# Duke Changwon

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**Wang Chi** (1197–1262[a]) was a [Goryeo](/source/Goryeo) Royal Prince as the first and oldest son of [King Huijong](/source/Huijong_of_Goryeo) and [Queen Seongpyeong](/source/Queen_Seongpyeong),[1] who got exiled to [Inju](/source/Incheon) following his father who was forced to abdicated the throne by [Ch'oe Ch'unghŏn](/source/Ch'oe_Ch'ungh%C5%8Fn). Wang Chi was known for being ***the Deposed Crown Prince***.

## Biography

Wang Chi was born in 1197 as the first child and son of [Wang Yŏng](/source/Huijong_of_Goryeo), from his wife, [Lady Im](/source/Queen_Seongpyeong), making him became the eldest grandson to [King Sinjong](/source/Sinjong_of_Goryeo) and [Queen Seonjeong](/source/Queen_Seonjeong_(Sinjong)). He had four younger brothers[2] and five sisters,[3] which the first sister became the [wife](/source/Queen_Anhye) of the future [King Gojong](/source/Gojong_of_Goryeo).[4]

When King Myeongjong exiled by the [Goryeo military regime](/source/Goryeo_military_regime), Wang T'ak, as his younger brother, succeeded the throne instead of his only son, [Crown Prince Wang O](/source/Gangjong_of_Goryeo).[5] However, Wang T'ak suddenly died in 1204 and his eldest son, Wang Yŏng succeeded the throne. As a monarch's eldest son, the Heir Successor (Korean: 원자; Hanja: 元子) Wang Chi became the [crown prince](/source/Crown_prince) at the age 8 in 1204[6] and did the [Guan Li](/source/Guan_Li) seven years later in 1211.[7]

However, the powerful [Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn](/source/Ch'oe_Ch'ung-h%C5%8Fn) deposed King Huijong from the throne and sent him into exile at [Ganghwa Island](/source/Ganghwa_Island) in the same year after Ch'oe discovered that Huijong plotted to kill him in a conspiracy along with his [eunuch](/source/Eunuch), [Wang Chun-myŏng](/source/Wang_Chun-my%C5%8Fng) (Korean: 왕준명) and others.[8] Thus, Wang Chi was exiled to [Inju](/source/Incheon) and the former-crown-prince Wang O ascended the throne as King Gangjong in 1212.[9]

After suffered throughout of his life and being pardoned, Wang Chi became **Marquess Changwon** (Korean: 창원후; Hanja: 昌原侯) and **Duke Changwon** (Korean: 창원공; Hanja: 昌原公) while later died unmarried at the age 66 in 1262 (3rd years reign of [King Wonjong](/source/Wonjong_of_Goryeo)).[10] There was no records left about where is his death place or tomb location.

## Notes

1. In the [Korean calendar](/source/Korean_calendar) ([lunisolar](/source/Lunisolar_calendar)), he died on 17th day and 12th month of 1262.

## References

1. Young-kyoo, Park (2000). [*ko:한권으로읽는고려왕조실록*](https://books.google.com/books?id=dXIRAQAAMAAJ&q=%EC%99%95%EC%A7%80+%EC%B0%BD%EC%9B%90%EA%B3%B5) [Annals of the Goryeo Dynasty in one volume] (in Korean). [University of Michigan](/source/University_of_Michigan): Deullyeok. p. 367. ISBN 9788975271540.

1. ["ko:고려사 > 권91 > 열전 권제4 > 종실(宗室) > 희종 소생 왕자"](http://db.history.go.kr/KOREA/search/searchResult.do?sort=levelId&dir=ASC&limit=20&page=1&pre_page=1&codeIds=PERIOD-0-3&searchTermImages=%EC%B0%BD%EC%9B%90%EA%B3%B5&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%EC%B0%BD%EC%9B%90%EA%B3%B5&searchKeywordConjunction=AND#searchDetail/kr/kr_091r_0010_0030/4/2/4/r) (in Korean). *[History of Goryeo](/source/Goryeosa)*. Retrieved April 17, 2022.

1. ["ko:고려사 > 권91 > 열전 권제4 > 공주(公主) > 희종 소생 공주 > 희종 소생 공주"](http://db.history.go.kr/KOREA/search/searchResult.do?sort=levelId&dir=ASC&start=-1&limit=20&page=1&pre_page=1&itemIds=&indexSearch=N&codeIds=PERIOD-0-3&synonym=off&chinessChar=on&searchTermImages=%ED%9D%AC%EC%A2%85+%EC%86%8C%EC%83%9D+%EA%B3%B5%EC%A3%BC&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%ED%9D%AC%EC%A2%85+%EC%86%8C%EC%83%9D+%EA%B3%B5%EC%A3%BC&searchKeywordConjunction=AND#searchDetail/kr/kr_091r_0020_0170_0010/1/0/1/r) (in Korean). *[History of Goryeo](/source/Goryeosa)*. Retrieved April 17, 2022.

1. ["ko:고려사 > 권88 > 열전 권제1 > 후비(后妃) > 고종 후비 안혜태후 유씨"](http://db.history.go.kr/KOREA/search/searchResult.do?sort=levelId&dir=ASC&start=-1&limit=20&page=1&pre_page=1&itemIds=&indexSearch=N&codeIds=PERIOD-0-3&synonym=off&chinessChar=on&searchTermImages=%EC%95%88%ED%98%9C%ED%83%9C%ED%9B%84&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%EC%95%88%ED%98%9C%ED%83%9C%ED%9B%84&searchKeywordConjunction=AND#searchDetail/kr/kr_088r_0010_1000/6/2/6/r) (in Korean). *[History of Goryeo](/source/Goryeosa)*. Retrieved April 17, 2022.

