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Hwa-bi Hong
Royal Consort Hwa of the Namyang Hong clan (; ) was a Korean royal consort and the third wife of King Chunghye of Goryeo. Biography Early life and relatives The future Consort Hwa was born as the daughter of Hong-Tak, Internal Prince Ikseong (홍탁 익성부원군), son of Hong-Seon (홍선) from the Namyang Hong clan and Lady Gwon (부인 권씨), daughter of Gwon-Jun, Internal Prince Gilchang (권준 길창부원군) from the Andong Gwon clan. She had: *1 older brother: Hong Sang-jae (홍상재) *3 younger brothers: **Hong Hye-chan (홍혜찬) **Hong Gae-do (홍개도) **Hong Chang-do (홍창도) Her paternal great-great-grandfather was Hong Baek-su (홍백수), the younger brother of Hong Bok-won (홍복원) who was surrendered to Mongolian side during the long war between Korea and Mongolia. King Chungsuk's 5th wife, Consort Su was her maternal cousin. Marriage and Palace life Firstly, her father, Hong-Tak was an ambassador from Gyeongsang Province (경상도진변사, 慶 ... [...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] |
Princess Euncheon
Princess Euncheon of the Im clan () or Princess Sagi () was a Korean royal consort and the 4th wife of King Chunghye of Goryeo. She was also known as Princess Oji ().Park Young-kyoo (25 March 2000). ''한권으로 읽는 고려왕조실록'' 'Annals of the Goryeo Dynasty in One Volume'' . Deullyŏk. p. 460. Biography Early life and background The future Princess Euncheon was born as the daughter of merchant Im-Sin (임신) who served Grand Prince Danyang, a grandson of Chungnyeol of Goryeo. While she and her father made their living by selling porcelain vessels, she then was found and favored not long after that by King Chunghye, also become his concubine and most favourite wife. Palace life In 1340, Im then entered the palace by Chunghye's order and become Palace Lady Im (궁인 임씨, 宮人 林氏) and two years later, in February, Lady Hong was chosen as became Chunghye's 3rd wife and given a royal title. Seeing about this, Im was jealous and tried to stop it, but for comfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namyang Hong Clan
Namyang Hong clan () is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, Gyeonggi Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Namyang Hong clan members was 487,488. The Namyang Hong clan is divided into the Dang Hong (남양 홍씨 당홍계, 南陽 洪氏 唐洪系) and the To Hong (남양 홍씨 토홍계, 南陽 洪氏 土洪系) lineages. Although they share the surname Hong and an ancestral seat in Hwaseong's Namyang-eup, and so are grouped together as the Namyang Hong clan, the two lineages do not share a common first ancestor and are not related. Dang Hong lineage The Dang Hong lineage of the Namyang Hong clan claims as its progenitor Hong Cheon-ha, who was dispatched to Goguryeo as a scholar of the Tang dynasty and settled in the same place as a refugee because of upheaval in the Tang dynasty. The founder of this lineage was , who it is claimed descended from Hong Cheon-ha. This claim about Hong Eun-yeol's line of descent from Hong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Wang
The following is a family tree of Korean monarchs. Goguryeo Baekje Silla Silla (57 BC – 935 CE) was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. In the early years, Silla was ruled by the Pak, Seok, and Gim families. Rulers of Silla had various titles, including ''Isageum, Maripgan, and Daewang''. Like some Baekje kings, some declared themselves emperor. , - , style="text-align: left;", Notes: Balhae Balhae (698-926) was an ancient Korean kingdom established after the fall of Goguryeo. Balhae occupied southern parts of Northeast China, Primorsky Krai, and the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. Goryeo The Goryeo dynasty ruled in Korea from 918 to 1392. It comprised 34 kings in 17 generations. What follows is, first, a selective genealogy of the reigning Wang clan, and second, a ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goryeosa
The ''Goryeosa'' (), or ''History of Goryeo'', is the main surviving historical record of Korea's Goryeo dynasty. It was composed nearly a century after the fall of Goryeo, during the reign of King Sejong, undergoing repeated revisions between 1392 and 1451. He ordered a committee of scholars led by Kim Jongseo and Jeong Inji to compile it, based on primary and secondary sources that are no longer extant. The ''Goryeo-sa'', written using Hanja script, consists of 139 volumes, 46 of which consist of chronicles, 39 of geography, 2 of Chronological tables, 50 of Biographies, and 2 of lists. The document has been digitized by the National Institute of Korean History and available online with Modern Korean translation in Hangul and original text in Hanja script. See also * Dongguk Tonggam * Samguk Sagi * Annals of the Joseon Dynasty * History of Korea References External links The official website showing the original text as well as the translation in Korean Hangul(Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongolia
Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, making it the world's most sparsely populated sovereign nation. Mongolia is the world's largest landlocked country that does not border a closed sea, and much of its area is covered by grassy steppe, with mountains to the north and west and the Gobi Desert to the south. Ulaanbaatar, the capital and largest city, is home to roughly half of the country's population. The territory of modern-day Mongolia has been ruled by various nomadic empires, including the Xiongnu, the Xianbei, the Rouran, the First Turkic Khaganate, and others. In 1206, Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous land empire in history. His grandson Kublai Khan conquered China proper and established the Yuan dynasty. After the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chungsuk Of Goryeo
Chungsuk of Goryeo (30 July 1294 – 3 May 1339), born Wang Do (), later changed his name to Wang Man (), was the 27th king of the Goryeo (Korea), from 1313 to 1330 and again from 1332 to 1339. He was sometimes known by his Mongolian language, Mongolian name, Aratnashiri, which was rendered in hanja as ''Aralteunolksilri'' (). Biography In 1314 King Chungseon of Goryeo, King Chungseon passed the throne to his son King Chungsuk. In 1321 King Chungsuk fathered his son King Chunghye of Goryeo, King Chunghye. This prompted the previous crown prince of Goryeo, Wang Go, 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. King Chungsuk died in 1339. Family *Father: Chungs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Su-bi Gwon
Royal Consort Su of the Andong Gwon clan (Hangul: 수비 안동 권씨, Hanja: 壽妃 安東 權氏; died 29 April 1340) was the fifth wife of King Chungsuk of Goryeo. Biography Early life and relatives The future Royal Consort Su was born into the Andong Gwon clan as the eldest daughter and second child of Gwon Ryeom, Prince Hyeonbok (현복군, 玄禑君) and his wife who was from the Pyeongyang Jo clan. King Chunghye's third wife, Lady Hong was once Lady Gwon's cousin. Her paternal great-grandfather was Gwon-Bo, Internal Prince Yeongga (권보 영가부원군) and her paternal grandfather was Gwon-Jun, Internal Prince Gilchang (권준 길창부원군) who kept his loyalty to King Chungsuk when other servants loyal on Wang Go. From Gwon-Jun's succession, the Andong Gwon clan became a prestigious family and had a lot of wealth. His manor was said to admired by the king when he visited. Marriage and Palace life Lady Gwon was firstly marry to Jeon-Sin (전신)'s son, but her f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyeongsang Province
Gyeongsang ( ko, 경상도, ''Gyeongsang-do''; ) was one of the eight provinces of Korea during the Joseon dynasty. Gyeongsang was located in the southeast of Korea. The provincial capital was Daegu. The region was the birthplace of the Kingdom of Silla. The region also has a significant role in modern Korean history, since seven previous South Korean presidents ( Park Chung-hee, Roh Tae-woo, Chun Doo-hwan, Kim Young-sam, Roh Moo-hyun, Park Geun-hye, and Moon Jae-in) were born in the Gyeongsang region. Today, the region is divided into 5 administrative divisions: the three independent cities of Busan, Daegu and Ulsan, and the two provinces of Gyeongsangbuk-do and Gyeongsangnam-do. The largest city in the region is Busan, followed by Daegu. Sub-regionally, the region is also divided into Gyeongbuk and Gyeongnam. Gyeongbuk consists of Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do, while Gyeongnam consists of Busan, Ulsan and Gyeongsangnam-do. History The predecessor to Gyeongsang Province wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of California
The University of California (UC) is a public land-grant research university system in the U.S. state of California. The system is composed of the campuses at Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz, along with numerous research centers and academic abroad centers. The system is the state's land-grant university. Major publications generally rank most UC campuses as being among the best universities in the world. Six of the campuses, Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and San Diego are considered Public Ivies, making California the state with the most universities in the nation to hold the title. UC campuses have large numbers of distinguished faculty in almost every academic discipline, with UC faculty and researchers having won 71 Nobel Prizes as of 2021. The University of California currently has 10 campuses, a combined student body of 285,862 students, 24,400 faculty members, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
