King U of Goryeo

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King U of Goryeo was a late 14th-century monarch of Korea’s Goryeo dynasty whose troubled reign was marked by political turmoil and the rising dominance of General Yi Seong-gye, founder of the subsequent Joseon dynasty.

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King U of Goryeo canonical 10

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instanceOf King of Goryeo ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
ascendedToThroneAsMinor true ⓘ
associatedWith founding of Joseon by Yi Seong-gye ⓘ
birthPlace Gaegyeong ⓘ
burialPlace Goryeo royal tomb (exact location uncertain) ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Gaegyeong ⓘ
country Goryeo ⓘ
deathCause assassination ⓘ
deathPlace Ganghwa Island ⓘ
dynasty Goryeo dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Goryeo
era late 14th century ⓘ
eraName Uwang ⓘ
father King Gongmin of Goryeo ⓘ
fullName Wang U ⓘ
governanceCharacteristic strong influence of military leaders ⓘ
weak royal authority ⓘ
historicalPeriod end of Goryeo and transition to Joseon ⓘ
house House of Wang ⓘ
installedAsHeirBy King Gongmin of Goryeo ⓘ
knownFor conflict with powerful military officials ⓘ
reign marked by political turmoil ⓘ
language Korean ⓘ
monarchNumber 32nd King of Goryeo ⓘ
mother Banya ⓘ
notableEvent Wihwado Retreat ⓘ
notableGeneral Yi Seong-gye ⓘ
notableMilitaryLeaderDuringReign Yi Seong-gye ⓘ
overthrownInCoup true ⓘ
politicalContext decline of Goryeo dynasty ⓘ
rise of Yi Seong-gye ⓘ
posthumousStatus deposed king ⓘ
predecessor King Gongmin of Goryeo ⓘ
region Korea ⓘ
regnalName King U ⓘ
reignEnd 1388 ⓘ
reignStart 1374 ⓘ
relationshipToYiSeongGye deposed by Yi Seong-gye ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
removedFromThroneBy Yi Seong-gye ⓘ
successor King Chang of Goryeo ⓘ
successorState Joseon dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Joseon
title King of Goryeo ⓘ

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Emperor Gongmin → successor → King U of Goryeo ⓘ
Emperor Gongmin → child → King U of Goryeo ⓘ
King Gongmin of Goryeo → successor → King U of Goryeo ⓘ
King Gongmin of Goryeo → child → King U of Goryeo ⓘ
Wang Gi → successor → King U of Goryeo ⓘ
Wang Jeon → successor → King U of Goryeo ⓘ
Gongmin of Goryeo → successor → King U of Goryeo ⓘ
subject linked to: Gongmin
Gongmin of Goryeo → child → King U of Goryeo ⓘ
subject linked to: Gongmin
House of Wang → hasMember → King U of Goryeo ⓘ