Chunghye of Goryeo

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Chunghye
충혜왕
忠惠王
King of Goryeo
1st reign
Reign1330–1332
Coronation1330
PredecessorChungsuk of Goryeo
SuccessorChungsuk of Goryeo
King of Goryeo
2nd reign
Reign1339–1343
Coronation1339
PredecessorChungsuk of Goryeo
SuccessorChungmok of Goryeo
BornWang Chŏng
22 February 1315
Gaegyeong, Goryeo
Died30 January 1344(1344-01-30) (aged 28)
Yueyang, Yuan dynasty
Burial
Yeongneung (영릉; 永陵)
Spouse
(m. 1330⁠–⁠1344)
(before 1380)
(m. 1342⁠–⁠1344)
(m. 1340; deposed 1343)
(before 1344)
IssueChungmok of Goryeo
Chungjeong of Goryeo
Wang Seokgi
Princess Jangnyeong
Names
  • Goryeo: Wang Chŏng (왕정; 王禎)
  • Yuan: Putashiri (부다시리; 寶塔失里)
Posthumous name
  • Great King Heonhyo
    (헌효대왕, 獻孝大王; given by Goryeo dynasty)
  • King Chunghye
    (충혜왕, 忠惠王; given by Yuan dynasty)
HouseWang
DynastyGoryeo
FatherChungsuk of Goryeo
MotherQueen Gongwon
ReligionBuddhism
Korean name
Hangul
왕정
Hanja
王禎
RRWang Jeong
MRWang Chŏng
Monarch name
Hangul
충혜왕
Hanja
忠惠王
RRChunghyewang
MRCh'unghyewang

Chunghye (22 February 1315 – 30 January 1344, r. 1330–1332, 1340–1344), personal name Wang Chŏng (Korean왕정; Hanja王禎), was the 28th king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea.

Biography

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He was remembered in the Goryeosa for his licentious lifestyle, particularly his habit of abducting, raping, and killing women.[1] King Chunghye was the son of King Chungsuk of Goryeo and Queen Gongwon, a Hong. He is sometimes known by his Mongolian name, Putashiri,[2] which is rendered in hanja as Put'apsilri (보탑실리; 寶塔實里).

King Chunghye travelled to the Yuan Dynasty in 1328. In 1330, then-king King Chungsuk petitioned to abdicate the throne, and the emperor sent King Chunghye back to Goryeo to assume the throne. But in the following year, King Chungsuk returned to the throne and King Chunghye returned to China. In 1339, King Chungsuk died. One faction supported the noble Wang Go's claim to the throne, but their attempted coup failed and King Chunghye's reign was restored. King Chunghye's queen was Princess Deoknyeong, who gave birth to King Chungmok.

After his father's death, Chunghye raped one of his father's concubines, Princess Gyeonghwa, who attempted to flee Goryeo. Chunghye imprisoned her in the palace. The Yuan emissary eventually visited the palace to visit Princess Gyeonghwa, who informed him of what had transpired.[3] Then, the Yuan emissary arrested Chunghye and dragged Chunghye to Beijing. Initially, Goryeo officials held debates on whether or not to rescue Chunghye, but many Goryeo officials deliberately delayed on their decision making due to how widely hated he was by the Goryeo court.[4] Chunghye was dethroned,[5][6] forced to remain in the court of the Yuan Dynasty, and his son ascended the throne of Goryeo.[7]

Family

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  1. Princess Deoknyeong of the Yuan Borjigin clan, personal name Irenchenppan.
    1. Crown Prince Wang Heun, 1st son
    2. Princess Jangnyeong, 1st daughter
  2. Royal Consort Hui of the Papyeong Yun clan
    1. Wang Jeo, 2nd son
  3. Royal Consort Hwa of the Namyang Hong clan – No issue.
  4. Princess Euncheon of the Im clan
    1. Wang Seok-gi, 3rd son
  5. Bayankhutag, Princess Gyeonghwa (d. 1344) – No issue.
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See also

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References

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