Duke Gwangpyeong
Birth nameWang Won
Birth date1083
Birth placeGoryeo
Death date1170 (aged about 87/8)
Death placeGoryeo
Burial date1171
Burial placeWestern of Baegak mountain foot
SpousePrincess Ansu
IssueWang Gyeong
Regnal nameCount Gwangpyeong
(광평백, 廣平伯; given in 1111 by King Sukjong[1])
Marquess Gwangpyeong
(광평후, 廣平侯; given during King Injong's reign)
Duke Gwangpyeong
(광평공, 廣平公; given during King Injong's reign)
Royal houseHouse of Wang
FatherWang Do, King Yangheon
MotherQueen Yangheon of the Incheon Yi clan
ReligionBuddhism
Gwangpyeong
Hangul%왕원
Hanja王源
Hangulrt^광평공
Hanjart廣平公

Duke Gwangpyeong (Korean: 광평공; Hanja: 廣平公; 1083–1170[a]), personal name Wang Won (Korean: 왕원; Hanja: 王源) was a Goryeo royal family member as the grandson of King Munjong. He was also a politician and physician who was firstly honoured as Count Gwangpyeong.

Biography

Early life and relative

Born as the second son of Wang Do, Duke Joseon (Korean: 조선공 왕도) who was the eldest son of King Munjong and Consort Ingyeong in 1083, he was named Won (Korean: 원; Hanja: 源). His mother was the second daughter of Yi Jeong (Korean: 이정) from the Incheon Yi clan.[2] He had an older brother and a younger brother who would become the father of Queen Janggyeong,[3] Queen Uijeong,[4] and Queen Seonjeong.[5]

Role in the royal court

In 1086 (3rd years reign of King Seonjong), Wang Won was appointed as Geomgyosagongjuguk (Korean: 검교사공주국; Hanja: 檢校司空柱國) and later became Euncheonggwangnokdaebu (Korean: 은청광록대부; Hanja: 銀靑光祿大夫) and Sutaebu (Korean: 수태부; Hanja: 守太傅).[6]

During the reign of King Sukjong, Wang Won became Geomgyosaso Susagong (Korean: 검교사도 수사공; Hanja: 檢校司徒守司空) and Suchunggongsin Teukjingeomgyotaewi Susado (Korean: 수충공신 특진검교태위 수사도; Hanja: 輸忠功臣特進檢校太慰守司徒) in 1103.[7] He also received Sukjong's 3rd daughter, Princess Ansu as his wife, honoured as Count Gwangpyeong (Korean: 광평백; Hanja: 廣平伯) and promoted into Gaebuuidongsamsa (Korean: 개부의동삼사; Hanja: 開府儀同三司) in 1111 (6th years reign of King Yejong).[8] Together, they had a son who would marry Yejong's 2nd daughter, Princess Heunggyeong.[9]

During the reign of King Injong, Wang Won became Marquess Gwangpyeong (Korean: 광평후; Hanja: 廣平侯) and later the Duke Gwangpyeong (Korean: 광평공; Hanja: 廣平公) while held the position of Sutaebo (Korean: 수태보; Hanja: 守太保).[10]

Role in religion and medicine

During his lifetime, Wang Won was said to well versed in both of Confucianism and Buddhism, excellent in medicine (Korean: 의술; Hanja: 醫術) and used his ability to widely take care and treat peoples.[11] From a middle age, he fascinated with Buddhism and always read the Lotus Sutra (Korean: 법화경; Hanja: 法華經), which believed that he kept nearly 10,000 copies in his own mansion.[2]

Death, funeral, and legacy

In 1170 (24th years reign of King Uijong), Duke Gwangpyeong fell ill and died at the age 88 in the private residence of the Buddha (Korean: 불령; Hanja: 佛嶺), which inherited from his mother[11] and then buried at the western of Baegak Mountain foot a year later. There was an "Epitaph of Wang Won" (Korean: 왕원묘지명; Hanja: 王源墓誌銘) that written not long after his death.[12][2]

Notes

  1. ^ In the Korean calendar (lunisolar), he died on 12th day of the 1st month of 1170.

References

  1. ^ "ko:고려사 > 권13 > 세가 권제13 > 예종(睿宗) 6년 > 3월 > 왕원을 광평백으로 책봉하다" (in Korean). History of Goryeo. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "ko:고려시대 금석문·문자자료 > 묘지명·묵서명 - 墓誌銘·墨書銘 > 왕원묘지명" (in Korean). History of Goryeo. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "ko:고려사 > 권88 > 열전 권제1 > 후비(后妃) > 의종 후비 장경왕후 김씨" (in Korean). History of Goryeo. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "ko:고려사 > 권88 > 열전 권제1 > 후비(后妃) > 명종 후비 광정태후 김씨" (in Korean). History of Goryeo. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "ko:고려사 > 권88 > 열전 권제1 > 후비(后妃) > 신종 후비 선정태후 김씨" (in Korean). History of Goryeo. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  6. ^ ko:국역 "고려사".: 열전. 20-28 [National "History of Goryeo".: Biographies. 20-28] (in Korean). National Culture. 2006. p. 230. ISBN 9788982080869.
  7. ^ "ko:고려사 > 권90 > 열전 권제3 > 종실(宗室) > 문종 왕자 조선공 왕도" (in Korean). History of Goryeo. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  8. ^ "ko:고려사 > 권91 > 열전 권제4 > 공주(公主) > 숙종 소생 공주 > 안수궁주" (in Korean). History of Goryeo. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  9. ^ "ko:고려사 > 권91 > 열전 권제4 > 공주(公主) > 예종 소생 공주 > 흥경공주" (in Korean). History of Goryeo. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  10. ^ "ko:고려사 > 권17 > 세가 권제17 > 인종(仁宗) 21년 > 6월 > 왕원과 왕원에게 관작을 내리다" (in Korean). History of Goryeo. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  11. ^ Yong-seon, Kim (2001). ko:역주 고려 묘지명 집성, Volume 1 [Collections of Goryeo Epitaph, Volume 1] (in Korean). University of Michigan: Hallym University Press. p. 333. ISBN 9788987086330.
  12. ^ "2018 경기천년, 고려시대의 경기문화-19" (in Korean). Gyeonggi Province Library. Retrieved April 22, 2022.