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Queen Gongwon
Queen Gongwon of the Namyang Hong clan (; 25 August 1298 – 12 February 1380), more commonly known as Queen Dowager Myeongdeok (), was a Korean royal consort as the fourth wife of King Chungsuk of Goryeo and the mother of his two successors, Chunghye and Gongmin. Biography Early life and background The future Queen Gongwon was born on 25 August 1298 into the Namyang Hong clan as the fifth daughter of Hong Gyu. Her mother was a woman from the Gwangju Gim clan. Lady Sunhwa, King Chungseon's fifth wife, was one of her elder sisters. Marriage and palace life In 1313, she married King Chungsuk and was promoted to Consort Deok (), while her biological parents were given the honorary titles of ''Internal Prince Namyang'' () and ''Grand Madame of Gwangju County'' (). She was rumored to be intelligent and tidy when she was young, and after entering the palace, it was said that she followed the etiquette carefully and was loved by the king. In 1315, she gave birth to her first son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king, and usually shares her spouse's social Imperial, royal and noble ranks, rank and status. She holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles and may be crowned and anointed, but historically she does not formally share the king's political and military powers, unless on occasion acting as regent. In contrast, a queen regnant is a female monarch who rules ''suo jure'' (Latin for, "in her own right") and usually becomes queen by inheriting the throne upon the death of the previous monarch. A queen dowager is a widowed queen consort, and a queen mother is a queen dowager who is the mother of the current monarch. Titles When a title other than king is held by the sovereign, his wife can be referred to by the feminine equivalent, such as princess consort or empress consort. In monarchies where polygamy has been practised in the past (such as Morocco and Thailand), or is practised today (such as the Zulu people, Zulu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chungsuk Of Goryeo
Chungsuk (30 July 1294 – 3 May 1339), personal name Wang Man (), né Wang To (), also known by his Mongolian name Aratnashiri (阿剌忒訥失里), was the 27th king of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea, reigning from 1313 to 1330 and again from 1332 to 1339. Biography In 1314 King Chungseon passed the throne to his son King Chungsuk. In 1321 King Chungsuk fathered his son King Chunghye. This prompted the previous crown prince of Goryeo, Öljeyitü, to establish an alliance with Emperor Sidibala, and King Chungsuk was thus interned in 1321. However, Sidibala was assassinated in 1323 and Öljeitü's plan was aborted. King Chungsuk, who was allowed to return to Goryeo in 1325, passed the throne to King Chunghye in 1330 but was reinstated after two years because King Chunghye was deposed by Yuan dynasty. Letters uncovered from the Vatican potentially suggest that the first contacts between the Vatican and Korea began during Chungsuk's reign, 261 years before Spanish Catholic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imjin River
The Imjin River (; South Korean spelling) or Rimjin (; North Korean spelling) is the 7th largest river in Korea. It flows from north to south, crossing the Demilitarized Zone and joining the Han River downstream of Seoul, near the Yellow Sea. The river is not the namesake of the Imjin War (Japanese invasions in the late 16th century). History Imjin River was the site of two major battles: the Battle of Imjin River during the Imjin war in 1592, and the Battle of the Imjin River that took place during the Korean War. Joint Use Zone On November 4, 2018, a 20-member team consisting of 10 people from North Korea and 10 people from South Korea began a joint inter-Korean survey intended to lead to the development a Joint Utilization Zone along Imjin River's estuary.Archived aGhostarchiveand thWayback Machine The Zone would allow civilians to access the estuary for tourism, ecological protection and the collection of construction aggregate under the protection of militaries from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banya (Goryeo)
