Chang of Goryeo 고려 창왕 |
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King of Goryeo | |
Reign | 1388 - 1389 |
Predecessor | U of Goryeo |
Successor | Gongyang of Goryeo |
Born | 6 September 1381 |
Died | 31 December 1389 (aged 8) |
House | House of Wang |
Father | U of Goryeo |
Mother | Royal Consort Geun-Bi |
Religion | Buddhism |
Chang of Goryeo | |
Hangul | 창왕 |
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Hanja | 昌王 |
Revised Romanization | Chang wang |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ang wang |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 왕창 |
Hanja | 王昌 |
Revised Romanization | Wang Chang |
McCune–Reischauer | Wang Ch'ang |
Monarchs of Korea Goryeo |
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Chang of Goryeo (6 September 1381 - 31 December 1389, r. 1388–1389) was the 33rd and youngest ruler of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea. He was the son of his predecessor, King U.
Prince Chang was the only son of king U and Royal Consort Geun-Bi of the Goseong Lee clan, daughter of Lee Rim. King U was forced from power after Yi Seong-gye mutinied in 1388, and Chang was put on the throne in his stead.
During his reign from June 1388 to November 1389, Yi Seong-gye was regent. As Yi Seong-gye took full control of the military, Chang was driven to Ganghwado and replaced on the throne by Gongyang of Goryeo on the grounds that Gongyang was of true royal blood.
Chang was assassinated, together with his father, shortly after the ascension of Prince Gongyang. Chang was not yet ten years old.