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Gongmin (Korean: 공민; Hanja: 恭愍; 23 May 1330 – 27 October 1374), also known by his Mongolian name, Bayan Temür, [1] was 31st ruler of Goryeo from 1351 to 1374. He was the second son of King Chungsuk .
The Red Turban invasions of Goryeo occurred in the 14th century, when the Red Turban Rebellion against the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty spread to the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. The Red Turban rebels, originating in the Zhejiang area, were opposed to the Yuan dynasty. After gaining control of Liaodong, the Red Turbans invaded Goryeo in 1359 and 1360.
While the geomancer took the king's subjects to the spot where the tomb is now located, Gongmin climbed the one opposite to review the site. When he reached the top of the mountain, exhausted, he dabbed his brow and surveyed the area; delightedly, he found it to be perfect and prepared to personally congratulate the young man.
The future Princess Noguk was born Budashiri, a member of the Yuan dynasty's ruling Borjigin clan and a great-great-great-granddaughter of Kublai Khan.Though her birth year is unknown, she is recorded as having married the reformist monarch Gongmin of Goryeo in the Yuan capital of Khanbaliq in 1349, after which she went to live in Goryeo.
Sin Ton (Korean: 신돈; 21 January 1322 – 21 August 1371) [a] a Korean Buddhist monk and scholar during the Goryeo period. His Dharma name was P'yŏncho ( 편조 ) and he became a teacher and advisor of King Gongmin .
According to the records, U was reportedly born to slave girl Banya, a maid of the monk Shin Don, and King Gongmin. Because Gongmin initially denied the child as his son and refused to name him, Shin Don took it upon himself and named the boy Monino (meaning "servant of Buddha"). As a result of the King's refusal to recognize the child, intense ...
The House of Wang (Korean: 왕; Hanja: 王) was the royal ruling house of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea, from 918 to 1392. Its founder was Wang Kŏn, the chancellor of Taebong who overthrew its tyrant king Kung Ye and founded the new dynasty of Goryeo. His descendants ruled as kings for 474 years.
Ch'oe Yŏng (Korean: 최영; Hanja: 崔瑩; 1316–1388), also romanized as Choi Young, was a Korean general born in Hongseong [1] or Cheorwon [2] during the Goryeo period. He became a national hero after he put down Cho Il-sin's Rebellion (조일신의 난).