Banya (; 1345 – 1376) was the biological mother of King U of Goryeo. She was thrown into the Imjin River by Queen Dowager Myeongdeok after she complained of injustice and insisted that the king was her biological son. Biography Banya was a slave of the Buddhist monk Sin Don. King Gongmin visited Sin Don often, and in the course of these visits he slept with Banya. She gave birth to a son in 1365. The ''Goryeosa'', compiled during the Joseon period, states that Banya was a servant-turned-concubine of Sin Don and that the child was actually Sin Don's son.''Goryeosa'', vol. 133. Biographies, vol. 46. However, the veracity of these claims was questioned even in the Joseon period, and it is generally accepted that the boy, known by the childhood name Monino (), was indeed King Gongmin's son. The ''Goryeosa'' records that King Gongmin banished Sin Don to Suwon in 1371, after which he named his son by Banya his heir. The boy was renamed U and recorded to be the king's son by a dece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobi
''Nobi'' were members of the slave class during the Korean dynasties of Goryeo and Joseon. Legally, they held the lowest rank in medieval Korean society. ''Nobi'' were considered property or personal property, chattel, and could be bought, sold, or gifted. Classification The ''nobi'' were socially indistinct from freemen other than the ruling ''yangban'' class, and some possessed property rights, legal entities and civil rights. Hence, some scholars argue that it is inappropriate to call them "slaves", while some scholars describe them as serfs. Furthermore, the Korean word for an actual slave, in the European and American meaning, is ''noye'', not ''nobi''. Some ''nobi'' owned their own ''nobi''. History Some people became ''nobi'' as legal punishment for committing a crime or failing to pay a debt. However, some people voluntarily became ''nobi'' in order to escape crushing poverty during poor harvests and famines. Household ''nobi'' served as personal retainers and dom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sin Don
Sin Ton (; 21 January 1322 – 21 August 1371) a Korean Buddhist monk and scholar during the Goryeo period. His Dharma name was P'yŏnjo () and he became a teacher and advisor of King Gongmin. Biography He was a Buddhist monk with the full confidence of King Gongmin, and who tried to reform the society of Goryeo. The king judged Sin Ton cleverness; in 1365, him gave him the art name Cheonghan Geosa () and the noble title of Marquis Jinpyeong (). Sin Ton appointed a group of new high-level officials from the Sinjin faction of the scholar-officials and drove out some people who had acquired too much power. He also promoted the setting up of the ''Jeonmin Byeonjeong Dogam'' (), a government office to reform the land in 1366; thus, he was met with the opposition of the powerful old aristocratic families. While surrounded by flatterers, he didn't have any supporters. Finally, King Gongmin executed Sin Ton in 1371. Criticism King Gongmin's attempt to regain the leadership of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaesong
Kaesong (, ; ) is a special city in the southern part of North Korea (formerly in North Hwanghae Province), and the capital of Korea during the Taebong kingdom and subsequent Goryeo dynasty. The city is near the Kaesong Industrial Region close to the border with South Korea and contains the remains of the Manwoldae palace. Called Songdo while it was the ancient capital of Goryeo, the city prospered as a trade centre that produced Korean ginseng. Kaesong now functions as North Korea's light industry centre. During the Japanese occupation from 1910 to 1945, the city was known by the Japanese pronunciation of its name, "Kaijō". Between 1945 and 1950, Kaesong was part of South Korea and under its control. During the Korean War, North Korea captured the city, and the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement left the city under North Korean control. Due to the city's proximity to the border with South Korea, Kaesong has hosted cross-border economic exchanges between the two countrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Joguk
Grand Princess Joguk (; ; 1308 – 26 November 1325) was a Yuan dynasty imperial family member who became a Korean royal consort as the second wife of Chungsuk of Goryeo, King Chungsuk of Goryeo. Her personal name was Borjigin Jintong (). Biography Early life The future Princess Joguk was born in 1308 in the Yuan dynasty as the daughter of Amuga and the granddaughter of Darmabala, also the sister of Princess Gyeonghwa, Bayankhutag. Marriage In 1325, she married Chungsuk of Goryeo, King Chungsuk who was 14 years older than her in Beijing and when they arrived in Goryeo, they go to Yongsan, Seoul, Hanyang where she gave birth to their son, Prince Yongsan, Heir Successor Yongsan. Not long after that, the Princess died in the Goryeo Royal Palace in Yongsan at the young age (about 16,7). Then, the Yuans sent Tal Pil-al () to take care about her ancestral rites. Later life In the following year, in 1343, the reign Yuan Emperor Toghon Temür gave her the Yuan Imperial Title Grand Princ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Bokguk
