List of Goryeo people
This is a list of notable people from the Goryeo dynasty, a period in Korean history lasting from 918 to 1392.
Rulers
[edit]For a chronological list of rulers, see List of Korean monarchs
- King Taejo (918–943)
- King Hyejong (943–945)
- King Jeongjong (945–949)
- King Gwangjong (949–975)
- King Gyeongjong (975–981)
- King Seongjong (981–997)
- King Mokjong (997–1009)
- King Hyeonjong (1009–1031)
- King Deokjong (1031–1034)
- King Jeongjong (1034–1046)
- King Munjong (1046–1083)
- King Sunjong (1083)
- King Seonjong (1083–1094)
- King Heonjong (1094–1095)
- King Sukjong (1095–1105)
- King Yejong (1105–1122)
- King Injong (1122–1146)
- King Uijong (1146–1170)
- King Myeongjong (1170–1197)
- King Sinjong (1197–1204)
- King Huijong (1204–1211)
- King Gangjong (1211–1213)
- King Gojong (1213–1259)
- King Wonjong (1259–1274)
- King Chungnyeol (1274–1308)
- King Chungseon (1308–1313)
- King Chungsuk (1313–1330; 1332–1339)
- King Chunghye (1330–1332; 1339–1344)
- King Chungmok (1344–1348)
- King Chungjeong (1348–1351)
- King Gongmin (1351–1374)
- King U (1374–1388)
- King Chang (1388–1389)
- King Gongyang (1389–1392)
Military officials
[edit]- Sin Sung-gyŏm, who died saving the life of Taejo.
- Sŏ Hŭi
- Kang Cho
- Yi Hyŏn-un, Kang Cho's deputy, defected to the Liao
- Kang Kam-ch'an, remembered for his victories in the Third Goryeo-Khitan War.
- Yun Kwan
- Chŏng Chung-bu
- Yi Ŭi-bang
- Kyŏng Tae-sŭng
- Yi Ŭi-min
- Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn, military dictator.
- Ch'oe U, military dictator. Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn's son.
- Pae Chung-son
- Kim T'ong-jŏng
- Ch'oe Mu-sŏn, scientist and military commander.
- Ch'oe Yŏng, rival to Yi Sŏng-gye in the waning days of Goryeo.
- Yi Cha-ch'un, father of Yi Sŏng-gye.
- Yi Sŏng-gye, who overthrew Goryeo in the late 14th century and established the Joseon Dynasty.
Scholar-officials
[edit]- Yi Cha-gyŏm
- Kim Sŏn
- Ch'oe Sung-no
- Ch'oe Ch'ung
- Hyŏngnyŏn Chŏng, author of the Kyunyŏ-jŏn
- Kim Pu-sik
- Ch'oe Yun-ŭi
- An Hyang
- Chŏng Mong-ju
- Yi Saek
- Kil Chae
- Chŏng To-jŏn
- Kwŏn Kŭn
- U T'ak
Buddhist monks
[edit]Popular leaders
[edit]Collaborators of Yuan
[edit]- Wang Ko
- Wang Toghtua Bukha
- Empress Gi
- Hong Pok-wŏn, a Goryeo commander who later served as an administrator of the Mongol Empire.
- Ki Ch'ŏl