Yasokjin
Yasokjin, Consort Ui (Korean: 야속진 의비; Hanja: 也速眞 懿妃; died 1316) was a Mongol-born woman who became the second wife of King Chungseon of Goryeo. Although she was a Mongol ethnic, she was not a member of the Yuan imperial clan.[2] As her second son was born in 1294, it seems like she became Chungseon's consort before that.[3] She died in 1316 (3rd year of her son's reign) whilst in Yuan. On her death, she was granted the posthumous name of Royal Consort Ui, by which she was more commonly known.[4][2]
| Ui-Bi 의비 | |||||||||
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| Royal consort of Goryeo | |||||||||
| Born | ? Yuan Empire | ||||||||
| Died | 18th day 7th month 1316[1] Khanbaliq, Yuan Empire | ||||||||
| Burial | 20th day 8th month 1316[1] Yeonneung Tomb, Kingdom of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Spouse | Chungseon of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Issue | Prince Gwangneung Chungsuk of Goryeo | ||||||||
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| House | House of Wang (by marriage) | ||||||||
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yeswijin or Yasokjin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yeswich'in or Yasokch'in |
| Posthumous name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Ui Bi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ŭi Pi |
Burial and funeral
As the preparations for Yasokjin's burial had not been completed in Goryeo, her body was cremated and buried in Yuan by the Goryeo official Gim-Yi (Korean: 김이; Hanja: 金怡), who visited her grave every month to present offerings of meat and wine. After three years, the King wanted to move his mother to a burial site on West Mountain near Khanbaliq, a move that Gim opposed. Gim then paid a diviner to tell the King that if one is enshrined in one's own country, there will be no disaster later.'[5] Her body then brought to Goryeo on 3rd days 8th months (Lunar calendar) and her funeral was held on 20th days 8th months (Lunar calendar). The King was persuaded and had Yasokjin's ashes returned to Goryeo, then buried at Yeolleung (연릉, 衍陵) which the preparation of the tomb is 3 years after her death.[6] Her spirit was through "Cheongun Temple" (청운사, 靑雲寺) and was enshrined in "Myoryeon Temple" (묘련사, 妙蓮寺).
References
- Lunar calendar.
- Morihira Masahiko 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. p. 13.
- Jeong In-ji, ed. (1451). "충숙왕 총서" [King Chungsuk series]. 고려사 (高丽史) [History of Goryeo] (in Classical Chinese and Korean). Vol. 34. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- Jeong In-ji, ed. (1451). "충선왕 후비 의비" [Consort Ui of King Chungseon]. 고려사 (高丽史) [History of Goryeo] (in Classical Chinese and Korean). Vol. 89. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- 본국에 안치(安置)하면 나중에 화(禍)가 없을 것입니다 (安庴本國, 無後禍).
- Jeong In-ji, ed. (1451). "김이: 김이가 김심의 당여로 몰려 좌천되다" [Kim Yi, 'Kim Yi is relegated to Kim Shim's party']. 고려사 (高丽史) [History of Goryeo] (in Classical Chinese and Korean). Vol. 108. Retrieved 22 September 2020.