Lady Sukmok of the Im clan () was the daughter of Im Myeong-Pil who became the 10th 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 ...
and the mother of
Crown Prince Wonnyeong. Her
clan
A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship
and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clans may claim descent from founding member or apical ancestor. Clans, in indigenous societies, tend to be endogamous, meaning ...
was not clear, but it was believed that she was came from the Jinju Im clan (진주 임씨, 鎭川 林氏). Although Wonnyeong's wife was unrecorded, they had 1 son,
Crown Prince Hyodang (효당태자)
[《고려사》권90〈열전〉권3] and he later died in 976 due to Wang-Seon (왕선) who murdered him as the part of a policy of revenge against the aristocratic deterrence policy.
References
숙목부인on
Encykorea
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(in Korean).
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Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
Consorts of Taejo of Goryeo
People from Jincheon County