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Queen Inye
Queen Inye of the Incheon Yi clan (; d. 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 Yi clan. Among her ten sons, three of the eldest became the reign kings (Sunjong, Seonjong, Sukjong) and three others became a Buddhist monk. She was the grandmother of Heonjong and 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 Yi clan. Her father was its leader, Yi Ja-yeon (이자연, 李子淵) and her mother was the daughter of Gim In-wi (김인위, 金因渭) from the Gyeongju Gim clan. As the first and oldest daughter, she had 8 brothers and 2 younger sisters who both would become King Munjong's wives, Consort Ingyeong and Consort Injeol. Marriage and Palace life Lady Yi was married to King Munjong of Goryeo as his second wife and honoured as Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddhism
Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religions, Indian religion or Indian philosophy#Buddhist philosophy, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in History of India, northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and Silk Road transmission of Buddhism, gradually spread throughout much of Asia via the Silk Road. It is the Major religious groups, world's fourth-largest religion, with over 520 million followers (Buddhists) who comprise seven percent of the global population. The Buddha taught the Middle Way, a path of spiritual development that avoids both extreme asceticism and hedonism. It aims at liberation from clinging and craving to things which are impermanent (), incapable of satisfying ('), and without a lasting essence (), ending the cycle of death and rebirth (). A summary of this path is expressed in the Noble Eightfold Path, a Bhavana, training of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 is crown princess, which may refer either to an heiress apparent or, especially in earlier times, to the wife of the person styled crown prince. ''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 or Prince of Asturias in the Kingdom of Spain). 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 (i.e. absolute pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Consort Injeol Hyeon-Bi
Royal Consort Injeol of the Incheon Yi clan (Hangul: 인절현비 이씨, Hanja: 仁節賢妃 李氏; ; 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 (이자연) and Lady Gim (부인 김씨), daughter of Gim In-wi (김인위) 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'' (인절현비, 仁節賢妃). References Royal Consort Injeolon Encykorea The ''Encyclopedia of Korean Culture'' is a Korean language encyclopedia published by the Academy of Korean Studies and DongBang Media Co. The articles in the encyc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Consort Ingyeong Hyeon-Bi
Royal Consort Ingyeong of the Incheon Yi clan (Hangul: 인경현비 이씨, Hanja: 仁敬賢妃 李氏; ) 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 (이자연) and Lady Gim (부인 김씨), daughter of Gim In-wi (김인위) 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 (숙비, 淑妃) in 1082. She later received her Posthumous name of ''Worthy Consort Ingyeong'' (인경현비, 仁敬賢妃) 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 Royal Consort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yi Ja-yeon
Yi or YI may refer to: Philosophic Principle * Yì (义; 義, righteousness, justice) among the 三綱五常 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, an umbrella term for two scripts used to write the Yi languages * Yiddish (ISO 639-1 language code: yi), the historical language of the Ashkenazi Jews 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 * Yi (Confucianism), the Confucian virtue roughly equivalent to "righteousness" or "justice" Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deposed Princess Bokchang
Deposed Princess Bokchang of the Incheon Yi clan (; d. 27 November 1195) was a Korean queen consort and the 2nd wife of her nephew, King Injong of Goryeo. She was the youngest, among Queen Sundeok (oldest sister who becomes mother-in-law) and Princess Yeondeok, also the last Goryeo queen who came from the powerful Incheon Yi clan. Life On 1st month 1125 (lunar calendar), she entered the palace at a young age. According to the ''Dongguk Tonggam'' (동국통감), it rained a lot, the wind blew strong and the trees were uprooted on the day she entered the palace like her second elder sister who had already entered the Palace. In order to poison Injong, her father served him a poisoned ''Tteok ''Tteok'' ( ko, 떡) is a class of Korean rice cakes made with steamed flour made of various grains, including glutinous or non-glutinous rice. Steamed flour can also be pounded, shaped, or pan-fried to make ''tteok''. In some cases, ''tteok' ...'' (떡), but she instead secretly info ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deposed Princess Yeondeok
