Grand Prince Danyang
Grand Prince Danyang (Korean: 단양대군; Hanja: 丹陽大君; fl. 14th century), born Wang Hu, was a Goryeo royal family member as the second son of Duke Gangyang and grandson of King Chungnyeol.[2] He was promoted repeatedly and later reached the position of a Threefold Great Rectifer (삼중 대광; 三重 大匡; samjung taegwang).[3] Though his niece, he would eventually become the maternal granduncle of King Gongyang. LifeIn 1320, Wang Hu went to Yuan dynasty and appointed as a congratulatory envoy (등극사; 登極使; tŭnggŭksa) for the new Yuan emperor Yingzong and sent to Daidu.[4] In the following year, he went to Yuan again for celebrate the proclaim of a new era name and their Empress Dowager's coronation.[5] In 1333, when King Chungsuk, his older half first cousin, stayed in Yuan, Wang Hu became Gwonseohaengseongsa (권서행성사; 權署行省事) while temporarily take charge of its affairs.[6] After Chungsuk went to Eoyong Hall (어용전; 御容殿) in Pyongyang, he then brought the National Seal (국인; 國印) along with assistant chancellor (찬성사; 成事; ch'ansŏngsa) Cho Chŏk (조적; 曺頔) and royal secretary (밀직사; 密直使; miljiksa) Chŏng Ki (정기; 鄭頎) for the King.[7] His grandmother, Princess Jeonghwa's older brother was a monk at Donghwa Temple (동화사; 桐華寺), made several thousand and hundred men as slaves, which Wang Hu benefited a lot. However, when civilians (양인; 良人) returned as a slaves (노비; 奴婢), Hu tried to inform the Yuan dynasty with cross the Yalu River, but failed after captured by the shackles sent by the Goryeo prime ministers, then returned to Gaegyeong.[8] In 1352, when Cho Il-sin's rebellion broke out, he invited King Gongmin to his house for a while.[9] One year later, while Gongmin went to Chimwon (침원, 寢園; royal tomb) for did the Chunhyang (춘향, 春享; Ritual in Spring), Wang Hu attended as Aheongwan (아헌관).[10] In 1361, when the northwest was devastated by the invasion of the Red Turbans and Gaeseong was captured, Wang Hu surrendered along with Jeollipanseo Yi An (전리판서 이안; 典理判書 印安), General Kim Sŏ-gwang (대호군 김서광; 大護軍 金瑞光).[11] Then, he gave them important military bases, where the land was fertile, where they could live and where there was grain in Gi County (기현; 畿縣). As a result, after the Red Turbans retreated, he and others were impeached by the inspectorate, their land and slaves were confiscated, also his descendants were also sentenced to imprisonment in 1362.[12] References
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