Lady Sogwangjuwon of the Wang clan () was the daughter of Wang Kyu who became the 17th 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 ...

and bore him a son,

Prince Gwangjuwon Prince Gwangjuwon () was a royal prince of Goryeo. He was the only son of King Taejo of Goryeo and Lady Sogwangjuwon. Biography Birth Prince Gwangjuwon was born as the son of King Taejo and Lady Sogwangjuwon. Gwangjuwon's maternal grandfather, ...

. Her older sister became Taejo's 16th wife and her younger sister became Hyejong's 2nd wife. After Taejo's death, Wang Kyu was the person who was in charge of the important task of proclaiming Taejo to the inside and outside dynasties and later tried to assassinate Hyejong just to put his only grandson of the throne, but was failed and got executed in September 945.《고려사》권2〈세가〉권2 Meanwhile, some scholars have mixed interpretations of Wang Kyu's role and speculated if her son was killed because of her father's rebellion case. In fact, in most cases, the daughters of a rebels were also destroyed or killed together and it was speculated that she and her sisters also faced the same fate.

In popular culture

*Portrayed by Seo Mi-ae in the 2002–2003

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TV series ''

The Dawn of the Empire ''The Dawn of the Empire'' () is a South Korean historical television series which aired on KBS1 from March 2, 2002 to January 26, 2003 for 94 episodes every weekend at 21:45 ( KST). It's KBS' second histocal series set in Goryeo after ''Taejo W ...

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on EToday News . {{DEFAULTSORT:Sogwangjuwon, Lady Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Date of death unknown Consorts of Taejo of Goryeo 10th-century Korean women People from Gwangju, Gyeonggi