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Gongmin
Gongmin of Goryeo (23 May 1330 – 27 October 1374), also known by his Mongolian name, Bayan Temür., was 31st ruler of Goryeo from 1351 to 1374. He was the second son of King Chungsuk. Biography Early life Goryeo had been a semi-autonomous vassal state under the overlordship of the Mongol Yuan dynasty since the Mongol invasions of Korea in the 13th century. Starting with King Chungnyeol, prospective rulers of Korea married Mongolian princesses and were customarily sent to the Yuan Court, in effect, as hostages. As per this custom, King Gongmin spent many years in the Yuan court, being sent there in 1341, before ascending the Korean throne. He married a Mongolian princess who became Queen Noguk. The Yuan dynasty began to crumble during the mid-14th century, and was eventually conquered and replaced by the Ming dynasty in 1368. Reign With the disintegration of Yuan, which had forcibly allied the Korean peninsula since the 40 year long Mongol invasion of Korea of 1238, King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goryeo
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unification" by Korean historians as it not only unified the Later Three Kingdoms but also incorporated much of the ruling class of the northern kingdom of Balhae, who had origins in Goguryeo of the earlier Three Kingdoms of Korea. The name "Korea" is derived from the name of Goryeo, also spelled Koryŏ, which was first used in the early 5th century by Goguryeo. According to Korean historians, it was during the Goryeo period that the individual identities of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla were successfully merged into a single entity that became the basis of modern-day 'Korean' identity. Throughout its existence, Goryeo, alongside Unified Silla, was known to be the "Golden Age of Buddhism" in Korea. As the state religion, Buddhism achieved its highes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U Of Goryeo
U of Goryeo (25 July 1365 – 31 December 1389) ruled Goryeo (Korea) as the 32nd king from 1374 until 1388. He was the only son of King Gongmin. Cultural background In the thirteenth century, Mongol forces had invaded China and established the Yuan dynasty in 1271. After a series of Mongol invasions, Goryeo eventually capitulated and entered into a peace treaty with the Yuan dynasty, in which Goryeo was subordinate tributary state to China. The Ming dynasty in China had grown extremely powerful during the 14th century, however, and it began to beat back the Yuan forces, so that by the 1350s Goryeo had managed to regain its northern territories and took back the Liaodong region. Birth According to the records, U was reportedly born to slave girl Banya, a maid of the monk Shin Don, and King Gongmin. Because Gongmin initially denied the child as his son and refused to name him, Shin Don took it upon himself and named the boy Monino (meaning ''"servant of Buddha"''). As a result of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Gongwon
Queen Gongwon of the Namyang Hong clan (; 25 August 1298 – 12 February 1380), more commonly known as Queen Mother Myeongdeok (), was a Korean queen 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 as the fifth daughter of Hong Gyu from the Namyang Hong clan. Her mother was a woman from the Gwangju Gim clan. Lady Sunhwa, King Chungseon's 5th wife, was one of her older sisters. Marriage and Palace life In 1313, she married King Chungsuk at 16-years-old and promoted into Virtuous Consort Hong (덕비 홍씨, 德妃 洪氏), which her biological parents were given an Honorary Title of ''Internal Prince Namyang'' (남양부원군) and ''Grand Lady of Gwangju County'' (광주군대부인). She was rumored to be intelligent and tidy when she was young, but after entered the palace, she was said to follow the etiquette carefully an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Noguk
