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King Myeongjong (1131-1202, r. 1170–1197) was monarch of the 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....
 dynasty of 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....
. He was the third son of Emperor Injong
Injong of Goryeo

Injong of Goryeo was the 17th emperor of the Korean Goryeo dynasty. He was the eldest son of Yejong of Goryeo and Empress Sundeok.For much of his reign, the government was dominated by Yi Ja-gyeom, the father of his queens, and by other members of the Gyeongwon Lee clan....
.

Although it was intended that Injong's second son should succeed his father, he was assassinated because Jeong Jung-bu
Jeong Jung-bu

Jeong Jung-bu was a medieval Korean people soldier and military dictator during Goryeo Dynasty . He was a career soldier, qualified on military part of civil service examination....
 feared that he might become a threat to him in the future. Myeongjong was a weak emperor, and was merely on the throne to show the general populace they still had an emperor, as the true rulers were the military leaders.






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King Myeongjong (1131-1202, r. 1170–1197) was monarch of the 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....
 dynasty of 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....
. He was the third son of Emperor Injong
Injong of Goryeo

Injong of Goryeo was the 17th emperor of the Korean Goryeo dynasty. He was the eldest son of Yejong of Goryeo and Empress Sundeok.For much of his reign, the government was dominated by Yi Ja-gyeom, the father of his queens, and by other members of the Gyeongwon Lee clan....
.

Although it was intended that Injong's second son should succeed his father, he was assassinated because Jeong Jung-bu
Jeong Jung-bu

Jeong Jung-bu was a medieval Korean people soldier and military dictator during Goryeo Dynasty . He was a career soldier, qualified on military part of civil service examination....
 feared that he might become a threat to him in the future. Myeongjong was a weak emperor, and was merely on the throne to show the general populace they still had an emperor, as the true rulers were the military leaders. His reign saw constant bloodshed as well as the deaths of the rebels Chung Jung-bu, Yi Ui-Bang
Yi Ui-bang

Yi Ui-bang was a military ruler of Korea during the Goryeo period....
, and Yi Ui-Min
Yi Ui-min

Yi Ui-min was one of the third major military dictators that ruled Goryeo prior to the Mongol Invasions. When Gyeong Dae-seung died, Yi Ui-min, originally of slave status, seized power....
 (not related to Yi Ui-Bang) but also the hero, Gyeong Dae-seung
Gyeong Dae-seung

Gyeong Dae-seung was the second major military dictators who ruled during the late period of the Goryeo Empire. Unlike his predecessors, General Gyeong was determined to fix the empire's problems and help the people prosper....
 (Gyeong was in fact the most loyal of the military leaders. Yet Myeongjong hated and mistrusted him because of his popularity with the populace).

After twenty-seven years on the throne, he was sent into exile by the military ruler of the time, Choe Chung-heon
Choe Chung-heon

Choe Chung-heon was a military ruler of Korea during the Goryeo period.Choe's father was a Grand General in the Goryeo military. Choe entered the military, but he remained a captain until middle age....
, and Injong's fifth son, Emperor Sinjong
Sinjong of Goryeo

King Sinjong of Goryeo was the twentieth monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. The fifth son of Injong of Goryeo, Sinjong took the throne after his brother Myeongjong of Goryeo was sent into exile by Choe Chungheon....
, was placed on the throne.

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....
  • 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 Korean monarchs