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Lady Mongryangwon of the Pyongsan Pak clan (), or Lady Mongnyangwon, was the daughter of Pak Su-gyŏng who became the 29th wife of
Taejo of Goryeo Taejo (; 31 January 877 – 4 July 943), personal name Wang Kŏn (), also known as Taejo Wang Kŏn (), was the founder of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea. He ruled from 918 to 943, achieving unification of the Later Three Kingdoms in 936. Backgroun ...
. Her aunt became his 26th wife and her cousin became his 28th wife. Her father was excellent in physical appearance, won every time went to war and took part in the fight against
Kyŏn Hwŏn Kyŏn Hwŏn (; 867 – 27 September 936, ruled from 892 – March 935) was the king and founder of Later Baekje, one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea, and reigned from 892 to 935. Some records render his name as Chin Hwŏn (). He was also t ...
while rescued Wang Kŏn from crisis when he was surrounded by the
Later Baekje Later Baekje (, ) was one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea, along with Taebong and Silla. Later Baekje was a Korean dynastic kingdom founded by the disaffected Silla general Kyŏn Hwŏn in 900, whom led the local gentry and populace tha ...
armies. It was said that he was entrusted with noble title and when Wang Kŏn paid a tribute to consideration of his servants' merits, Pak Su-gyŏng specially trusted with a special gift of 200 yards (200결). Pak's families also maintained their power until the accession of Wang So. However, Wang So soon reorganized the system to strengthen the royal authority and purged the nobles which led Pak to death.


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Encyclopedia of Korean Culture The ''Encyclopedia of Korean Culture'' () is a Korean-language encyclopedia published by the Academy of Korean Studies and DongBang Media Co. It was originally published as physical books from 1991 to 2001. There is now an online version of the ...
'' . {{DEFAULTSORT:Mongryangwon, Lady Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Consorts of Taejo of Goryeo 10th-century Korean women People from North Hwanghae Province