Queen Janghwa

Queen Janghwa of the Naju Oh clan[1] (Hangul: 장화왕후 오씨, Hanja: 莊和王后 吳氏; d. c. 934 or 943) was the second Goryeo queen consort through her marriage as the second wife of Wang Geon, its founder and became the mother of his heir and oldest son, King Hyejong.

Queen Janghwa
장화왕후
Taejo of Goryeo and Queen Janghwa
The Queen and her husband, King Taejo
Queen consort of Goryeo
Tenure?–?
PredecessorQueen Sinhye
SuccessorQueen Sinmyeong
Born?
Geumseong, Kingdom of Silla
Diedc. 934 or 943
??Gaegyeong-si, Kingdom of Goryeo
SpouseTaejo of Goryeo
IssueHyejong of Goryeo
Posthumous name
Janghwa (장화, 莊和; "Solemn and Harmonious")
HouseNaju Oh clan
FatherOh Da-ryeon
MotherLady Yeon Deok-gyo

Biography

She is a descendant of the Chinese royal family who came to Korea in the age of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.

One of her ancestors was Oh Cheom (Korean: 오첨; Hanja: 呉膺) who came to Korea in the year 500 during the reign of Jijeung of Silla. Oh Cheom is a 45th generation descendant of King Taebaek's 25th generation descendant Oh Gi (Jeseung of the Cho Dynasty).

Oh Cheom took the daughter of Kim Jong-ji (김종지, 金宗之) as his wife by the king's order, and lived in Silla for 22 years. During that time he had two sons and one daughter in Silla, but he decided to leave Silla to go back to China in 521. His younger son was too small to go back China with his father, so Oh Cheom left his younger son, Oh Eung (Korean: 오응; Hanja: 呉膺) in Silla who lived in Hamyang.

Oh Eung's descendant, the Queen's grandfather, lived in Hamyang but eventually moved to Naju, which at the time was called Geumseong, and was the place that the future Queen was born in. This was later followed by Oh Da-ryeon (Korean: 오다련; Hanja: 呉多憐) who helped King Taejo establish the Goryeo Dynasty.[2] Queen Janghwa is daughter of Oh Da-ryeon and it's said that Oh served Confucius (공자, 孔子), Myodang (묘당, 廟堂), and Gyeonghakbaksa (경학박사, 經學博士) in the year 877 during the reign of King Heongang.[3]

Family
  • Father: Oh Hui, Prince Daryeon (다련군 오희, 多憐君 吳禧) or Oh Da-ryeon (오다련, 吳多憐) (856 - 944)
    • Grandfather - Oh Bang (오방, 吳昉) or Oh Bu-sun (오부순, 吳富純) (825 - ?)
  • Mother: Lady Yeon Deok-gyo (연덕교)
    • Grandfather - Yeon Wi (신라 사간 연위, 新羅 沙干 連位)
  • Siblings
    • Older brother - Oh Sang (오상, 吳相)
    • Older brother - Oh Hwan (오환, 吳桓)
    • Older brother - Oh Geom (오검, 吳檢)
  • Husband: King Taejo of Goryeo (31 January 877 – 4 July 943) (고려 태조)

References
  1. "성씨정보 고려 왕후록(王后錄) - 고려의 왕비 :+". Surname Info (in Korean). Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  2. 김성회의 뿌리를 찾아서 〈59〉오씨（呉氏）、해주오씨. Segye Ilbo. 2013-10-15. Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2017-02-16.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture 장화왕후 莊和王后. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
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