Princess Joguk

Grand Princess Joguk (Korean: 조국장공주; Hanja: 曹國長公主; lit. 'Grand Princess of the State of Jo'; 1308 – 26 November 1325) was a Yuan dynasty imperial family member who became a Korean royal consort as the second wife[1] of King Chungsuk of Goryeo. Her personal name was Borjigin Jintong (Korean: 보르지긴 금동; Hanja: 孛兒只斤 金童).

Grand Princess Joguk
조국장공주
曹國長公主
Consort of Goryeo
Tenure1324–1325
Coronation1324
PredecessorPrincess Bokguk
SuccessorPrincess Gyeonghwa
BornBorjigin Jintong
1308
Great Yuan
Died26 November 1325 (aged about 16/7)
Yongsan, Hanyang, Goryeo
Spouse
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(m. 1325⁠–⁠1325)​
IssueHeir Successor Yongsan
Names
HouseBorjigin (by birth)
House of Wang (by marriage)
FatherAmuga
Name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJoguk Janggongju
McCune–ReischauerCh'okuk Cha'ngkongch'u
Birth name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGeumdong
McCune–ReischauerKŭm'tong

Biography

Early life

The future Princess Joguk was born in 1308 in the Yuan dynasty as the daughter of Amuga and the granddaughter of Darmabala, also the sister of Bayankhutag.[2]

Marriage

In 1325, she married King Chungsuk who was 14 years older than her in Beijing and when they arrived in Goryeo, they go to Yongsan, Hanyang where she gave birth to their son, Heir Successor Yongsan.[3] Not long after that, the Princess died in the Goryeo Royal Palace in Yongsan at the young age (about 16,7).[2] Then, the Yuans sent Tal Pil-al (탈필알, 脫必歹) to take care about her ancestral rites.

Later life

In the following year, in 1343, the reign Yuan Emperor Toghon Temür gave her the Yuan Imperial Title Grand Princess Joguk (조국장공주, 曹國長公主) for her Posthumous name.[2] The future King Gongmin's primary wife, Princess Noguk was Joguk's niece.

See also

References
  1. Goryeosa recorded that Joguk was Chungsuk's 2nd wife.
  2. Masahiko Morihira 森平雅彦 (2008). 高麗王家とモンゴル皇族の通婚関係に閲する覚書 [Memoranda on marriage links between the Goryeo royal clan and Mongolian imperial family] (PDF) (in Japanese). Kyoto University Press. pp. 14–15.
  3. "충숙왕 후비 조국장공주". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved September 1, 2021.
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