge. Goryeo thereafter suffered repeated Mongol campaigns; Gojong oversaw the re-carving of the Tripitaka, and in his later years sent Crown Prince Wang Sik as a hostage to the Mongols. His posthumous name was Anhyo; the Yuan posthumously named him Zhongxian.

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