Gangjong of Goryeo

{{Short description|King of Goryeo from 1211 to 1213}}

{{Infobox royalty

| name = Gangjong
{{lang|ko|강종}}
{{lang|ko|康宗}}

| image =

| caption =

| succession = King of Goryeo

| reign = 1212–1213

| coronation = 1212

| predecessor = Huijong of Goryeo

| successor = Gojong of Goryeo

| spouse = {{plainlist|

• {{Marriage|Queen Sapyeong|1174|1174|reason=dep.}}
• {{Marriage|Queen Wondeok|1175|1213}}

}}

| issue = *Sons:
Gojong of Goryeo
9 other sons

• Daughters:
  Princess Suryeong
  Princess Jeonghwa

| house = Wang

| dynasty = Goryeo

| father = Myeongjong of Goryeo

| mother = Queen Uijeong

| birth_name = Wang Suk

| birth_date = 10 May 1152

| birth_place = Gaeseong-bu, Gaegyeong, Goryeo

| death_date = 26 August 1213 (aged 61)

| death_place = Hwapyeong Hall, Suchang Palace, Gaegyeong, Goryeo

| place of burial = Hureung ({{Korean|hangul=후릉|hanja=厚陵|labels=no}}){{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

| posthumous name = Great King Juncheol Munyeol Danchong Myeongheon Yimo Mokcheong Wonhyo
준철문열단총명헌이모목청원효대왕
(濬哲文烈亶聰明憲貽謀穆淸元孝大王)

| temple name = Gangjong ({{Korean|hangul=강종|hanja=康宗|labels=no}})

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{{Infobox Korean name

|title=Korean name

|hangul=강종

|hanja=康宗

|rr=Gangjong

|mr=Kangjong

|hangulph=원효대왕

|hanjaph=元孝大王

|rrph=Wonhyo Daewang

|mrph=Wŏnhyo Taewang

|hangulborn=왕숙, 왕정, later 왕오

|hanjaborn=王璹, 王貞, later 王祦

|rrborn=Wang Suk, Wang Jeong, later Wang O

|mrborn=Wang Suk, Wang Chŏng, later Wang O

|hangulja=대화 or 법주

|hanjaja=大華 or 法柱

|rrja=Daehwa or Beopju

|mrja=Taehwa or Pŏpchu

}}

Gangjong (10 May 1152 – 26 August 1213), personal name Wang O, was the 22nd ruler of the Korean Goryeo dynasty. He was the eldest son of King Myeongjong.{{cite news |title=[Why] [이한우의 역사속의 WHY] 최충헌 몰아내려 했던 고려왕 희종의 운명은? |url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/12/04/2009120401089.html |access-date=29 January 2024 |agency=Chosun Ilbo |date=December 5, 2009}}

Gangjong was confirmed as heir in 1173. In 1197, he and his father were driven to Ganghwado by the military leader Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn. In 1210 Gangjong returned to the capital, and he was given a royal title by his uncle King Huijong in the following year. After Ch'oe drove Huijong from power that year, Gangjong was placed on the throne. Gangjong was essentially a puppet of General Ch'oe during his reign, and was succeeded by his son Gojong after ruling Goryeo for two years.{{cite news |title=[Why] [이한우의 역사속의 Why] 고려판 강화도령 강종 조선의 철종과 닮은꼴 |url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/02/06/2009020601127.html |access-date=31 January 2024 |agency=Chosun Ilbo |date=February 7, 2009}}

Gangjong's tomb is located outside the old Goryeo capital, in modern-day Hyŏnhwa-ri, Kaepung-gun, South Hwanghae Province, North Korea.

{{Goryeo monarchs}}