Uijong of Goryeo

{{Short description|King of Goryeo from 1146 to 1170}}

{{Infobox royalty

| name = Uijong
{{lang|ko|의종}}
{{lang|ko|毅宗}}

| image =

| caption =

| succession = King of Goryeo

| reign = 1146–1170

| coronation = 1146
Daegwang Hall, Gaegyeong, Goryeo

| predecessor = Injong of Goryeo

| successor = Myeongjong of Goryeo

| spouse = {{plainlist|

• {{Marriage|Queen Janggyeong|1146|}}
• {{Marriage|Queen Jangseon|1148|}}

}}

| spouse-type = Queen Consort

| spouses = Lady Mubi (m. 1152)

| spouses-type = Concubine

| issue = *Sons:
Crown Prince Hyoryeong
3 other sons

• Daughters:
  Princess Gyeongdeok
  Princess Anjeong
  Princess Hwasun
  9 other daughters

| house = Wang

| dynasty = Goryeo

| father = Injong of Goryeo

| mother = Queen Gongye

| birth_name = Wang Cheol

| birth_date = 23 May 1127

| birth_place = Yeondeok Palace, Gaegyeong, Goryeo

| death_date = 7 November 1173 (aged 46)

| death_place = North Pond of Gonwon Temple, Dongyeong, Goryeo

| place of burial = Huireung ({{Korean|hangul=희릉|hanja=禧陵|labels=no}})

| posthumous name = Great King Ganggwa Janghyo
강과장효대왕
(剛果莊孝大王)

| temple name = Uijong ({{Korean|hangul=의종|hanja=毅宗|labels=no}})

}}

{{Infobox Korean name

|hangul=의종

|hanja=毅宗

|rr=Uijong

|mr=Ŭijong

|hangulph=장효대왕

|hanjaph=莊孝大王

|rrph=Janghyo Daewang

|mrph=Changhyo Taewang

|hangulborn=왕철, later 왕현

|hanjaborn=王徹, later 王晛

|rrborn=Wang Cheol, later Wang Hyeon

|mrborn=Wang Ch'ŏl, later Wang Hyŏn

|hangulja=일승

|hanjaja=日升

|rrja=Ilseung

|mrja=Ilsŭng

}}

Uijong (23 May 1127 – 7 November 1173), personal name Wang Hyŏn, was the 18th king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea.

He honoured his civilian advisors with many ceremonies but discriminated against the military officials, often forcing them to participate in martial arts competitions for the entertainment of himself and the civil officials, as well as assigning them petty portions during land distributions. He also was often drunk, further angering the warrior class. Finally, in the autumn of 1170, after constant discriminations, the rage of the military officials burst.{{cite news |last1=이 |first1=한우 |title=[Why] 고려 의종 때 '무신(武臣)의 난' 간신(奸臣) 무참하게 도륙했지만 문극겸 등 충신(忠臣)은 화 면해 |url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/09/25/2009092501353.html |access-date=28 January 2024 |agency=Chosun Ilbo |date=September 6, 2009}} Three warriors (Chŏng Chung-bu, Yi Ŭi-bang, Yi Ko) and others, started a military revolt, murdering the civil officials, deposing King Uijong, and appointing his young brother as a new king in the place. After he was deposed, officials loyal to Uijong such as Kim Po-dang later attempted to restore him to his throne, but this restoration attempt was exposed and Uijong was subsequently thrown into a pond and drowned by the Goryeo military regime while many civil officials were once again purged.{{cite news |last1=이 |first1=한우 |title=[Why] 고려 의종 때 '무신(武臣)의 난' 간신(奸臣) 무참하게 도륙했지만 문극겸 등 충신(忠臣)은 화 면해 |url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/09/25/2009092501353.html |access-date=28 January 2024 |agency=Chosun Ilbo |date=September 6, 2009}}{{cite news |last1=이 |first1=승철 |script-title=ko:고려 18대 의종왕 추념식…의종왕의 폐왕무로 원혼 달래며 |url=http://www.geojenews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=25339 |access-date=28 January 2024 |agency=Geoje News |date=November 7, 2012}}