Grand Princess Bokguk (; d. 8 November 1319) was a Yuan dynasty imperial family member who became a Korean royal consort as the first wife of King Chungsuk of Goryeo. Her personal name was Borjigin Yilianzhenbala (). She died in 1319, within three years of her wedding. Biography When she came to Goryeo in the same year with her marriage in 1316, it was said that she was very jealous of Virtuous Consort Hong due to Hong's closeness with the King. As a result, the Princess did not have a good relationship with the King and often was beaten, which made her bleed from her nose. Three years later, she died and received the posthumous name Princess Jeonghwa (). Two years later, in 1321, Yi Sang-ji () was sent from Jungseoseong, Yuan dynasty to investigate the Princess's death. At this time, the Princess's servant and some witnesses said: :''"Last August, when King Chungsuk and Consort Hong secretly slept together, the Princess eventually became jealous f themmaking her eceive be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heo Jong
Heo is a family name in Korea. It is also often spelled as Huh or Hur, or less commonly as Her or Hue. In South Korea in 1985, out of a population of between roughly 40 and 45 million, there were approximately 264,000 people surnamed Heo. The name is also found in North Korea. The character used for the name ( 許) means to permit or advocate. The Heos traditionally trace their ancestry to Queen Heo Hwang-ok, the wife of King Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, one of ancient kingdoms in Korea. Her native kingdom is believed to be located in India. She bore ten sons, two of whom retained the Queen's name. The Heos are traditionally considered distant kins of the Gimhae Kim clan, who trace their ancestry to the other sons of King Suro. Clans As with most other Korean family names, there are many Heo clans, including the Gimhae clan and the Yangchon clan. Each clan consists of individual Heo families. Even within each clan, people in different families are not necessarily related to each o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan dynasty ( ; zh, c=元朝, p=Yuáncháo), officially the Great Yuan (; Mongolian language, Mongolian: , , literally 'Great Yuan State'), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after Division of the Mongol Empire, its division. It was established by Kublai (Emperor Shizu or Setsen Khan), the fifth khagan-emperor of the Mongol Empire from the Borjigin clan, and lasted from 1271 to 1368. In Chinese history, the Yuan dynasty followed the Song dynasty and preceded the Ming dynasty. Although Genghis Khan's enthronement as Khagan in 1206 was described in Chinese language, Chinese as the Han Chinese, Han-style title of Emperor of China, Emperor and the Mongol Empire had ruled territories including modern-day northern China for decades, it was not until 1271 that Kublai Khan officially proclaimed the dynasty in the traditional Han style, and the conquest was not complete until 1279 when the Southern Song dynasty was defeated in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chungseon Of Goryeo
Chungseon (20 October 1275 – 23 June 1325), born Wang Wŏn (), later changed his name to Wang Chang (), also known by his Mongolian name Ijir Bukhqa (益知禮普花), was the 26th ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He reigned in 1298, and again from 1308 to 1313. Adept at calligraphy and painting, rather than politics, he generally preferred the life in Dadu (the capital of the Yuan dynasty, present-day Beijing) to that in Gaegyeong (the capital of Goryeo, present-day Kaesong). He was the eldest son of King Chungnyeol and Queen Jangmok; since Wonjong of Goryeo requested to marry his son to a daughter of the Khan in 1269, which Kubilai obliged with the youngest one of his daughters. This made King Chungseon the first Goryeo monarch with Mongolian ancestry. Biography In 1277, King Chungseon was confirmed as Crown Prince; the following year he travelled to China and received his Mongolian name. The official history of Koryo is printed by woodblock 1580.(, the 1st sour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
