Seonjong of Goryeo (r. 1083–1094) was the 13th emperor of 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...

. He's the second son of Empress Inye and born in September, 1049. He was sealed as marquis of Gukwon (國原侯) in March, 1056. Harmony of Confucism and 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...

 made his political statue very stable. Also he propeled broad-range trade among Song

Song

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, Jurchens

Jurchens

The Jurchens were a Tungusic people who inhabited the region of Manchuria until the 17th century, when they adopted the name Manchu...

, Liao dynasty

Liao Dynasty

The Liao Dynasty , also known as the Khitan Empire was an empire in East Asia that ruled over the regions of Manchuria, Mongolia, and parts of northern China proper between 9071125...

 of Khitans, and Japan

Japan

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During his period, 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...

 in Korea grew a lot. His brother Uicheon brought 1,000 scriptures from Song

Song

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 and bought 4,000 scriptures from Liao

Liao

Liao can mean:* Liao Dynasty , a former dynasty in northern China founded by the Khitan people**Northern Liao , state founded by the Khitans in northern China...

, Song

Song

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, and Japan

Japan

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. Furthermore he founded many pagodas for Buddhist temples and it caused blames of people to him.

Family

• • Queen Jungsinhyun
    • Empress Kyunghwa
  • Empress Sasuk
    • Heonjong
      Heonjong of Goryeo
      Heonjong of Goryeo was the fourteenth monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the eldest son of king Seonjong. According to the Goryeosa, he was a bright child and excelled in writing by the age of 9....
      
      
    • Unknown princess
    • Suantaekju
  • Princess Wonsin
    • Marquis of Hansan
    • Unknown prince
    • Unknown prince

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See also

• List of Korean monarchs
• List of Goryeo people
• 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...