Queen Sunjeong

Queen consort of Goryeo (posthumously)
Gongmin of Goryeo
(m. 1357; died 1374)
IssueU of Goryeo (legal adoptive)
Posthumous name
Queen Seonmyeong Jesuk Gyeongui Sunjeong
선명제숙경의순정왕후
(宣明齊淑敬懿順靜王后)
HouseGoksan Han (by birth)
House of Wang (by marriage)FatherHan Jun (한준)MotherLady Han (한씨)ReligionBuddhismKorean nameHangul
순정왕후
Hanja
順靜王后
Revised RomanizationSunjeong-wanghuMcCune–ReischauerSunjŏng-wanghu

Queen Sunjeong of the Goksan Han clan (Korean: 순정왕후 한씨; Hanja: 順靜王后 韓氏; 1347 - 1376)[2] was the second wife of King Gongmin of Goryeo who later became a queen consort after being declared the legitimate mother of his illegitimate son, King U.[citation needed] Prior to this she was called Palace Lady Han (궁인 한씨; 宮人 韓氏).[3]

Biography

Ancestry

Ancestors of Queen Sunjeong
Han Tong
한통
Han Pyeong
한평
Han Jun, Lord Myeonyang
한준 면양부원대군
Queen Sunjeong
순정왕후
Mr. Han
한씨
Han Ryang, Lord Myeonseong
한량 면성부원대군
Lady Han
한씨

Biography

In 1357 (6th year reign of Gongmin of Goryeo), she was chosen as the concubine of him and in the 1371, she was declared as the legal mother of Monino, the only son of King Gongmin. However, in 1374, it was falsely referred as the rebirth of the Han clan. Later, on November in the same year, she was posthumously honoured as Queen Sunjeong (순정왕후; 順靜王后; "the Serene and Silent Queen") and received her full Posthumous name along with her orientation in Hyemyeong Hall (혜명전; 惠明殿).

In September 1376 (2nd year reign of King U of Goryeo), she was buried in Uireung Tomb (의릉; 懿陵), Jeongneung-dong, Yeoreung-ri, Jungseo-myeon, Gaepung-gun, foot of Bongmyeong Mountain, west of Gaeseong[4] which the location is corresponds to the west of Hyeolleung (현릉, 玄陵; King Gongmin's tomb) and Jeongneung (정릉, 正陵; Queen Indeok's tomb).[5] However, in December 1389 (1st year reign of Gongyang of Goryeo), the tomb was abolished.

In popular culture

  • Portrayed by Choi Jung-won in the 2005–2006 MBC TV series Shin Don.

References

  1. ^ 京畿道史資料集: 고려 편 III-IV [Gyeonggi Province's Data Collection: The Goryeo Letters III-IV] (in Korean). University of Michigan: Gyeonggi Province. 1998. p. 644.
  2. ^ "고려시대 史料 Database". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  3. ^ Quan Jin (1997). 陽村集: 國譯 [Yangcun Collection: The National Translation] (in Korean). University of Wisconsin–Madison: 솔. p. 84. ISBN 9788981332396.
  4. ^ "고려시대 史料 Database". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "의릉 Uireung, 懿陵". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved September 18, 2021.