Chungmok of Goryeo

King Chungmok of Goryeo (15 May 1337 – 25 December 1348, r. 1344–1348) was the 29th king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea.

King Chungmok of Goryeo
고려 충목왕
King of Goryeo
Reign1344 – 1348
PredecessorChunghye of Goryeo
SuccessorChungjeong of Goryeo
Born15 May 1337
Died25 December 1348 (1348-12-26) (aged 11)
HouseHouse of Wang
FatherKing Chunghye of Goryeo
MotherPrincess Deoknyeong
ReligionBuddhism
Chungmok of Goryeo
Hangul
충목왕
Hanja
忠穆王
Revised RomanizationChungmok wang
McCune–ReischauerCh'ungmok wang
Birth name
Hangul
왕흔
Hanja
王昕
Revised RomanizationWang Heun
McCune–ReischauerWang Hŭn

Biography

He was the eldest son of King Chunghye, and his mother was Princess Deoknyeong. Chungmok is known in some records by his Mongolian name, which is rendered in hanja as Palsamanaeisa.

After King Chunghye was deposed in 1343, King Chungmok had an audience with the Yuan Emperor Togon-temür. He was asked whether he would prefer to follow the ways of his mother or his father; when King Chungmok answered that he would prefer to follow his mother, the Emperor said that this was a child who knew the difference between right and wrong, and made him king.

Family

  • Father: King Chunghye of Goryeo (22 February 1315 – 30 January 1344) (고려 충혜왕)
    • Grandfather: King Chungsuk of Goryeo (30 July 1294 – 3 May 1339) (고려 충숙왕)
    • Grandmother: Queen Gongwon of the Namyang Hong clan (18 July 1298 – January 1380) (공원왕후 홍씨)
  • Mother: Princess Consort Deoknyeong of the Borjigin clan (? – 1375) (덕녕공주)
  • Portrayed by Min Byeong-hyeon in Shin Don (MBC, 2005-2006)
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See also

  • List of Korean monarchs
  • Goryeo
  • Korea under Yuan rule
  • List of Korea-related topics

References

    • 충목왕 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.
    Chungmok of Goryeo
    House of Wang
    Born: 15 May 1337 Died: 25 December 1348
    Regnal titles
    Preceded by
    King Chunghye
    King of Goryeo
    1344–1348
    Succeeded by
    King Chungjeong
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