This article is about the ruling family of the Goryeo dynasty. For other topics, see House of Wang (disambiguation).
House of Wang
Country
Goryeo
Founded
July 25, 918, 1105 years ago
Founder
Taejo of Goryeo
Final ruler
Gongyang of Goryeo
Titles
King of Goryeo
Prince of Shen
Deposition
1392
the House of Wang or the House of Hwang Goryeo (Korean: 왕; Hanja: 王) was the royal ruling house of Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392) of Korea.
Its founder was Wang Kŏn, the chancellor of Taebong who overthrew its tyrant king Kung Ye and founded the new dynasty of Goryeo. His descendants ruled as kings for 474 years. From 1170 to 1270, the Goryeo kings were puppets of the Goryeo military regime. In 1270, the royal house broke free from the military regime's grasp and volunteered to become vassals of the Mongol Empire. During the Mongol domination of Goryeo, the House of Wang became semi-autonomous vassals of the Yuan dynasty, and engaged in intermarriage with the ruling Borjigin clan. In 1356, King Gongmin was able to restore the independence of Goryeo. However, after the Wihwado Retreat in 1388, Goryeo general Yi Sŏng-gye was able to seize power. In 1392, Yi ended the rule of the House of Wang, proclaiming himself King of Joseon.
After they fell from power, the House of Wang was persecuted by the new dynasty. From 1392 to 1413, they were subject to an extermination campaign where male members from the direct line of the royal Wang family were to be apprehended and killed. Due to the extent of persecution, a majority of Wang Kŏn's descendants in the modern-day Kaesong Wang clan are descendants of his fifteenth son, Prince Hyoeun via Wang Mi (왕미; 王亹, 1365-?), a survivor of the extermination.
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