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Wang Hyeong

Type Figure Region Goryeo Time 1018–1046 Also known as 高丽靖宗、왕형、Jeongjong of Goryeo

Goryeo's King Jeongjong, Wang Hyeong (1018–1046), tenth king of Goryeo, son of King Hyeonjong and younger brother of King Deokjong.…

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  1. 1034–1046Junggwangjeon Hall, Kaesong · KaesongAcceded after the death of King Deokjong, emphasized fortress construction, and maintained trade with Song, Liao, Jurchens, and eastern and western vassal states; on his deathbed he passed the throne to his half-brother King Munjong, Wang Hwi.
  2. 1086Kaesong · KaesongIn the third year of King Seonjong, the Confucian senior minister Choi Chung was enshrined in Jeongjong's royal shrine, bringing the name of Jeongjong, as a deceased former king, back into the contemporary political culture of state sacrifice.

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