PersonAD 923 – AD 949

King Jeongjong

Third king of Goryeo, who raised the 300,000-strong Gwanggun and planned to move the capital to Seogyeong

A son of Taejo, he crushed the succession struggle of the royal in-law Wang Gyu with the backing of Wang Sik-ryeom's forces in Seogyeong and took the throne. In 947 he organised the 300,000-strong Gwanggun against a Khitan invasion and set up the Gwanggunsa to command it. He planned to move the capital to Seogyeong to check the Gaegyeong magnates but died before it could be done.

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AD 947Jeongjong Organizes the Gwangguncreator
Jeongjong, third king of Goryeo, raised a 300,000-strong reserve army, the Gwanggun, against the Khitans and set up the Gwanggunsa to command it.

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Military Systems Through the AgesAD 685 – 1907
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