Mokjong

Mokjong (5 July 980 – 2 March 1009), personal name Wang Song, was the seventh ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea.

Reign Born as Wang Song, Mokjong was the only son of King Gyeongjong; however, when his father died, he was too young to become king, so it was his uncle, prince Gaeryeong Wang Ch'i, who succeeded to the throne as King Seongjong. Mokjong eventually became king after his uncle's death in 997 and chose his mother, Queen Honae, as regent. He is also remembered for a plot by his mother, Queen Honae and her lover Kim Ch'i-yang to overthrow him. Queen Honae and Kim sought to replace Mokjong with their child, whom they had presented as a son of Mokjong's father, Gyeongjong of Goryeo, which Mokjong sought to prevent as it would have meant the end of the House of Wang's rule over Goryeo. However, he was slain before he arrived there.

Mokjong's tomb was known as Gongneung, but its present location is not known.

Family Father: Gyeongjong of Goryeo Grandfather: Gwangjong of Goryeo Grandmother: Queen Daemok of the Hwangju Hwangbo clan Mother: Queen Heonae of the Hwangju Hwangbo clan Grandfather: Daejong of Goryeo Grandmother: Queen Seonui of the Chŏngju Yu clan Consorts and their respective Issue(s): Queen Seonjeong of the Chungju Yu clan; maternal first cousin or paternal second cousin – No issue. Palace Lady Yoseoktaek, of the Kim clan – No issue.

In popular culture Portrayed by Lee In in the 2009 KBS2 TV series Empress Cheonchu. Portrayed by Baek Sung-hyun in the 2023 KBS2 TV series Korea–Khitan War.