1. ["ko:고려사 > 권20 > 세가 권제20 > 명종(明宗) 27년 > 9월 > 최충헌 형제가 왕을 유폐시키고 왕민을 새로 옹립하다"](http://db.history.go.kr/KOREA/search/searchResult.do?sort=levelId&dir=ASC&start=-1&limit=20&page=2&pre_page=1&itemIds=&indexSearch=N&codeIds=PERIOD-0-3&synonym=off&chinessChar=on&searchTermImages=%EC%8B%A0%EC%A2%85+%EC%99%95%EC%9C%84&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%EC%8B%A0%EC%A2%85+%EC%99%95%EC%9C%84&searchKeywordConjunction=AND#searchDetail/kr/kr_020r_0190_0040_0030/24/0/24/r) (in Korean). *[History of Goryeo](/source/Goryeosa)*. Retrieved April 17, 2022.

1. ["ko:고려사 > 권21 > 세가 권제21 > 희종(熙宗) 즉위년 > 11월 > 원자 지를 왕태자로 삼다"](http://db.history.go.kr/KOREA/search/searchResult.do?sort=levelId&dir=ASC&limit=20&page=1&pre_page=1&codeIds=PERIOD-0-3&searchTermImages=%C2%A0%EC%9B%90%EC%9E%90+%EC%A7%80%EB%A5%BC+%EC%99%95%ED%83%9C%EC%9E%90%EB%A1%9C+%EC%82%BC%EB%8B%A4&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%EC%9B%90%EC%9E%90+%EC%A7%80%EB%A5%BC+%EC%99%95%ED%83%9C%EC%9E%90%EB%A1%9C+%EC%82%BC%EB%8B%A4&searchKeywordConjunction=AND#searchDetail/kr/kr_021r_0120_0110_0010/1/0/1/r) (in Korean). *[History of Goryeo](/source/Goryeosa)*. Retrieved April 17, 2022.

1. ["ko:고려사 > 권21 > 세가 권제21 > 희종(熙宗) 7년 > 4월 > 태자 지의 관례를 행하다"](http://db.history.go.kr/KOREA/search/searchResult.do?sort=levelId&dir=ASC&start=-1&limit=20&page=1&pre_page=1&itemIds=&indexSearch=N&codeIds=PERIOD-0-3&synonym=off&chinessChar=on&searchTermImages=%EA%B4%80%EB%A1%80&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%EA%B4%80%EB%A1%80&searchKeywordConjunction=AND#searchDetail/kr/kr_021r_0190_0030_0020/68/16/68/r) (in Korean). *[History of Goryeo](/source/Goryeosa)*. Retrieved April 17, 2022.

1. ["ko:고려사 > 권21 > 세가 권제21 > 희종(熙宗) 7년 > 12월 > 최충헌 암살 시도가 실패하다"](http://db.history.go.kr/KOREA/search/searchResult.do?sort=levelId&dir=ASC&start=-1&limit=20&page=1&pre_page=1&itemIds=&indexSearch=N&codeIds=PERIOD-0-3&synonym=off&chinessChar=on&searchTermImages=%EC%99%95%EC%A4%80%EB%AA%85&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%EC%99%95%EC%A4%80%EB%AA%85&searchKeywordConjunction=AND#searchDetail/kr/kr_021r_0190_0100_0010/4/0/4/r) (in Korean). *[History of Goryeo](/source/Goryeosa)*. Retrieved April 17, 2022.

1. Jae-ha, Yoo (2000). [*高麗王朝史: 明宗 - 元宗*](https://books.google.com/books?id=XXcRAQAAMAAJ&q=%ED%8F%90%ED%83%9C%EC%9E%90+%EC%B0%BD%EC%9B%90%EA%B3%B5) [Goryeo Dynasty History: Myeongjong - Wonjong] (in Korean). [University of Michigan](/source/University_of_Michigan): Scholarship. p. 280. ISBN 9788946790797.

1. ["ko:고려사 > 권25 > 세가 권제25 > 원종(元宗) 3년 > 12월 > 창원공 왕지가 죽다"](http://db.history.go.kr/KOREA/search/searchResult.do?sort=levelId&dir=ASC&limit=20&page=1&pre_page=1&codeIds=PERIOD-0-3&searchTermImages=%EC%B0%BD%EC%9B%90%EA%B3%B5&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%EC%B0%BD%EC%9B%90%EA%B3%B5&searchKeywordConjunction=AND#searchDetail/kr/kr_025r_0050_0070_0030/4/0/4/r) (in Korean). *[History of Goryeo](/source/Goryeosa)*. Retrieved April 17, 2022.

### Sources

- [Wang Ji](http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0055482) on the *[Encyclopedia of Korean Culture](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Korean_Culture)* (in Korean).
- [Wang Ji](https://www.doopedia.co.kr/mo/doopedia/master/master.do?_method=view2&MAS_IDX=101013000945855) on *[Doosan Encyclopedia](/source/Doosan_Encyclopedia)* (in Korean).
- [Wang Ji](http://db.history.go.kr/KOREA/search/searchResult.do?sort=levelId&dir=ASC&start=-1&limit=20&page=1&pre_page=1&itemIds=&indexSearch=N&codeIds=PERIOD-0-3&synonym=off&chinessChar=on&searchTermImages=%EC%B0%BD%EC%9B%90%EA%B3%B5+%EC%99%95%EC%A7%80&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%EC%B0%BD%EC%9B%90%EA%B3%B5+%EC%99%95%EC%A7%80&searchKeywordConjunction=AND#searchDetail/kr/kr_091r_0010_0040/4/3/4/r) on *[Goryeosa](/source/Goryeosa)* (in Korean).

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