Chungmok

The king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroThe king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea
PlacesJapan Korea
wasMonarch King
Work fieldMilitary Royals
Gender
Male
Birth15 May 1337, Korea, Empire of Japan
Death25 December 1348 (aged 11 years)
Star signTaurus
Family
Mother:Princess Deongnyeong
Father:Chunghye of Goryeo
Siblings:Princess Jangnyeong Chungjeong of Goryeo Wang Seok-Gi
The details

Biography

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

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

In popular culture

  • Portrayed by Min Byeong-hyeon in Shin Don (MBC, 2005-2006)
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