Duke An'gyŏng

Duke of An'gyŏng (Korean: 안경공; Hanja: 安慶公; August 1223 – October ?), personal name Wang Ch'ang (왕창; 王淐), also known by his temple name as Yŏngjong (영종; 英宗), was briefly king of the Korean Goryeo dynasty in 1269 installed by the Goryeo military regime. He was the second son of King Gojong and the only full younger brother of King Wonjong. He was known before his reign as the Marquess of An'gyŏng and Duke of An'gyŏng. Although he was given the temple name of Yeongjong by the Goryeo court, his reign's legitimacy is not widely recognized by modern-day scholars.

Duke An'gyŏng
Marquess of An'gyŏng (안경후; 安慶侯)
Reign	?–1269
Duke of An'gyŏng (안경공; 安慶公)
Reign	1253–1269
Coronation	1253
King of Goryeo (disputed)
Reign	1269–1269
Coronation	1269
Predecessor	Wonjong of Goryeo
Successor	Wonjong of Goryeo
Regent	Im Yŏn
Born	Wang Gan August 1223 Kaegyŏng, Goryeo
Died	October ? Ganghwa Island, Ganghwa-hyeon, Goryeo
Spouse	Deposed Queen, of the Andong Gwon clan
Issue	Wang Hyeon, Marquess Hanyang Wang Cheong, Prince Ikyang
House	Wang
Dynasty	Goryeo
Father	Gojong
Mother	Queen Anhye
Religion	Buddhism
Korean name
Hangul	왕간; 왕창
Hanja	王侃; 王淐
RR	Wang Gan; Wang Chang
MR	Wang Kan; Wang Ch'ang
Monarch name
Hangul	영종
Hanja	英宗
RR	Yeongjong
MR	Yŏngjong

In 1253, 1259, 1265 and 1266, he visited the Yuan dynasty as an envoy when Goryeo dispatched a negotiating envoy.^[1] In 1269, he ascended the throne with the help of the government official Im Yŏn.^[1] Not a year after, he was deposed under Yuan's pressure. King Gongyang tried to made a burial at his grave, but canceled due to the opposition from his ministers.

Family

• Father: Gojong of Goryeo
  • Grandfather: Myeongjong of Goryeo
  • Grandmother: Queen Uijeong of the Gangneung Kim clan
• Mother: Queen Anhye of the Yu clan
  • Grandfather: Huijong of Goryeo
  • Grandmother: Queen Seongpyeong of the Jangheung Im clan
• Consorts and their Respective issue(s):
  • Deposed Queen, of the Andong Kwon clan; daughter of Kwon Tak (권탁).
    • Wang Hyeon, Marquess Hanyang (한양후 왕현)
    • Wang Cheong, Prince Ikyang (익양군 왕청; March 1248 – March 1344)