Princess Euncheon of the Im clan () or Princess Sagi () was a Korean royal consort and the 4th wife of

King Chunghye of Goryeo King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...

. She was also known as Princess Oji ().Park Young-kyoo (25 March 2000). ''한권으로 읽는 고려왕조실록'' 'Annals of the Goryeo Dynasty in One Volume'' . Deullyŏk. p. 460.

Biography

Early life and background

The future Princess Euncheon was born as the daughter of merchant Im-Sin (임신) who served

Grand Prince Danyang Grand Prince Danyang (shortly as 단양대군, 丹陽大君; ; born Wang Hu), was a Goryeo Royal family member as the second son of Duke Gangyang and grandson of King Chungnyeol. He was promoted repeatedly and later reached the position as ''Three ...

, a grandson of

Chungnyeol of Goryeo Chungnyeol of Goryeo (3 April 1236 – 30 July 1308) was the 25th ruler of the medieval Korean kingdom of Goryeo from 1274 to 1308. He was the son of Wonjong, his predecessor on the throne. Chungnyeol was king during the Mongol Invasions of Jap ...

. While she and her father made their living by selling porcelain vessels, she then was found and favored not long after that by King Chunghye, also become his concubine and most favourite wife.

Palace life

In 1340, Im then entered the palace by Chunghye's order and become Palace Lady Im (궁인 임씨, 宮人林氏) and two years later, in February, Lady Hong was chosen as became Chunghye's 3rd wife and given a royal title. Seeing about this, Im was jealous and tried to stop it, but for comforted her, the King then trusted the royal title Princess Euncheon (은천옹주, 銀川翁主) to her. However, peoples recently called Im as Princess Sagi (사기옹주, 沙器翁主) which came from she whom selling a porcelain vessels (사기, 沙器) and Princess Oji (오지옹주). It was said that King Chunghye usually took an energized drug called ''Yeoryak'' (열약) and after contracted the effects while he still a Crown Prince in the Yuan Dynasty, he then transmitted this to the women with whom they had a night together. At this time, no one can handle the King's energy or suffered from it effects, but just Im whom able to handle him and those make her become more loves from him. Also, when she gave birth into their son, the King robbed the linen and silk market and gave it to her as her gift. She was said to be very lustful and got along well with the King, also know if she had a luxurious personality, so she told the King to build a new palace for her to live in. In 1343, the King gave foods to the crowds mobilized for her new palace's construction and gave them awards while performed the dances. In the progress, by Im's order, many millstones and treadmills were installed. However, in November in the same year, the Yuan Dynasty captured King Chunghye and followed him, her luxurious life was ended. Go Yongbo (고용보) and others led Chunghye away, but it not for the Princess whom sad that her husband only wore a simple-robe and then begged Yongbo to donated and gave the new rope for Chunghye. After he was taken away, she and about 120 other royal officials whom on the King's side were immediately expelled from the palace.

Later life

There were no records left after her expelled and left day from the palace. Actually, she bore Chunghye 1 son,

Wang Seokgi Wang Seokgi (1341–1375) was the youngest son of King Chunghye of Goryeo, from Princess Euncheon and also a Korean Buddhist monk. Under King Chungjeong's command, Seokgi went to Mandeok Temple (만덕사, 萬德寺) in Yuan Dynasty, but later g ...

, however, he didn't received and treated like the other princes, instead became a Buddhist monk. After got exiled to

Jeju Jeju may refer to: * Jeju Island (Jejudo), an island near South Korea * Jeju Province (formerly transliterated Cheju), a province of South Korea comprising Jejudo **Jeju City, the biggest city on Jejudo **Jeju dog, a dog native to Jejudo ** Jeju l ...

, Seok-gi then married a civilian woman and had a son, but his family wasn't recorded too detailed in ''

Goryeosa The ''Goryeosa'' (), or ''History of Goryeo'', is the main surviving historical record of Korea's Goryeo dynasty. It was composed nearly a century after the fall of Goryeo, during the reign of King Sejong, undergoing repeated revisions between ...

''. Later, in May 1375, Seok-gi was executed and in April 1382, his son was also murdered.

References

External links

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