Chŏngju Yu clan
The Chŏngju Yu clan (Korean: 정주 유씨; Hanja: 貞州 柳氏 is a Korean clan. Their bon-gwan is Chŏngju, in modern-day Kaepung, Kaesong. It was founded by Yu Chon-gung who was a nobleman from Chŏngju and served as one of the Three Major Grand Masters (태위 삼중대광, 太尉 三重大匡).[1]
| Chŏngju Yu clan | |
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| Country | Korea |
| Place of origin | Kaepung, Kaesong City, North Korea |
| Founder | Yu Chon-gung[1] |
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| Revised Romanization | Jeongju Yu-ssi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ŏngju Yu-ssh'i |
History
Wang Kon first met the future Queen Sinhye in Chŏngju while he was still serving under Taebong's monarch, Kung Ye. When four of Kung Ye's generals suggested Wang to rebel against Gung, Queen Sinhye's family, actively persuaded Wang to overthrew Kung Ye.[3]
A prominent ancestor (jungsijo) who made the family prosperous was Yu So (유소, 柳韶) become a Jeonjungsieosa (전중시어사, 殿中侍御史) in 1011, Eosajapdan (어사잡단, 御史雜端) in 1016, Saheonjungseung (사헌중승, 司憲中丞) in 1019, and Ganuidaebu (간의대부, 諫議大夫) in 1022, also Taejabingaek (태자빈객, 太子賓客).
Agnatic descent
- Chŏngju Yu produced the three-queens consorts of Goryeo, they were:
- Queen Sinhye, King Taejo's first wife.
- Queen Jeongdeok, King Taejo's sixth wife
- Queen Myeongui, King Sukjong's only wife.
Adopted Chŏngju Yu clan
- Queen Munhye, King Munwon's only wife.
- Queen Seonui, King Daejong's only wife.
See also
References
- "류천궁 柳天弓". CultureContent (in Korean). Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- "(貞州柳氏) 정주유씨 - 시조(始祖) : 류소". www.Surname.info (in Korean). Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- Kim Kap-dong (2009). 高麗 太祖妃 神惠王后와 貞州 柳氏 [The wife of Wang Geon of Goryeo, Queen Sinhye and Chŏngju Yu clan Issue 11] (in Korean and Chinese). Korean History Research. pp. 119–155. ISSN 1738-3307.