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Queen Inye
Queen Inye of the Gyeongwon Yi clan (; 1026 – 5 October 1092) or Queen Mother Inyesundeok () was a Korean queen consort as the 2nd wife of Munjong of Goryeo and the first Goryeo queen who came from the powerful Incheon Lee clan, Gyeongwon Yi clan. Among her ten sons, three of the eldest became the reign kings (Sunjong of Goryeo, Sunjong, Seonjong of Goryeo, Seonjong, Sukjong of Goryeo, Sukjong) and three others became a Buddhist monk. She was the grandmother of Heonjong of Goryeo, Heonjong and Yejong of Goryeo, Yejong, also ancestors of all goryeo kings after her husband. Biography Early life and background The future Queen Inye was born as part of the powerful Incheon Lee clan, Gyeongwon Yi clan. Her father was its leader, Yi Ja-yeon () and her mother was the daughter of Kim In-wi () from the Gyeongju Kim clan. As the first and oldest daughter, she had 8 brothers and 2 younger sisters who both would become Munjong of Goryeo, King Munjong's wives, Royal Consort Ingyeong Hyeon-Bi ...
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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 ...
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Korean Calendar
Throughout its many years of history, various calendar systems have been used in Korea. Many of them were adopted from the Lunar calendar, lunar Chinese calendar system, with modifications occasionally made to accommodate Korea's geographic location and seasonal patterns. The solar Gregorian calendar was adopted in 1896, by Gojong of Korea. Koreans now mostly use the Gregorian calendar; however, traditional holidays and East Asian age reckoning#Korean, age-reckoning for older generations are still based on the traditional lunisolar calendar. History During the early Goryeo period, the Tang-made Xuanming calendar, ''Xuanming'' calendar (선명력; 宣明曆) was used until 1281. While the Tang revised the Xuanming calendar several times Korea insisted on using an unmodified version until Munjong of Goryeo, Munjong's reign, when several improvised calendars, such as the ''Sipchŏng'' (십정력; 十精曆), ''Ch'iryo'' (칠요력; 七曜曆), ''Kyŏnhaeng'' (견행력; 見行曆), ...
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Injong Of Goryeo
Injong (29 October 1109 – 10 April 1146), personal name Wang Hae, was the 17th monarch of the Korean Goryeo dynasty. He was the eldest son of King Yejong and Queen Sundeok, the daughter of Yi Cha-gyŏm. His reign saw two major internal crises that nearly ended the Goryeo dynasty, the collapse of the Northern Song dynasty, and the establishment of the Jin dynasty as the dominant power in East Asia. Background Domestic Injong ascended the throne in accordance with the third of the Ten Injunctions of Taejo, as "the eldest legitimate royal issue." Despite the reverend status of this document, its succession rules were often disregarded. As recent as in 1095 Injong's grandfather King Sukjong came to power after abdication of his nephew. At the age of twelve and a half Injong's succession became possible largely due to the influence of his maternal grandfather Yi Cha-gyŏm, while according to the report of the Song envoy Xu Jing, Injong's uncle Prince Po, supported by the Han A ...
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Hwaeom
The Huayan school of Buddhism (, Wade–Giles: ''Hua-Yen,'' "Flower Garland," from the Sanskrit "''Avataṃsaka''") is a Mahayana Buddhist tradition that developed in China during the Tang dynasty (618-907).Yü, Chün-fang (2020). ''Chinese Buddhism: A Thematic History'', p. 160. University of Hawaii Press. The Huayan worldview is based primarily on the '' Buddhāvataṃsaka Sūtra'' ( zh, t=華嚴經, p=Huáyán jīng, ''Flower Garland Sutra'') as well as on the works of Huayan patriarchs, like Zhiyan (602–668), Fazang (643–712), Chengguan (738–839), Zongmi (780–841) and Li Tongxuan (635–730). Another common name for this tradition is the Xianshou school (''Xianshou'' being another name for patriarch Fazang).Hammerstrom, Erik J. (2020). ''The Huayan University network: the teaching and practice of Avataṃsaka Buddhism in twentieth-century China'', chapter 1. Columbia University Press. The Huayan School is known as Hwaeom in Korea, Kegon in Japan and Hoa Nghi� ...
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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 ...
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Bukhansan
Bukhansan, alternatively Pukhan-san (, ), or Bukhan Mountain, is a mountain on the northern periphery of Seoul, South Korea. There are three major peaks, Baegundae , Insubong , Mangyeongdae . Because of its height and the fact that it borders a considerable portion of the city, Bukhansan is a major landmark visible from most city districts. The name "Bukhansan" means "mountain north of Han River", referring to the fact that it is the northern border of the city. During the Joseon era, the peaks marked the extreme northern boundary of Seoul. Bukhansan is the highest mountain within Seoul boundaries. Apart from Bukhansan, there are seven other mountains including Dobongsan and Suraksan that are over 600 metres high within the city. Popular throughout the year, Bukhansan, and Bukhansan National Park, which was formed in 1983, are renowned for birdwatching, hiking and rockclimbing. Bukhansan attracts a large number of hikers; around 5 million per year. Name Since 2002 there has ...