Princess Supreme Noguk (; d. 8 March 1365; ), also known as Queen Indeok () and Queen Mother Indeok () during her stepson, King U of Goryeo's reign, was a Yuan dynasty imperial family member as the great-granddaughter of Darmabala and niece of Princess Joguk who became a Korean queen consort though her marriage with Gongmin of Goryeo as his primary wife. Her personal name was Borjigin Budashiri ( mn, Будшир; xng, ᠪᠦᠳᠬᠠᠱᠢᠷᠢ; zh, 寶塔實里 or zh, 寶塔失里). She was the last Mongol ethnic who become Goryeo's queen consort. Life The future Princess Noguk was born Budashiri, a member of the Yuan dynasty's ruling Borjigin clan and a great-great-great-granddaughter of Kublai Khan. Though her birth year is unknown, she is recorded as having married the reformist monarch Gongmin of Goryeo in the Yuan capital of Khanbaliq in 1349, after which she went to live in Goryeo. Queen Noguk's marriage followed a practice established by Kublai Khan, where female ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Consort Ik-Bi
Royal Consort Ik of the Gaeseong Wang (Han) clan () was the 4th wife of her eleventh cousin, King Gongmin of Goryeo as they were same descents from King Hyeonjong and Queen Wonhye. Marriage and Palace life In October 1366 (15th year reign of Gongmin), he took Wang as his Queen Consort as he didn't have any issue from his first-marriage. Then, in December, she become Ik-Bi (익비, 益妃) and given the new surname as Han (한씨, 韓氏). Later in May 1367, along with Consort An, they went to Gorari (고라리, 高羅里) and watched Gyeoggu Game (격구놀). However, in 1373 (21st year reign of King Gongmin), his first wife, Queen Noguk died and this make he had a heart attack, then had his other wives raped by a group of young and handsome men in order wanted to had an issue. At this time, Gracious Consort Yi, Consort Yeom and Consort An were refused this order to the end, and Ik-Bi initially refused it, but Gongmin threatened her with a sword and she was forced to had a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goryeo Under Mongol Rule
Goryeo under Mongol rule refers to the rule of the Mongol Empire and the Mongols, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty over the Korea, Korean Peninsula from about 1270 to 1356. After the Mongol invasions of Korea and the capitulation of the Korean Goryeo, Goryeo dynasty in the 13th century, Goryeo became a semi-autonomous vassal state and compulsory ally of the Yuan dynasty for about 80 years. It has been referred to as a "son-in-law kingdom in the Mongol empire." The ruling line of Goryeo, the House of Wang, was permitted to rule Korea as a vassal of the Yuan, which established the Zhengdong Province (征東行省; literally "Conquering the East") in Korea. Members of the Goryeo royal family were taken to Khanbaliq, Dadu, and typically married to spouses from the Yuan imperial house. As a result, princes who became monarchs of Goryeo during this period were effectively imperial sons in-law (''khuregen''). Yuan overlordship ended in the 1350s when the Yuan dynasty itself Red Turban Rebellions, st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Consort Jeongbi An
Royal Consort Jeong of the Juksan An clan (Hangul: 정비 안씨, Hanja: 定妃 安氏; d. 1428) was the 5th wife of King Gongmin of Goryeo. She was also known with her Dharma name as Deok-wol () and her new royal title as Princess Uihwa () given by Taejo of Joseon in 1392. She has been spoken of as a tragic figure among the women of the Later Goryeo dynasty: Biography Marriage and Palace life In October 1366 (15th year reign of Gongmin), he took An as his Queen Consort as he didn't have any issue from his first-marriage. Then, in December, she become Jeong-Bi (정비, 定妃). At this time, An's father, An Geuk-in (안극인) who was a comrade-in-chief, suggested to King Gongmin to suspended the construction of Queen Noguk's Yeongjeon (영전, 影殿), but An Geuk-in was removed from the office. Meanwhile, after her re-entry to the Palace, the King continued to commit misdeeds, such as forcing her to have sex with some of the young men from Jajewi (자제위, 子弟衛), but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choe Yeong
Choi Young (Korean: 최영; 1316–1388), also romanized as Choe Yeong, was a Korean general born in Hongseong or CheorwonKBS World"Choe Yeong, the Victorious General of Goryeo Dynasty", Koreans in History, 2011-02-04. during the Goryeo period. He became a national hero after he put down the Jo Il-shin (조일신) rebellion. He also participated in the Red Turban Rebellions and later allied with the Ming dynasty to overthrow the Mongol Yuan dynasty. In his final years, General Choe was betrayed and executed by his former subordinate Yi Seong-gye, who founded the Joseon dynasty of Korea, bringing an end to the Goryeo period. Early years Choe Yeong was born into the prestigious Cheolwon (more recently known as Dongju) Choe noble clan as the fifth descendant of Choe Yu-cheong, the Grand Scholar of Jiphyeonjeon, the Royal Academy, and the son of Choe Won-jik. He was raised in a strict austere lifestyle, befitting a noble aristocratic family of Goryeo. He paid little heed to what ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hye-bi Yi
