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Uijo Of Goryeo
Jak Je-geon () was a low-ranking nobleman in the Kingdom of Unified Silla who would become the grandfather of Wang Geon, founder of Goryeo dynasty. After Goryeo's establishment, he was given a Posthumous name of King Gyeonggang the Great along with his Temple name of Uijo in 918. He was buried in Onhyereung tomb (온혜릉, 溫鞵陵). Family *Father : Gukjo of Goryeo (고려 국조) – disputed. *Mother: Queen Jeonghwa (정화왕후) **Grandfather: Gang Bo-yuk (강보육) **Grandmother: Lady Gang Deok-ju (강덕주) *Wife: Queen Wonchang (원창왕후) **Son: Wang Ryung (왕륭) – married Lady Han, Queen Wisuk (위숙왕후). **Son: Wang Pyeong-dal (왕평달) **Unnamed son **Unnamed son **Unnamed daughter See also * Founding legends of the Goryeo royal family The founding legends of the Goryeo royal family is a mythical account of the ancestral family of Wang Geon, who united the Korean Peninsula during the Later Three Kingdoms period and founded the Goryeo dynasty of Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unified Silla
Unified Silla, or Late Silla (, ), is the name often applied to the Korean kingdom of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, after 668 CE. In the 7th century, a Silla–Tang alliance conquered Baekje and the southern part of Goguryeo in the 7th century Baekje–Tang and Goguryeo–Tang Wars respectively, unifying the central and southern regions of the Korean peninsula. It existed during the Northern and Southern States period, when Balhae controlled the north of the peninsula. Unified Silla lasted for 267 years until, under King Gyeongsun, it fell to Goryeo in 935. Terminology North Korean historians criticize the term "Unified Silla" as traditionally "Unified Silla" is considered to be the first unified kingdom of the Korean people. According to the North Korean perspective, Goryeo was the first state to unify the Korean people as Silla failed to conquer the most part of Goguryeo and Balhae still existed after the establishment of "Unified Silla"; Balhae also occupied t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taejo Of Goryeo
Taejo of Goryeo (31 January 877 – 4 July 943), also known as Taejo Wang Geon (; ), was the founder of the Goryeo dynasty, which ruled Korea from the 10th to the 14th century. Taejo ruled from 918 to 943, achieving unification of the Later Three Kingdoms in 936. Background Wang Geon was born in 877 to a powerful maritime merchant family based in Songak (modern Kaesong) as the eldest son of Wang Ryung (). According to the ''Pyeonnyeon tongnok'' (편년통록; 編年通錄), quoted in the ''Goryeosa'', Wang Geon's grandfather Jakjegeon was the son of Emperor Suzong of Tang. According to the ''Encyclopedia of Korean Culture'' and the ''Doosan Encyclopedia'', this is hagiographical. The ''Pyeonnyeon tongnok'' (c. late 12th century) said: While on a sea voyage to meet his father, Emperor Suzong of the Tang dynasty, 16-year-old Jakjegeon encountered a dragon king, slayed a shape-shifting fox, and married a dragon woman; the dragon woman later transformed into a dragon and went away. Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goryeo Dynasty
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 highest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posthumous Name
A posthumous name is an honorary name given mostly to the notable dead in East Asian culture. It is predominantly practiced in East Asian countries such as China, Korea, Vietnam, Japan, and Thailand. Reflecting on the person's accomplishments or reputation, the title is assigned after death and essentially replaces their name used during life. Although most posthumous names are assigned to royalty, some posthumous names are given to honor significant people without hereditary titles, such as courtiers or military generals. A posthumous name should not be confused with era names (年號), regnal names (尊號), or temple names (廟號). Format One or more adjectives are inserted before the deceased's title to make their posthumous name. Posthumous names are exclusively owned on the state level, although not necessarily on a broader national level. The name of the state or domain of the owner is added to avoid ambiguity from multiple similar posthumous names. The Chinese languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temple Name
Temple names are posthumous titles accorded to monarchs of the Sinosphere for the purpose of ancestor worship. The practice of honoring monarchs with temple names began during the Shang dynasty in China and had since been adopted by other dynastic regimes in the Sinosphere, with the notable exception of Japan. Temple names should not be confused with era names (年號), regnal names (尊號) or posthumous names (謚號). Modern academia usually refers to the following rulers by their temple names: Chinese monarchs from the Tang to the Yuan dynasties, Korean rulers of the Goryeo (until AD 1274) and Joseon dynasties, and Vietnamese rulers of the Lý, Trần, and Later Lê dynasties (with the Hồ and Later Trần dynasties as exceptions). Numerous individuals who did not rule as monarch during their lifetime were posthumously elevated to the position of monarch by their descendants and honored with temple names. For example, Cao Cao was posthumously honored as an emperor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gukjo Of Goryeo