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Tamna
Tamna () was a kingdom based on Jeju Island from ancient times until it was absorbed by the Korean Joseon dynasty in 1404, following a long period of being a tributary state or autonomous administrative region of various Korean kingdoms. The Go (Jeju) clan is the family name of the Lord (), that ruled West Tamna over 400 years. The Moon (Nampyeong) clan is the family name of the Prince (), that ruled East Tamna for 400 years. Name The Kingdom of Tamna is also sometimes known as Tangna (탕나), Seomna (섬나), and Tammora (탐모라). It's attested with the older 漱牟羅 /tammura/ meaning something like 'valley settlement' with the second component being possibly related to the Japonic homophone ''mura.'' History Legends of founding There is no discovered historical record of the founding or early history of Tamna. One legend tells that the three divine founders of the country—Go (고), Yang (양), and Bu (부)—emerged from three holes in the ground in the 24th ce ...
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University Of Michigan
The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Michigan is one of the earliest American research universities and is a founding member of the Association of American Universities. In the fall of 2023, the university employed 8,189 faculty members and enrolled 52,065 students in its programs. The university is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". It consists of nineteen colleges and offers 250 degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The university is Higher education accreditation in the United States, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In 2021, it ranked third among American universities in List of countries by research and development spending, research expe ...
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Crown Prince
A crown prince or hereditary prince is the heir apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. The female form of the title, crown princess, is held by a woman who is heir apparent or is married to the heir apparent. ''Crown prince'' as a descriptive term has been used throughout history for the prince who is first-in-line to a throne and is expected to succeed (i.e. the heir apparent), barring any unforeseen future event preventing this. In certain monarchies, a more specific substantive title may be accorded and become associated with the position of heir apparent (e.g. Prince of Wales in the United Kingdom, Prince of Asturias in the Spain, Kingdom of Spain and formerly the Dauphin of France, Dauphin in Kingdom of France, France). In these monarchies, the term crown prince may be used less often than the substantive title (or never). Until the late twentieth century, no modern monarchy adopted a system whereby females would be guaranteed to succeed to the throne ...
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Royal Consort Injeol Hyeon-Bi
Royal Consort Injeol of the Incheon Yi clan (; d. 25 August 1082) or during her lifetime was called as Princess Sunggyeong () was the 4th wife of King Munjong of Goryeo. She was born into the Incheon Yi clan as the youngest child and daughter of Yi Ja-yeon () and Lady Gim (), daughter of Gim In-wi () from the Gyeongju Gim clan. Her two elder sisters both became Munjong of Goryeo's second and third wife. Although the date when she entered the palace is unknown, but she was honoured with the Royal title of Princess Sunggyeong (). Meanwhile, she later died in 1082 (36th year reign of King Munjong) and received her posthumous name of ''Worthy Consort Injeol'' (). Notes References External linksRoyal Consort Injeolon the ''Encyclopedia of Korean Culture'' .인절현비on ''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 ...
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Royal Consort Ingyeong Hyeon-Bi
Royal Consort Ingyeong of the Incheon Yi clan () or during her lifetime was called as Princess Suryeong () was the third wife of King Munjong of Goryeo. She was born into the Incheon Yi clan as the tenth child and second daughter of Yi Ja-yeon () and Lady Gim (), daughter of Gim In-wi () from the Gyeongju Gim clan. Her elder sister became Munjong of Goryeo's second wife and her younger sister became his fourth wife. Although the date when she entered the palace is unknown, but she was honoured with the Royal title of Princess Suryeong () and became a Pure Consort () in 1082. She later received her posthumous name of ''Worthy Consort Ingyeong'' () and they had 3 sons together. Through her eldest son, she would become the paternal great-grandmother of Queen Janggyeong, Marchioness Gaeryeong, Queen Uijeong, and Queen Seonjeong. References External linksRoyal Consort Ingyeongon the ''Encyclopedia of Korean Culture'' .인경현비on ''Doosan Encyclopedia ''Doosan Encycloped ...
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Yi Ja-yeon
Yi or YI may refer to: Philosophic principle * Yi (philosophy) (义; 義, righteousness, justice) among the Three Fundamental Bonds and Five Constant Virtues Ethnic groups * Dongyi, the Eastern Yi, or Tung-yi (Chinese: , ''Yí''), ancient peoples who lived east of the Zhongguo in ancient China * Yi people (Chinese: , ''Yí''; Vietnamese: ''Lô Lô''), an ethnic group in modern China, Vietnam, and Thailand Language * Yi (Cyrillic), the letter of the Ukrainian alphabet written "Ї" and "ї" * Yi language or the Nuosu language spoken by the Yi people of China * Yi script, either of two scripts used to write the Yi languages * Yiddish (ISO 639-1 language code: yi), the historical language of the Ashkenazi Jews * Yi, an obsolete Japanese kana Mythology and religion * Yi the Archer or Houyi, a heroic archer and hunter in Chinese mythology * Yi (husbandman), also known as Boyi or Bo Yi, a heroic user of fire and government minister in Chinese mythology People Surname * Y ...
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