Lady Daemyeongjuwon of the Gangneung Wang clan (; ) was the daughter of Wang-Ye who became the 15th wife of

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 ...

. Wang-Ye's first clan was "Gim" as the son of Gim Seon-hui (김선희) and the 6th grandson of Gim Ju-won (김주원). After Wang Geon established the new

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 unificati ...

, Ye then given new

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"Wang" due to his contribution in help Wang Geon under Wang Sun-sik (왕순식)'s command in the war for achieving unification of the

Later Three Kingdoms The Later Three Kingdoms period (889-935 AD) of ancient Korea saw a partial revival of the old three kingdoms which had dominated the peninsula from the 1st century BC to the 7th century AD. After the Unified Silla kingdom had ruled Korea alone ...

. Wang-Ye's family and descendants wer become the most powerful family in

Gangneung Gangneung () is a municipal city in the province of Gangwon-do, on the east coast of South Korea. It has a population of 213,658 (as of 2017).Gangneung City (2003)Population & Households. Retrieved January 14, 2006. Gangneung is the economic ...

from generation to generation.

References

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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Daemyeongjuwon, Lady Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Consorts of Taejo of Goryeo People from Gangneung