Prince Hansan

Marquess Hansan, personal name Wang Yun was a Korean Royal Prince as the only son of Seonjong of Goryeo and Princess Wonsin. Around 1094, Wang Yun appointed as Susado along with Wang Yu and Wang Yeong upon King Heonjong's ascension to the throne.

Biography

Born into the Goryeo royal family, he was the second son of King Seonjong, from Princess Wonsin who was one of Yi Ja-yeon's granddaughter and initially first cousin to her husband since Seonjong's mother was her aunt. He was then named as Wang Yun or sometimes spelled Wang Gyun.
In 1094, Crown Prince Wang Uk ascended the throne, but since he was too young at this time, his mother, Queen Sasuk executed the government affairs instead. However, the political situation could not be stabilized and seeing the sickly young king, the powerful nobleman Yi Ja-ui, Wang Yun's maternal uncle, hoped that his only nephew, would succeed to the throne and conspired to make Wang Yun ascend the throne. But, it was discovered by one of Wang Yun's uncle Duke Gyerim. At this time, Yi gathered his peoples and said,
Meanwhile, Gyerim soon noticed this and informed So Tae-bo about this, which So brought troops to the palace along with Wang Guk-mo. In 1095, Gyerim purged Yi's faction on charges of plotting a rebellion by murdered him and then ascended the throne as King Sukjong passed his nephew. As a result, Wang Yun was exiled to Gyeongwon-gun (now in Incheon along with his mother not long after that. There were no records left about Wang Yun's life this.