Gang Chung () was 6th generation earlier ancestor of
Taejo, who was the founder of
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 unificati ...
.
Biography
When
Gang Ho-gyeong, the oldest ancestor of Taejo went to hunting in Mount Pyeon Na (
Hangul
The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The let ...
:편나), he met a goddess of the mountain. She offered him to get married with her and rule
theocracy
Theocracy is a form of government in which one or more deity, deities are recognized as supreme ruling authorities, giving divine guidance to human intermediaries who manage the government's daily affairs.
Etymology
The word theocracy origina ...
together. However, Gang Ho-gyeong already had a wife. According to a story, he visited his wife in his dream, she got pregnant and Gang Chung was born. Once day, Par Wong (), who was a
Feng Shui master in
Silla
Silla or Shilla (57 BCE – 935 CE) ( , Old Korean: Syera, Old Japanese: Siraki2) was a Korean kingdom located on the southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula. Silla, along with Baekje and Goguryeo, formed the Three Kingdoms of K ...
visited Gang Ho-gyeong and said “If you plant pine trees in Mount Song ak () and hide rocky wall, a person who unify three Korea will be born.” Gang Ho-gyeong followed his prediction and planted pine trees covered rocky wall and Taejo was born.
Family
*Father:
Gang Ho-gyeong (강호경, 康虎景)
*Mother: Unnamed lady (좌곡 여인)
*Wife: Lady Gu Chi-ui (구치의, 具置義)
**1st son: Yi Je-geon (이제건, 伊帝建)
***Granddaughter: Gang Deok-ju (강덕주, 康德州)
**2nd son:
Gang Bo-yuk (강보육, 康寶育)
***Daughter-in-law: Gang Deok-ju (강덕주, 康德州)
**3rd son:
Gang Bo-jeon (강보전, 康寶甸)
References
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 ...
Korean generals
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
Sincheon Kang clan
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