Royal Consort Hye of the Gyeongju Yi clan (; d. 3 February 1408) was the 3rd wife of King Gongmin of Goryeo. She was known with her Dharma name as Ho-wol () and her new title as Princess Hyehwa () given by Taejo of Joseon in 1392. Biography Background The future Royal Consort Hye was born in Gyeongju as the daughter of Yi Je-hyeon who was a Goryeo politician, philosopher, writer, and poet. Marriage and Palace life In April 1359 (8th year reign of King Gongmin), his Queen Consort, Queen Noguk who didn't have any successor to him and several other ministers asked the King to raise a concubine from the noble family. After being chosen, Yi was given the consort title as Gracious Consort (혜비, 惠妃). However, when she entered the palace, it was said that Queen Noguk became little jealous of her and refused to eat. However, in October 1372 (21st year of King Gongmin), he selected some young and handsome men and then ordered Han-An (한안) and Hong-Ryun (홍륜) from the Self-D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Consort Shin-Bi
Royal Consort Sin of the Paju Yeom clan () was the 6th wife of King Gongmin of Goryeo. Biography Marriage and Palace life In 28 November 1371 (20th year reign of King Gongmin of Goryeo), she was honoured as Sin-Bi (신비, 愼妃). As they didn't have any issue, in 1372 (21st year of King Gongmin), he selected some young and handsome men and then ordered Han-An (한안) and Hong-Ryun (홍륜) from the Self-Defense Committee to have a sex with his consorts. After King Gongmin assassinated in 1374, Yeom choose to leave the Palace, shaved her hair and became a Buddhist monk. Even so, the court still respect all of the late King Gongmin's widowed consorts and continued to provide their daily necessities until it was stopped in 1388. After this, no records left about Yeom's life. Relatives Yeom had: *3 older brothers: #Yeom Guk-bo, Prince Seoseong (염국보 서성군, 廉國寶 瑞城君) – married Lady of the Andong Gwon clan (부인 안동 권씨), daughter of Gwon-Yeom the Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomb Of King Kongmin
The Mausoleum of King Kongmin, more correctly known as the Hyonjongnung Royal Tomb, is a 14th-century mausoleum located in Haeson Village, Kaepung County just outside the city of Kaesong, North Korea. It is one of the Royal Tombs of the Goryeo Dynasty. The site consists of two separate burial mounds, "Hyonnung", which contain the remains of Gongmin, 31st king of the Goryeo Dynasty, and "Jongnung", which contains his primary wife, the Mongolian princess Budashiri. Nominated for World Heritage status, it is one of the best preserved royal tombs in North Korea which remains in its original state, having avoided extensive restoration under the Communist government. History Construction on the tombs began after Queen Noguk's death in 1365, and was completed seven years later in 1372. The tombs consist of a carved granite base topped with a small hill; they are surrounded by statues of sheep and tigers. The tigers represent fierceness and the sheep represent gentleness; in othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Sunjeong
Queen Sunjeong of the Goksan Han clan () was the second wife of King Gongmin of Goryeo who later became a queen consort after declared to be the legitimate mother of his illegitimate son, King U. She was called before as Palace Lady Han (). Biography Ancestry Life In 1357 (6th year reign of Gongmin of Goryeo), she was chosen as the concubine of him and in the 1371, she was declared as the legal mother of Monino, the only son of King Gongmin. However, in 1374, it was falsely referred as the rebirth of the Han clan. Later, on November in the same year, she was posthumously honoured as Queen Sunjeong (순정왕후, 順靜王后) and received her full Posthumous name along with her orientation in Hyemyeong Hall (혜명전, 惠明殿). In September 1376 (2nd year reign of King U of Goryeo), she was buried in Uireung Tomb (의릉, 懿陵), Jeongneung-dong, Yeoreung-ri, Jungseo-myeon, Gaepung-gun, foot of Bongmyeong Mountain, west of Gaeseong which the location is corresponds to the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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