Queen Janghwa of the Naju Oh clan (; d. 934 or 943) was the second

Goryeo Goryeo (; ) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korea, Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. Goryeo achieved what has b ...

queen consort through her marriage as the second wife of

Wang Geon 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. Background ...

, its founder and became the mother of his heir and oldest son, King Hyejong.

Biography

Her grandfather, lived in Hamyang but eventually moved to

Naju Naju (; ) is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The capital of South Jeolla Province was located at Naju until it was moved to Gwangju in 1895. The name Jeolla Province actually originates from the first character of Jeonju () and the ...

, which at the time was called Geumseong, and was the place that the future Queen was born in. This was later followed by O Ta-ryŏn who helped King Taejo establish the Goryeo Dynasty. Queen Janghwa is daughter of O Ta-ryon.

Family

* Father: Oh Hui, Prince Daryeon () or O Ta-ryŏn (856 – 944) ** Grandfather - Oh Bang () or Oh Bu-sun (; 825 – ?) * Mother: Lady No Deok-gyo () ** Grandfather - No Yeon-wi () * Siblings ** Older brother - Oh Sang () ** Older brother - Oh Hwan () ** Younger brother - Oh Geom () * Husband:

King 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. Background ...

(; 31 January 877 – 4 July 943) ** Son: King Hyejong of Goryeo (; 912 – 23 October 945) *** Daughter-in-law: Queen Uihwa of the Jincheon Im clan ()

In popular culture

*Portrayed by

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in the 2000–2002

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TV Series '' Taejo Wang Geon''. *Portrayed by

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in the 2002–2003 in the KBS 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 ...

''.

References

External links

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Doosan Encyclopedia ''Doosan Encyclopedia'' () is a Korean-language encyclopedia published by Doosan Donga (). The encyclopedia is based on the ''Dong-A Color Encyclopedia'' (), which comprises 30 volumes and began to be published in 1982 by Dong-A Publishing (). ...

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