Deposed Princess Yeondeok of the Incheon Yi clan (; d. 4 August 1139) was a Korean queen consort as the 1st wife of her nephew, King Injong of Goryeo. It was said that she was possessed beauty and gentleness, no distortion in adorning her character. She was the second, alongside Queen Sundeok (initially older sister and later mother-in-law) and Princess Bokchang. Life Before married Injong, he still afraid if her father, Yi Ja-gyeom (이자겸), who was the most powerful man at that time, gave the throne to another princes, then his power would be dispersed and disappeared, so he forced her to become his Queen Consort. On 8th months 1124 (lunar calendar), she formally become his Queen consort, entered the Palace and was honoured as Princess Yeondeok (연덕궁주, 延德宮主). Based on "Dongguk Tonggam" (동국통감), on the day she became queen, it rained a lot, the wind blew strong and the trees were uprooted. Meanwhile, on 20 June 1126 (4th year reign of Injong), her f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Sundeok
Queen Sundeok of the Incheon Yi clan (Hangul: 순덕왕후 이씨, Hanja: 順德王后 李氏; 15 April 1094 – 21 September 1118) or formally called as Queen Mother Mungyeong () was a Korean queen consort as the second wife of Yejong of Goryeo and the mother of his successor, Injong of Goryeo. Biography Early life The future Queen Sundeok was born on 15 April 1094 as the second daughter of Yi Ja-gyeom (이자경) and Lady Choe, 2nd daughter of Choe Sa-chu (최사추) from the Haeju Choe clan. Since King Munjong's reign, the "Incheon Yi clan" was already produced many queens, consorts or wives for the Goryeo royal family, so it can said that she was came from a noble family. Marriage and Palace life She firstly entered the palace in 1108 (3rd year reign of Yejong of Goryeo) at 15 years old and given the royal title as Princess Yeondeok (연덕궁주, 延德宮主) while lived in "Yeondeok Palace" (연덕궁, 延德宮). One year later, she gave birth into their first son, Wang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Wonsin
Princess Wonsin of the Incheon Yi clan () was the third wife of her first cousin, King Seonjong of Goryeo. She firstly honoured as Consort Wonhui (원희궁비, 元嬉宮妃; ), but after her older brother, Yi Ja-ui (이자의) was executed by Duke Gyerim on the charge of plotting treason to make Wonhui's son as the new king instead of Gyerim, she was implicated in this and along with her son, they were exiled to ''Gyeongwon-gun'' (nowadays is the parts of Incheon). In 1101, a pardon was issued for those who involved in the Ja-ui's case and after Crown Prince Wang U ascended the throne, the Incheon Yi clan's people can gained their position again in the court and Yi Ja-gyeom's daughter was chosen as the new queen consort for Yejong. References Princess Wonsinon Encykorea The ''Encyclopedia of Korean Culture'' is a Korean language encyclopedia published by the Academy of Korean Studies and DongBang Media Co. The articles in the encyclopedia are aimed at readers who want t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Janggyeong
Princess Janggyeong of the Incheon Yi clan () was the third wife of King Sunjong of Goryeo. She became his consort in 1083 and after his death, she stayed live outside the palace. She then discovered to had committed adultery with a male slave from the palace, those made her being deposed from her position. Yi Ja-gyeom (이자겸), her older brother, became a noble and had a high-ranks official, but due to her adultery, he was also involved in this case and dismissed from his position. After Crown Prince Wang U's ascension to the throne, his status was restored and his daughter become Yejong's queen. Family *Father: Yi-Ho (이호) **Grandfather: Yi Ja-yeon (이자연; 1003–1061) ***Uncle: Yi-Seok (이석) ****Cousin: Queen Sasuk (사숙왕후) ***Uncle: Yi-Jeong (이정; 1025–1077) ****Cousin: Yi Ja-ui (이자의; d. 1095) ****Cousin: Princess Wonsin (원신궁주) ***Aunt: Royal Consort Ingyeong Hyeon-Bi (인경현비) ***Aunt: Royal Consort Injeol Hyeon-Bi (인절현비) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yi Ja-gyeom
Yi Ja-gyeom (died 19 January 1127) of the Incheon Yi clan, was a Korean politician, soldier, regent, and poet in the middle Goryeo dynasty. In 1122, he became the Duke Hanyang (한양공, 漢陽公) and the Duke of Joseon State (조선국공, 朝鮮國公) two years later. As the full maternal grandfather of Injong of Goryeo, Yi became the young king's regent after his father's death and even purged those who were trying to usurp the throne. He gained more power upon marrying his two daughters to Injong, but was eventually eliminated by Injong after he tried to poison the king. In 1126, he started a rebellion to purged his opponents and seized his own power, but was removed by Cheok Jun-gyeong (척준경), Yi's previous ally but whom now sided with Injong. During his exile in Jeollanam-do, Yi ate a dried fish and named it "''Yeonggwang Gulbi''" (영광 굴비) after "Yeonggwang" was his exile location and "Gulbi" was came from one of his word, ''"I Won't Give Up"'' (뜻을 굽히 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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