Queen Jeonghwa

Queen Jeonghwa
정화왕후
Queen Consort of Goryeo
Born ?
Spouse Chinese
Issue Uijo of Goryeo
Father Gang Bo Yuk
Queen Jeonghwa
Hangul 정화왕후
Hanja 貞和王后
Revised Romanization Queen Jeonghwa
McCune–Reischauer Queen Jeonghwa

Queen Jeonghwa (Hangul: 정화왕후; Hanja: 貞和王后) was Great-grandmother of Taejo of Goryeo and mother of King Uijo of Goryeo. Her first name was Gang Sin-ui.

Biography

Gang Chung was a son of Gang Ho-gyeong who was the 67th descendant of Gang Hou. Gang Hou was the second child of Gang Shu who was from Zingzhao country, Shangxi province in China.[1][2][3] He had three children named as I-Jegeon, Bo-Seung and Gang Bo Yuk. Gang Bo Yuk married with his niece Gang Deju and their daughter Gang Sin-ui was born. Gang Sin-ui married with Chinese man and King Uijo of Goryeo was born. The father of King Uijo was royal family from Tang dynasty, China.[4] According to Pyeonnyeon-Tong-Long (ko:편년통록) and Goryeosa jeolyo (ko:고려사절요), he was Emperor Suzong of Tang. In Pyeonnyeongangmog (Hangul: 변년강목; Hanja: 編年綱目), Emperor Xuānzong of Tang was father of King Uijo.[5][6] When his father visited Silla, King Uijo of Goryeo was born between his Chinese father and Gang Sin-ui who was a daughter of Gang Bo Yuk. On the way of finding his father to China, King Uijo met Queen Wonchang and get married with her. According to Record of Seongwon (Hangul: 성원녹; Hanja: 聖源録), Queen Wonchang was a daughter of Tou En Dian Jiao Gan from Ping state (zh:平州刺史部), China.[7] Queen Wonchang gave birth of a boy. His name was Wang Ryung and his son was the founder of Goryeo, Taejo of Goryeo.[8][9]

According to Goryeosa, her elder sister climbed the top of Mount Ogwan (Hangul: 오관산; Hanja: 五冠山) in the dream. In the dream, she urinated as the world overflows and she talked about this dream to Sin-ui. Sin-ui thought this dream imply good luck and she bought her sister’s dream with her silk woven Chima jeogori. After that she met a royal family from Tang dynasty in Silla and gave birth for King Uijo of Goryeo.[10]

Family

References

  1. ↑ Segye Ilbo 2013
  2. ↑ Encyclopedia of Korean Culture 신천강씨
  3. ↑ 성씨검색 강（康）-뿌리를 찾아서
  4. ↑ 高雲基 2001, p. 86
  5. ↑ Encyclopedia of Korean Culture 경강대왕
  6. ↑ 高雲基 2001, p. 86
  7. ↑ Encyclopedia of Korean Culture 의조경강대왕
  8. ↑ Segye Ilbo 2013
  9. ↑ 高雲基 2001, pp. 86–87
  10. ↑ 高雲基 2001, p. 87
  11. ↑ 高雲基 2001, p. 87
  12. ↑ 高雲基 2001, p. 87
  13. ↑ 高雲基 2001, p. 87
  14. ↑ 高雲基 2001, p. 87
  15. ↑ 高雲基 2001, p. 87

Sources

  • 高雲基. 韓国の中世における女性 : 13世紀の文献資料を中心に (PDF). 慶應義塾大学日吉紀要. 言語・文化・コミュニケーション No.27. 慶應義塾大学日吉紀要刊行委員会.
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  • 김성회의 뿌리를 찾아서. Segye Ilbo. 2013-04-02. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  • Encyclopedia of Korean Culture 의조경강대왕 懿祖景江大王. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
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