Queen Jeonghwa

Queen Jeonghwa (Korean: 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.

Queen Jeonghwa
정화왕후
Queen Consort of Goryeo
Born?
IssueUijo of Goryeo
FatherGang Bo Yuk
Queen Jeonghwa
Hangul
정화왕후
Hanja
貞和王后
Revised RomanizationQueen Jeonghwa
McCune–ReischauerQueen Jeonghwa

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 (Korean: 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 (Korean: 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 (Korean: 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
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