Lady Sinjuwon

Lady Sinjuwon of the Sincheon Gang clan[1] (Korean: 신주원부인 강씨; Hanja: 信州院夫人 康氏; lit.'Lady of the Sinju Courtyard') was the daughter of Gang Gi-ju who became the 23rd wife of Taejo of Goryeo.[2]

Lady Sinjuwon
Royal consort of Goryeo
PredecessorLady Seojeonwon
SuccessorLady Wolhwawon
Born?
Sinju, South Hwanghae Province
Died?
Sinju, South Hwanghae Province
SpouseTaejo of Goryeo
IssueUnnamed son
Wang So (adoptive)
HouseSincheon Gang (by birth)
House of Wang (by marriage)
FatherGang Gi-ju (강기주)
ReligionBuddhism
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSinjuwon Buin
McCune–ReischauerSinch'uwon Pu'in

Biography

Through her father, she was a descendant of Gang Bo-jeon (강보전) who was the great-grandson of Gang Ho-gyeong (강호경) and grandson of Gang Chung (강충). Gang was also the uncle of Queen Jeonghwa; who was the great-grandmother of Wang Geon, King Taejo, her husband.

They initially had a son, but died early after birth and she then raised Queen Sinmyeong's 4th son, Wang So and also adopted him like her own son, who later became the 4th monarch of Goryeo, Gwangjong.[3] Wang So later married his own younger half-sister, Queen Sinjeong's daughter which later known as Queen Daemok. There is a speculation that Gang, who was from Hwangju, may have helped her in marrying Wang So as Gang’s and Daemok’s clan both came from the Hwangju region. This may have been the basis for Wang So's accession.

Family

References

  1. "성씨정보 고려 왕후록(王后錄) - 고려의 왕비 :+". Surname Info (in Korean). Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  2. 이야기 고려왕조실록 (상) [Stories of Annals of the Goryeo Dynasty (Top)] (in Korean). Korean History Research Institute: Taeoreum. 27 April 2009. ISBN 9788996200833.
  3. "고려시대 史料 Database". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  4. Was the third son of King Taejo with Queen Sinmyeongsunseong
  5. The only daughter and second child of King Taejo with Queen Sinjeong
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