Seventh king of Goryeo, deposed and killed in Gang Jo’s coup
Son of Gyeongjong. In 998 he enacted the Revised Jeonsigwa, which allotted land by office rank alone, dropping personal character as a criterion. When his mother, Queen Dowager Cheonchu, and Kim Chi-yang dominated the court, Gang Jo, summoned to remove Kim Chi-yang's faction, deposed the king instead.
Mokjong revised the jeonsigwa, dropping character as a criterion and granting land to serving and retired officials by rank alone, in 18 grades.
Gang Jo marched on Gaegyeong from the northwest, destroyed Kim Chi-yang’s faction, deposed King Mokjong and enthroned Hyeonjong; the Khitans used this as a pretext for their second invasion.
Northwestern commander who deposed Mokjong in 1009; captured and killed by the Khitans at Tongju in 1010
Eighth king of Goryeo, who weathered the second and third Khitan invasions and began the first Tripitaka
From nogeup to the end of office land — how the rights granted to officials shrank, and gave way to modern land ownership