Munjong of Goryeo
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Munjong was the 11th monarch
of the Goryeo
that ruled Korea from 1046 to 1083.
Emperor Munjong was born in 1019 and reigned from 1046 until his death in 1083. http://www.iyc21.net/_foreign/eng/m03/a03_b03_c01.asp During his reign, the central government of Goryeo gained complete authority and power over local lords. Munjong and later emperors emphasized the importance of civilian leadership over the military. Munjong expanded Korea's borders northward to the Yalu
and Tumen
rivers http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+kr0154).
Munjong's fourth son, Uicheon (born 1055 http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9028548/Daigak-Guksa), became a Buddhist priest who founded the Cheontae
as an independent school of Buddhism
.
Monarch
A monarch is the person who heads a monarchy. This is a form of government in which a state or polity is ruled or controlled by an individual who typically inherits the throne by birth and occasionally rules for life or until abdication...
of the Goryeo
Goryeo
The Goryeo Dynasty or Koryŏ was a Korean dynasty established in 918 by Emperor Taejo. Korea gets its name from this kingdom which came to be pronounced Korea. 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...
that ruled Korea from 1046 to 1083.
Emperor Munjong was born in 1019 and reigned from 1046 until his death in 1083. http://www.iyc21.net/_foreign/eng/m03/a03_b03_c01.asp During his reign, the central government of Goryeo gained complete authority and power over local lords. Munjong and later emperors emphasized the importance of civilian leadership over the military. Munjong expanded Korea's borders northward to the Yalu
Yalu
Yalu may refer to:* Yalu River, river running along the border between China and North Korea* Yalo, or Yalu, village in Palestine, depopulated during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War...
and Tumen
Tumen
Tumen or Tümen was a part of the decimal system used by Turkic and Mongol peoples to organize their armies. Tumen is an army unit of 10,000 soldiers...
rivers http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+kr0154).
Munjong's fourth son, Uicheon (born 1055 http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9028548/Daigak-Guksa), became a Buddhist priest who founded the Cheontae
Cheontae
Cheontae is the Korean descendant of the Chinese Buddhist school Tiantai. Tiantai was introduced to Korea a couple of times during earlier periods, but was not firmly established until the time of Uicheon who established Cheontae in Goryeo as an independent school.Due to Uicheon's influence, it...
as an independent school of Buddhism
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
.