Lady Mongryangwon of the Pyeongsan Bak clan (; ) was the daughter of Bak Su-gyeong who became the 29th 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 ...

. Her aunt became his 26th wife and her cousin became his 28th wife. Her father was excellent in physical appearance, won every time went to war and took part in the fight against

Gyeon Hwon Gyeon Hwon (; 867 – 27 September 936, r. 892 – March 934) was the king and founder of Later Baekje, one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea, and reigned from 892 to 935. Some records render his name as "Jin Hwon" (진훤). He was also the prog ...

while rescued Wang Geon from crisis when he was surrounded by the

Later Baekje Hubaekje or Later Baekje (, ) was one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea, along with Taebong and Silla. Later Baekje was a Korean dynastic kingdom founded by the disaffected Silla general Gyeon Hwon in 900, whom led the local gentry and popul ...

armies. It was said that he was entrusted with noble title and when Wang Geon paid a tribute to consideration of his servants' merits, Su-gyeong specially trusted with a special gift of 200 yards (200결). Bak's families also maintained their power until the accession of Wang So. However, Wang So soon reorganized the system to strengthen the royal authority and purged the nobles which led Bak to death.

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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mongryangwon, Lady Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Consorts of Taejo of Goryeo People from North Hwanghae