Editing Posthumous name (section)

==Korea==
In [[Silla]], every monarch was given the title of ''wang'' ({{Korean|hangul=왕|hanja=王|lit=king}}) with two characters in posthumous names from [[Jijeung of Silla]]. On the other hand, all posthumous names for kings of [[Balhae]] were restricted to one character. Most of the kings of [[Goryeo]] and [[Joseon]] were more often given [[temple name]]s than posthumous names, unlike in the dynasties of ancient Korea. All posthumous names for the rulers of Goryeo and Joseon end in two of the characters for ''Daewang'' ({{Korean|hangul=대왕|hanja=大王|labels=no|lit=great king}}). This is a longer name made up of adjectives characteristic of the king's rule.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/common/printpreview.asp?categoryCode=628&newsIdx=153615|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222131919/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/common/printpreview.asp?categoryCode=628&newsIdx=153615|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 22, 2015|title=Rediscovering aesthetics of Jongmyo Shrine |newspaper=Korea Times|access-date=2015-12-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archontology.org/nations/korea/01_notes.php|title=Korea: Notes|publisher=archontology.org|access-date=2015-12-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222085954/http://www.archontology.org/nations/korea/01_notes.php|archive-date=2015-12-22|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.kci.go.kr/kciportal/ci/sereArticleSearch/ciSereArtiView.kci?sereArticleSearchBean.artiId=ART000927530|title=조선시대 국왕호칭의 종류와 의미 The Kinds and Meaning of King's Name in the Chosun Dynasty|publisher=NRF|journal=역사와경계 |year=2004|issue=52|pages=46–67|language=en, ko|access-date=2015-12-09}}</ref>

Details of the system of posthumous names were recorded during the Joseon dynasty. During the Joseon dynasty, officials discussed and decided on the king's posthumous name five days after the king's funeral. Before his temple and posthumous names were chosen, the deceased king was called ''Daehaeng daewang'' ({{Korean|hangul=대행대왕|hanja=大行大王|labels=no}}). The Ministry of Culture and Education ({{Korean|hangul=예조|hanja=禮曹|labels=no}}) was in charge of the naming. The Ministry of Culture and Education selected three candidates and reported them to the next king, who chose the name he liked best.

The deposed kings' names were made up of three parts: the temple name ({{Lang|ko|묘호}}), eulogistic names ({{Lang|ko|존호}}), and posthumous names ({{Lang|ko|시호}}). A deposed king was not given any posthumous names with temple names unless reinstated. They were degraded to the rank of a ''gun'' ({{Korean|hangul=군|hanja=君|labels=no|lit=prince}}); [[Yeonsangun of Joseon|Yeonsan-gun]] and [[Gwanghaegun of Joseon|Gwanghae-gun]] are notable examples. Some men did not ascend to the throne in their lifetime but were proclaimed kings after they died by their descendants who became kings. In Joseon, nine men were raised to the status of emeritus kings.

[[Gojong of Joseon]] proclaimed Korea an empire in 1897, receiving the title of emperor, thus the posthumous names of Gojong and [[Sunjong of Korea|Sunjong]] end in two of the characters for ''Hwangje'' ({{Korean|hangul=황제|hanja=皇帝|labels=no|lit=emperor}}). [[Crown Prince Hyomyeong]] has been given the longest posthumous name in Korea. He was posthumously elevated in status and given the title Emperor Munjo with 117 characters in posthumous names in 1899.
{| class="wikitable" style=height:14em;
|+Examples of full and shortened posthumous names
!Ruler
!Shortened name
!Posthumous name
!Posthumous name ([[Romanization of Korean|romanized]])
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|[[Gwangjong of Goryeo]]
|''Gwangjong''
|{{Langx|ko|홍도 선열 평세 숙헌 의효 강혜 대성 대왕|links=no}}{{spaces|2=thin}}<ref group="lower-alpha">Hanja: {{Lang|ko|弘道宣烈平世肅憲懿孝康惠大成大王}}</ref>
|''Hongdo Seonyeol Pyeongse Sukheon Uihyo Ganghye Daeseong Daewang''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|[[Gojong of Joseon]]
|''Taehwangje'' 
|{{Langx|ko|통천 융운 조극 돈륜 정성 광의 명공 대덕 요준 순휘 우모 탕경 응명 입기 지화 신열 외훈 홍업 계기 선력 건행 곤정 영의 홍휴 수강 문헌 무장 인익 정효 태황제|links=no}}{{spaces|2=thin}}<ref group=lower-alpha>Hanja: {{Lang|ko|統天隆運 肇極敦倫 正聖光義 明功大德 堯峻舜徽 禹謨湯敬 應命立紀 至化神烈 巍勳洪業 啓基宣曆 乾行坤定 英毅弘休 壽康文憲 武章仁翼 貞孝太皇帝}}</ref>
|''Tongcheon Yung-un Jogeuk Dollyun Jeongseong Gwang-ui Myeonggong Daedeok Yojun Sunhwi Umo Tanggyeong Eungmyeong Ipgi Jihwa Sinyeol Oehun Hong-eop Gyegi Seonryeok Geonhaeng Gonjeong Yeong-ui Honghyu Sugang Munheon Mujang Inik Jeonghyo Taehwangje''
|}

=== Modern use ===
In the Republic of Korea, the [[Jeonju Lee Royal Family Association]] has issued posthumous names, without the recognition the [[Government of South Korea|government]], to [[Empress Sunjeonghyo]]; [[Crown Prince Euimin]]; and [[Gu, Prince Imperial Hoeun]].