Queen Sinmok

Queen Sinmok of the Gyeongju Kim clan (신목왕후 김씨; 655 – 1 June 700), was the queen regent of Silla between 692 and 700.[1][2]

She was the second wife of king Sinmun of Silla and the mother of king Hyoso of Silla. She ruled as regent during the minority of her son between 692 and 700.[2]

She was called Mother King (母王) by Japan.[3] The expression literally shows that she was the ‘King as a mother’, which is a fine proof of showing that she was the actual ruler of Silla after the death of her husband.[2]

Family
  • Father - Kim Heum-woon (김흠운, 金歆運) (? - 655);[4] first husband of Princess Yoseok
    • Grandfather - Kim Dal-bok (김달복, 金達福)
    • Grandmother - Kim Jeong-hui (김정희, 金政姬) of the Gimhae Kim clan[5]
    • Aunt - Kim Heum-shin (김흠신, 金欽信), Lady Kim of the Gyeongju Kim clan
    • Uncle - Kim Heum-dol (김흠돌, 金欽突) (? - 25 September 681)
      • Cousin - Deposed Queen Kim of the Gyeongju Kim clan (폐비 김씨); King Sinmun’s former Queen Consort
  • Mother - Princess Yoseok of the Gyeongju Kim clan (요석공주)
    • Grandfather - King Muyeol of Silla (무열왕) (603 - 661)
    • Grandmother - Kim Bo-hui (김보희, 金寶姬), Lady Yeongchang (영창부인) of the Gimhae Kim clan[6]
    • Uncle - Kim Gaejimun (김개지문, 金皆知文)
    • Uncle - Kim Ji-won (김지원, 金知元)
  • Stepfather - Wonhyo (원효) (617 - 686)
    • Step grandfather - Seol Dam-nal (설담날) of the Gyeongju Seol clan
    • Step grandmother - Lady Jo of the Pohoe Jo clan (포회 조씨)
  • Siblings
    • Younger half-brother - Seol Chung (설총) (658 - ?)
      • Sister-in-law - Lady Yu of the Dancho Yu clan (단초 유씨, 丹草 庾氏)
      • Sister-in-law - Lady No of the Gwangju No clan (광주 노씨)
        • Half-nephew - Seol Hong-rin (설홍린, 薛洪鱗)
        • Half-nephew - Seol Myeong-rin (설명린, 薛命鱗)
        • Half-nephew - Seol Ho-rin (설호린, 薛好鱗)
  • Husband - Kim Jeong-myeong, King Sinmun of Silla (신문왕) (? - 692)
  • Issue

References
  1. Overlooked Historical Records of the Three Korean Kingdoms, Iryon, Iryŏn · 2006
  2. Kim, Tae-sik (2011). "Queen Dowager Sinmok of Silla as the Mother King". Sillasahakpo (in Korean) (22): 61–98. ISSN 1738-2742.
  3. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture 신목왕후 神穆王后. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
  4. He is the maternal cousin of his wife
  5. The younger sister of Kim Bo-hui and Queen Munmyeong
  6. The older sister of Queen Munmyeong and Kim Jeong-hui
  7. She is the aunt of Queen Sodeok
  8. Her father, Kim Heum-sun (김흠순, 金欽純; 598-680), is the younger brother of Kim Bo-hui, Queen Munmyeong, and Kim Jang-hui. Thus making Queen Sinmok’s parents first cousins once removed with Queen Seongjeong.
  9. The mother of King Seondeok
  10. Her father is the younger brother of Queen Jaui
  11. She is the older sister of Queen Hyemyeong, the wife of her son King Hyoseong
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