Mokjong of Goryeo


Mokjong of Goryeo was the seventh ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea.

Reign

Mokjong is known for his reform of the Jeonsigwa, and for a plot by his mother, Queen Honae and Kim Chi-yang to overthrow him. In the course of the turbulent events surrounding the plot, Mokjong was dethroned by general Gang Jo and sent into exile in Chungju. However, he was slain before he arrived there.
Mokjong's tomb was known as Gongneung, but its present location is not known.

Family

  1. Queen Seonjeong of the Chungju Yu clan
  2. Lady Yoseok of the Kim clan

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