Gwangjong (925 – 4 July 975), personal name Wang So, was the fourth monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. Gwangjong was born in 925 as Wang So, fourth...

Gwangjong, came to power in 949 to become the fourth ruler of Goryeo and instituted reforms to consolidate monarchical authority. In 956, Gwangjong freed...

years before Spanish Catholic priest Gregorio de Céspedes visited Joseon, the successor state of Goryeo, though some Korean researchers believe the letters...

Gwangjong period. For example, Goryeo used Korean imperial titles and Chinese era names in tandem. Goryeo very rarely used Korean era names. Goryeo maintained...

widow of Gyeongjong of Goryeo and sister of Seongjong of Goryeo, mother of Mokjong of Goryeo and daughter of Gwangjong of Goryeo Queen Gongye (1126–1146)...

Northern China to the Korean Peninsula. During the Goryeo era, particularly during the reign of Gwangjong, several monuments related to Buddhism were created...

Jeongjong of Goryeo (today Korea) and his half-sister (10th century) Gwangjong of Goryeo and his half-sister Daemok (10th century) Deokjong of Goryeo and his...

Goryeo by Taejo of Goryeo. 926: Balhae falls to Khitan forces. 935: Silla formally surrenders to Goryeo. 936: Hubaekje formally surrenders to Goryeo....

Peninsula. Slaves were freed on a large scale in 956 by the Goryeo dynasty. Gwangjong of Goryeo proclaimed the Slave and Land Act, an act that "deprived...

Chu sent fifty precious objects and a letter to Goryeo inquiring about the missing sutras, and Gwangjong sent the monk Jegwan (Chinese: 諦觀) with a complete...

troops to withdraw from Goryeo. Sŏ Hŭi was of the Icheon Sŏ clan and was the son of Sŏ P'il [ko] who, during the King Gwangjong's reign, served as Secretary-General...

kings of Balhae were restricted to one character. Most of the kings of Goryeo and Joseon were more often given temple names than posthumous names, unlike...

times of the Joseon dynasty". History and Reality V.64. Goryeosa (King Gwangjong reign, 959) "Yahoo Korea Encyclopedia". Yahoo!. Archived from the original...

(192 BC) Sun Xiu and his niece Empress Zhu Gwangjong of Goryeo and his half-niece Lady Gyeonghwa Injong of Goryeo and his aunt, Princess Yeondeok and Princess...

973 – Ulrich of Augsburg, German bishop and saint (b. 890) 975 – Gwangjong of Goryeo, Korean king (b. 925) 1187 – Raynald of Châtillon, French knight...

pedigree. The Goryeo dynasty had a history of incestuous marriage within the royal family in its early years, starting from Gwangjong, the fourth king...

Kung Ye, King (901–918) Goryeo (complete list) – Taejo, King (918–943) Hyejong, King (943–945) Jeongjong, King (945–949) Gwangjong, King (949–975) Gyeongjong...

Due to a naming taboo regarding the birth name of the fourth king of Goryeo Gwangjong, born "Wang So" (Korean: 왕소; Hanja: 王昭). "Descendants of Confucius...

order to prevent the influence of the other families, Korean Goryeo dynasty monarch Gwangjong married his half-sister Daemok in the 10th century. Marriage...

formation of the new Goryeo Kingdom. King Gwangjong of Goryeo introduced a civil service examination system in 958, and King Seongjong of Goryeo complemented...

BRILL. p. 150. ISBN 978-90-04-18325-4. Sept essais sur des Aspects de la société et de l'économie dans la Normandie médiévale (Xe – XIIIe siècles) Lucien...

of Gwangjong of Goryeo. The examination system was spread to Goryeo in 957 by a visiting Hanlin scholar named Shuang Ji from Later Zhou. Gwangjong was...

Gerberga, Frankish noblewoman (approximate date) Gwangjong (personal name: Wang So), king of Goryeo (d. 975) John I Tzimiskes, Byzantine emperor (approximate...

examination system was established in Korea in 958 under the reign of Gwangjong of Goryeo. Any free man (not Nobi) was able to take the examinations. By the...