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Chungnyeol of Goryeo (1236 – 1308, r. 1274-1308) was the 25th ruler of the medieval Korea
Korea

Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries, a civilization, and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia....
n kingdom of Goryeo
Goryeo

The Goryeo Dynasty was a sovereign state established in 918 by Taejo of Goryeo. It united the Later Three Kingdoms in 936 and ruled most of the Korean peninsula until it was removed by the Joseon dynasty in 1392....
. He was the son of Wonjong
Wonjong of Goryeo

Wonjong of Goryeo was the 24th ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He ascended to the throne with the help of Kublai Khan. During his reign, Goryeo became a tributary ally of the Mongol-founded Yuan Dynasty in China....
, his predecessor on the throne.

Chungnyeol was the first Goryeo ruler to be remembered by the title wang, meaning "king". Previous rulers had received temple name
Temple name

Temple names are commonly used when naming most Table of Chinese monarchs, List of Korean monarchs , and Vietnamese royalty. They should not be confused with era names....
s with the suffix jo or jong, meaning "revered ancestor" and a title typically reserved for emperors.






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Chungnyeol of Goryeo (1236 – 1308, r. 1274-1308) was the 25th ruler of the medieval Korea
Korea

Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries, a civilization, and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia....
n kingdom of Goryeo
Goryeo

The Goryeo Dynasty was a sovereign state established in 918 by Taejo of Goryeo. It united the Later Three Kingdoms in 936 and ruled most of the Korean peninsula until it was removed by the Joseon dynasty in 1392....
. He was the son of Wonjong
Wonjong of Goryeo

Wonjong of Goryeo was the 24th ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He ascended to the throne with the help of Kublai Khan. During his reign, Goryeo became a tributary ally of the Mongol-founded Yuan Dynasty in China....
, his predecessor on the throne.

Chungnyeol was the first Goryeo ruler to be remembered by the title wang, meaning "king". Previous rulers had received temple name
Temple name

Temple names are commonly used when naming most Table of Chinese monarchs, List of Korean monarchs , and Vietnamese royalty. They should not be confused with era names....
s with the suffix jo or jong, meaning "revered ancestor" and a title typically reserved for emperors. After Goryeo became a vassal of the Mongol-founded Yuan Dynasty
Yuan Dynasty

The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was both the continuation of the Mongol Empire and the Mongol founded historical state in Mongolia and China, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368....
, Yuan emperor Kublai Khan
Kublai Khan

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 found this threatening and ordered that the Goryeo rulers could not receive such names henceforth.

King Chungnyeol, as Crown Prince Sim, proposed to marry a daughter of Kublai Khan
Kublai Khan

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. Kublai Khan agreed and for more than 80 years, Goryeo kings married members of Mongol royalty. Heirs to the throne were given Mongol names and were sent to Dadu
Khanbaliq

Khanbaliq or Dadu refers to a city which is now Beijing, the current Capital of the People's Republic of China. The city was called Dadu or Tatu , meaning "great capital" or "grand capital" in Chinese language, the name for the capital of the Yuan Dynasty founded by Kublai Khan in China, and was called Daidu by the Mo...
 where they were raised until they reached adulthood.

See also

  • List of Korea-related topics
    List of Korea-related topics

    This is a list of articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. For help on how to use this list, see the #Introduction below....
  • Rulers of Korea
  • History of Korea
    History of Korea

    The history of Korea stretches from Lower Paleolithic times to the present. The earliest known Korean pottery dates to around 8000 BC, and the Neolithic period began before 6000 BC, followed by the Bronze Age around 2500 BC....
  • List of Goryeo people
    List of Goryeo people

    This is a list of notable people from the Goryeo dynasty, a period in History of Korea lasting from 936 to 1392....