Biography

In 1277, King Chungseon was confirmed as Crown Prince; the following year he travelled to China and received his Mongolian name.

In 1296, he married Borjigin Budashiri, a Yuan princess and great-granddaughter of Kublai Khan. However, he already had three Korean wives, who were daughters of the powerful nobles.

King Chungseon's mother died in 1297, and this was followed by a violent purge brought on by allegations that she had been murdered. Perhaps upset by these events, King Chungnyeol petitioned Yuan to abdicate the throne and was accordingly replaced by his son in 1298. Faced with intense plotting between the faction of his Mongol Queen and his Korean wife, Royal Consort Jo of the Pungyang Jo clan, King Chungseon returned the throne to his father shortly thereafter.

As the grandson of Kublai Khan, Chungseon had significant sway in the Kuriltais of the early 14th century gathered to elect the new Khan. When Temür Khan's death spurred a competition to the throne, his wife Bulugan put Ananda as successor. Ayurbarwada, who was put to exile, rebelled with his brother Khayishan. King Chungseon who was their cousin, was intimate with them since his days in China, supported them. He supported Khayishan (Külüg Khan) to the throne in 1307, and supported Ayurbarwada (Buyantu Khan) to the throne in 1311. Thus he sat 7th in hierarchy in the empire after the sons of the Khan in their Kurultai.

Külüg Khan thanked his efforts by giving him a new title on top of his kingship of Goryeo, the Prince/King of Shenyang, in 1307 or 1308 specifically mentioned as thanks to his efforts of bringing the Khan to power. After his father's death in 1308, King Chungseon obliged to return to the throne of Goryeo and made efforts to reform court politics, but spent as much time as possible in China. In 1310, his Chinese title was changed to Prince/King of Shen. He is a very rare case of personal unions in East Asia.

He retired from the throne in 1313, and was replaced by his son, Wang Do. After the death of Buyantu Khan (Renzong of Yuan 元仁宗) in 1320, King Chungseon was briefly sent into exile to Tibet (lately Sakya) by the new Khan, but was permitted to return to Khanbaliq soon thereafter, where he died in 1325.

Family

• Father: Chungnyeol of Goryeo

　• Grandfather: Wonjong of Goryeo

　• Grandmother: Queen Jeongsun of the Jeonju Kim clan

• Mother: Queen Jangmok of the Yuan Borjigin clan

　• Grandfather: Kublai Khan of Yuan

　• Grandmother: Chabi Khatun of Yuan

• Consorts and their Respective Issue(s):

• Princess Supreme of Gye State of the Yuan Borjigin clan, personal name Budashiri – No issue.

• Royal Consort Ui, personal name Yasokjin.

• #Wang Gam, Prince Gwangneung, 1st son

• #Wang Man, Chungsuk of Goryeo, 2nd son

• Royal Consort Jeong of the Kaeseong Wang clan – No issue.

• Royal Consort Jo of the Pungyang Jo clan – No issue.

• Primary Consort Sunhwa of the Namyang Hong clan – No issue.

• Royal Consort Sun of the Yangcheon Heo clan – No issue.

• Royal Consort Suk of the Eonyang Kim clan– No issue.

• Unknown

• #Wang Hye, Prince Deokheung, 3rd son

• #Princess Suchun, 1st daughter

Ancestry

生平

元世祖至元十五年（1278年），王璋被定为高丽王世子后的第一年，他就被带到元大都（今北京）抚养，并取蒙古名益知礼普花（）。1296年王璋与元朝宗室甘麻剌之女蓟国公主宝塔实怜成婚。在此之前，他已经娶了三个高丽贵族女子为妃。

1297年，庄穆王后忽都鲁揭里迷失去世。由于有人怀疑庄穆王后是被谋杀，引发高丽宫廷争斗。忠烈王王賰向元成宗请求退位。1298年，王璋嗣位为高丽国王，其父王賰则被高丽尊为太上王，元朝封王賰为逸寿王。由于宝塔实怜公主和高丽王妃集团之间的争斗非常激烈，不久王璋又很快将王位让回给其父王賰。

依据《元史》，1307年（或依据《高丽史》，1308年），王璋由于迎立元武宗的功绩，被元朝册封为渖阳王。次年忠烈王王賰去世，王璋重新即位，是为忠宣王。由于经历了一系列高丽朝廷中的明争暗斗，即位后，忠宣王并不愿意处理高丽国事，而是迷恋在元大都的生活，尽可能地在元大都长时间逗留，在元大都传旨遥控高丽。忠宣王在位期间，改革了高丽旧制中的一些弊端，打击权门世家的势力。这使高丽的朝臣们十分不满。1310年，忠宣王杀害了世子王鉴以及高丽大臣金义重等人。而在元朝的官员中有相当一部分是高丽权贵，此前洪重喜、洪重庆、洪福源等人对高丽朝廷不满的人，在元朝皇帝面前说忠宣王的坏话。

在各种压力之下，忠宣王于1313年上表请求退位，将高丽王位传给其子江陵大君王焘（高丽忠肃王），并请求册封异母兄江阳公王滋之子延安君王暠（蒙古名完泽秃）为渖阳王世子。元朝接受了他的请求，封他为太尉王，但要求其返回高丽。忠宣王不得已携王后返回高丽，并让王暠以秃鲁花（人质）的身份留在元朝。但次年忠宣王又前往元朝，长期耽留元大都不归。

王璋喜爱书法和绘画，在元大都期间，设立万卷堂，收集各种书籍，并招聘元朝和高丽的学者研究学问。高丽学者李齐贤、元朝学者赵孟俯都是他的座上客。这段时期为高丽文学的顶峰，高丽大量从中国输入书籍。

延佑七年（1320年）二月，元仁宗驾崩，元英宗即位，继续推行汉法，但遭到其祖母太皇太后答己一派的阻挠。洪福源等诬陷王璋因党同太皇太后一派，十二月，王璋被英宗流放到乌思藏撒思结之地（今西藏自治区萨迦县）学佛。高丽忠肃王号召百官多次联名上书元廷为上王鸣冤，同时组织僧人在旻天寺为之祈祷。但渖王王暠图谋夺取高丽王位，勾结在元廷任职的高丽人进行阻挠。渖王的党羽权汉功图谋召集百官上书元廷请愿，要求废黜忠肃王。而高丽大臣柳清臣、吴潜则上书请求在高丽设置像内地一样的行省，但被元英宗拒绝了。

1323年，忠宣王改流脱思麻（今青海省海南藏族自治州一带）。1324年，忠宣王终于被召回元大都，此时已被流放了长达五年之久。然而护送他的校尉方连、方元兄弟苦于路途艰险，欲发兵杀之逃跑；幸好忠宣王发现了火光，及时逃脱了，才平安地到达元大都。1325年，王璋客死于元大都，遗体送回高丽，葬于德陵。元朝赐諡号忠宣，高丽恭愍王加諡宣孝。

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