| Duke Gangyang | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince of Goryeo | |||||
| Born | Wang Ja Goryeo | ||||
| Died | 1308 Goryeo | ||||
| Issue | Wang Hu Wang Go Wang Hun | ||||
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| House | House of Wang | ||||
| Father | Chungnyeol of Goryeo | ||||
| Mother | Princess Jeongsin | ||||
| Korean name | |||||
| Hangul | 강양군, 강양공 | ||||
| Hanja | |||||
| Revised Romanization | Gangyanggun, Gangyanggong | ||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Kangyanggun, Kangyanggong | ||||
| Birth name | |||||
| Hangul | 왕자 | ||||
| Hanja | |||||
| Revised Romanization | Wang Ja | ||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Wang Cha | ||||
| Posthumous name | |||||
| Hangul | 정강 | ||||
| Hanja | |||||
| Revised Romanization | Jeonggang | ||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏnggang | ||||
Duke Gangyang or Prince Gangyang (died 1308; [1] born Wang Ja) was a Goryeo Royal Prince as the first and oldest son of King Chungnyeol and Princess Jeongsin, [2] also great-grandfather of its last monarch,King Gongyang.
As the oldest son and since his mother was King Chungnyeol's first wife,Wang Ja was the one who should become the crown prince. Yet,due to Yuan dynasty influence on Goryeo after the king's marriage with Kublai Khan's daughter–Qutugh Kelmysh,Wang Ja must give up the crown prince position to his half younger brother. [3]
In 1279 (5th years reign of his father),Wang Ja had to go to the Dongsim Temple (동심사) in Aju,Chungcheong-do (now Asan-si,South Chungcheong Province) to avoid conflict with the crown prince. [4] Four years later in 1283,Wang Ja was able to back to Gaegyeong and received his royal title–Duke Gangyang (강양공;江陽公).
Duke Gangyang died in 1308 (24th years reign of his father) [5] and received his Posthumous name,Jeonggang (정강;靖康) along with his honorary title,Duke Jeonggang (정강공;靖康公) given by his great-grandson–King Gongyang in 1391. [6]
Although his wife is unknown,according to the remaining historical sources,Duke Gangyang had 3 sons:Wang Hu the Grand Prince Danyang (단양대군왕후) who served in Yuan dynasty,Wang Go the Prince Yeonan (연안군왕고) who was King Chungseon's trusted official,and Wang Hun the Prince Yeondeok (연덕군왕훈) who would become the grandfather of King Gongyang.
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