Kim Gae-si (

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: 김개시,

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: 金介屎; died 1623) or formally called Court Lady Kim (

: 상궁 김씨,

: 尙宮金氏) was a Court Lady during the

Joseon Dynasty Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and r ...

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, who became a concubine of

King Seonjo Seonjo of Joseon (26 November 1552 – 16 March 1608) was the fourteenth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea from 1567 to 1608. He was known for encouraging Confucianism and renovating state affairs at the beginning of his reign. However, politi ...

and later of his son, Gwanghae, after Seonjo death. During the latter's reign, she intervened in state affairs and wielded power, but was beheaded after Gwanghae's deposition from the throne.

Biography

There are special records about her family or her early life. It is just recorded that she was a palace maid (춘궁) in Crown Prince Gwanghae's palace. Then, she received ''Seung-eun'' (승은, 承恩) from Gwanghae's father,

, and became his favourite concubine. Even though she was not beautiful, she was favoured and liked by both of Seonjo and Gwanghae due to her agility and skill. After Seonjo's death on March 16, 1608, she became Gwanghae's concubine. At the time, it was acceptable for the next King take their father's former consort, with the exception of the primary wife and their own biological mother. After Gwanghae took the throne, she helped him in succeeding to confine his legal mother, Queen Inmok, by killing her only son and the only legitimate son of Seonjo, Grand Prince Yeongchang (영창대군). Despite her lowly background and status as a palace maid, Lady Kim wielded power to the extent that she was worked with Yi Yi-cheom (이이첨) and Gwon Sin (권신). Her power surpassed Queen Yu (중전 유씨), whom was Gwanghae's primary wife. Later, on March 13, 1623, after King Injo was crowned following a rebellion led by Seoin faction (서인, 西人), Lady Kim, along with all of Gwanghae's people and supporters, were executed.《속잡록》 계해년 1월

Confrontation

*In the Gyechuk Diary, it was said that the Court Lady and Queen Inmok had a bad relationship, because Lady Kim tried to blame her miscarriage on the Queen's daughter,

Princess Jeongmyeong Princess Jeongmyeong (27 June 1603 – 8 September 1685) was a Joseon Royal Princess as the tenth daughter of King Seonjo, from Queen Inmok. During her older half-brother's reign, she suffered hardships, and her title was revoked, but later it w ...

In popular culture

Drama & Television series

*Portrayed by

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in the 2014 – 2015

TV series ''

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in the 2015 MBC TV series ''

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in the 2021 MBN TV series '' Bossam: Steal the Fate''.

Film

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n film ''Queen Dowager Inmok''.

Webtoon

* Portrayed in the 2019 KakaoPage Webtoon series ''Finally, the Blue Flame (마침내 푸른 불꽃이).''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Gae-si Royal consorts of the Joseon dynasty 1623 deaths Executed Korean women Deaths by decapitation Year of birth unknown Date of birth unknown 16th-century Korean women 17th-century Korean women Korean ladies-in-waiting 1584 births