Gukjo of Goryeo was believed to be the great-grandfather of Wang Geon, founder of the Goryeo dynasty. In around 918, he was Posthumously honoured as King Wondeok the Great. Biography According to '' Pyeonnyeon-Tong-Long'' ( :ko:편년통록) and '' Goryeosa jeolyo'' ( :ko:고려사절요), Gukjo was Gang Bo Yuk. Gang Chung was a son of Gang Ho-gyeong who was the 67th descendant of Gang Hou. Gang Hou was the second child of Gang Shu who was from Zingzhao country, Shangxi province in China. He had three children named as I-Jegeon, Bo-Seung and Gang Bo Yuk. Gang Bo Yuk married with his niece Gang Deju and their daughter Gang Sin-ui was born. Gang Sin-ui married with Chinese man and King Uijo of Goryeo was born. The father of King Uijo was royal family from Tang dynasty, China. According to ''Pyeonnyeon-Tong-Long'' and ''Goryeosa jeolyo'', he was Emperor Suzong of Tang. In ''Pyeonnyeongangmog'' (), Emperor Xuānzong of Tang was father of King Uijo. When his father visited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Jeonghwa
Queen Jeonghwa of the Sincheon Gang clan (, personal name Gang Jin-ui, was the second daughter of Gang Bo-yuk who would become the great-grandmother of Wang Geon, founder of the Goryeo dynasty. As a figure from the Later Silla period, she is the first one from among the ancestors of King Taejo to be accurately reported by the left records. Biography Gang Chung was a son of Gang Ho-gyeong who was the 67th descendant of Gang Hou. Gang Hou was the second child of Gang Shu who was from Zingzhao country, Shangxi province in China. He had three children named as I-Jegeon, Bo-Seung and Gang Bo Yuk. Gang Bo Yuk married with his niece Gang Deju and their daughter Kang Jin-ui (강진의, 康辰義) was born. Kang Jin-ui married a Chinese man and birthed the future King Uijo of Goryeo. The father of King Uijo was from a royal family of the Tang dynasty, China. According to '' Pyeonnyeon-Tong-Long'' ( :ko:편년통록) and '' Goryeosa jeolyo'' ( :ko:고려사절요), he was Emperor S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Wonchang
Queen Wonchang () or Queen Gyeongheon (), was the grandmother of Wang Geon, founder of the Goryeo dynasty which she later Posthumously honoured as a queen alongside her husband in 919.''History of Goryeo'', volume 1. Family *Father: Tou En Dian Jiao Gan (두은점각간, 頭恩坫角干) *Husband: Uijo of Goryeo (고려 의조) **Son: Wang Ryung (왕륭); married Lady Han, Queen Wisuk (위숙왕후) **Son: Wang Pyeong-dal (왕평달) **Unnamed son **Unnamed son See also * Founding legends of the Goryeo royal family The founding legends of the Goryeo royal family is a mythical account of the ancestral family of Wang Geon, who united the Korean Peninsula during the Later Three Kingdoms period and founded the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. Legends According to the ''P ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wonchang, Queen Royal consorts of the Goryeo Dynasty 9th-century Korean women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sejo Of Goryeo
Wang Ryung (died May 897), more commonly known by his Temple name of Sejo or Posthumous name of King Wimu the Great. He was a general and politician during the Later Goguryeo periods who would become the father of Wang Geon, founder of the Goryeo dynasty. After died at Geumseong County (금성군) in 897, he was buried in a cave along the river in Yeonganseong, which later named and known as ''Changneung tomb'' (창릉, 昌陵). On 11 March 1217, it was moved to Bongeun Temple (봉은사) and in 1243, it was moved again to Gaegol-dong in Ganghwa. In 1027 (18th years reign of Hyeonjong of Goryeo), he was given a Posthumous name of Won-ryeol(yeol) (원렬(열), 元烈) and in 1235 (40th years reign of Gojong of Goryeo), he was given again the name of Min-hye (민혜, 敏惠). Family *Father: Uijo of Goryeo (고려 의조) **Grandfather: Gukjo of Goryeo (고려 국조) **Grandmother: Queen Jeonghwa (정화왕후) *Mother: Queen Wonchang (원창왕후) *Wife: Queen Wisuk, of the Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Founding Legends Of The Goryeo Royal Family
The founding legends of the Goryeo royal family is a mythical account of the ancestral family of Wang Geon, who united the Korean Peninsula during the Later Three Kingdoms period and founded the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. Legends According to the ''Pyeonnyeontongnok'' () written by Kim Gwan-ui during the Goryeo period, the origin of the Goryeo royal family is from Goguryeo. Hogyeong, who called himself General Seonggol, came from Mount Baekdu and traveled far and wide, finally settling down in Songak (modern Kaesong) and starting a family. While hunting on Mount Pyeongna, he met a widowed mountain spirit who asked for his hand in marriage and to become the king of the mountain. Gang Chung, a son of Gang Hogyeong, planted pine trees on Mount Songak so that rocks wouldn't be visible in order to fulfill a prophecy, based on feng shui, that his descendant would unite the " Sam Han" (), another name for the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He begot a son named Boyuk, whose daughter Jin-ui had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 to learn about Korean culture and history, and were written by over 3,800 scholars and expert contributors — mainly associated with the Academy of Korean Studies. ''Munhwa Ilbo'' called it the most extensive encyclopedia of Korean studies. In 2001, the digital edition EncyKorea was published on CD-ROM and DVD. See also *''Doosan Encyclopedia'' *List of digital library projects *Lists of encyclopedias *List of encyclopedias by branch of knowledge *List of encyclopedias by language *List of historical encyclopedias *List of online encyclopedias This is a list of well-known online encyclopedias—i.e., encyclopedias accessible or formerly accessible on the Internet. The largest online encyclopedias are general reference works, though there are also many specialized ones. Some o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goryeo Rulers
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 highest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
