Princess Supreme Gyeguk (; 1285 – 15 January 1316; ), also known as Princess of Han State () and Grand Princess of Han State () was a
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan dynasty (), officially the Great Yuan (; xng, , , literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division. It was established by Kublai, the fift ...
Imperial family member as the great-granddaughter of
Kublai Khan and became a Korean queen consort though her marriage with
Chungseon of Goryeo. She was the second
Mongol ethnic queen consort from
Yuan dynasty
The Yuan dynasty (), officially the Great Yuan (; xng, , , literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division. It was established by Kublai, the fift ...
to
Goryeo
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 unificat ...
after her mother-in-law,
Princess Jeguk
Princess Supreme Jeguk (; 22 July 1251 – 11 June 1297; ), also known as Queen Jangmok () and Queen Mother Inmyeong () was a Yuan imperial princess as the daughter of Kublai Khan who became the first Goryeo queen consort from Yuan. She was the ...
.
Her personal name was Budashiri (Botashirin), transcribed as , pronounced in Korean as . It is from the Sanskrit . Those ladies who qualified as "princesses supremes" (, ) were aunts of an emperor.
She was the aunt of two emperors:
Buyantu Khan and
Külüg Khan
Külüg Khan ( Mongolian: Хүлэг; Mongolian script: ; ), born Khayishan (Mongolian: Хайсан ; , mn, Хайсан, meaning "wall"), also known by the temple name Wuzong (Emperor Wuzong of Yuan; ) (August 4, 1281 – January 27, 1311), P ...
.
Biography
Early life and relative
The future Princess Gyeguk was born in
Yuan dynasty
The Yuan dynasty (), officially the Great Yuan (; xng, , , literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division. It was established by Kublai, the fift ...
as the daughter of Gammala (son of
Zhenjin
Zhenjin ( , ; 1240 – 1285 or January 5, 1286), also rendered as Jingim, Chinkim, or Chingkim, was a crown prince of the Yuan dynasty of China. He was the son of Kublai Khan and grandson of Tolui.
Life
He was born as second son to Kublai Khan ...
and Kökejin Khatun) and Buyan Kelmish Khatun with the name of Budashiri. She had:
;3 brothers:
*Sünshan
*
Yesun Temür
*Delgerbukha
;2 sisters:
*Radnabala
*Shouning – mother of
Babusha Khatun and Sadabala Khatun.
Marriage and Later life
In 1296, she married
Crown Prince Wang Won and became his Primary Consort, then stayed in Sunggyeong Mansion (숭경부, 崇敬府), Junghwa Palace (중화궁, 中和宮) while went to
Goryeo
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 unificat ...
in the following year and became a
Queen consort following her husband's first ascension to the throne. Like her
mother-in-law
A parent-in-law is a person who has a legal affinity with another by being the parent of the other's spouse. Many cultures and legal systems impose duties and responsibilities on persons connected by this relationship. A person is a child-in-la ...
who was initially her grandaunt, Budashiri also had her own attendant when came to Goryeo.
However, she and her husband were said to had a bad relationship from the time they were newlywed and when he favoured a
Goryeo woman he met before married her, she was so jealous and reported it to Yuan. As the result, the King was forced to abdicated to his father and his favoured one, Lady Jo with her families were taken and detained in Yuan. By this, many historians believed that she raised her own influence which she can easily get the supports from her homeland and families, also contributed to her active personality. Due to this, they didn't have any issue.
Her
father-in-law
A parent-in-law is a person who has a legal affinity (law), affinity with another by being the parent of the other's spouse. Many cultures and legal systems impose duties and responsibilities on persons connected by this relationship. A person i ...
tried to drive her away three times, but all failed.
It was said that she had a close political relationship with
Wang Go, which he later married her niece in 1316 and since both Wang Won and Wang Go were married with Yuan's princess, so they were fought for the Goryeo's throne. After her husband won through the support from
Külüg Khan
Külüg Khan ( Mongolian: Хүлэг; Mongolian script: ; ), born Khayishan (Mongolian: Хайсан ; , mn, Хайсан, meaning "wall"), also known by the temple name Wuzong (Emperor Wuzong of Yuan; ) (August 4, 1281 – January 27, 1311), P ...
, she received her new title as Grand Princess of the Han State (한국장공주, 韓國長公主) and returned to Goryeo again with him. However, there were only 50 carts followed them whom splendor outside but very miserable inside.
After left alone by Chungseon, she started live by visit some Buddhist Temple or attend her stepson,
King Chungsuk's banquet prepared by the government, then came back to Yuan not long after that. She caused a lot of political trouble and then died in Yuan in 1315, which her death was problematic. Her body then transferred and buried in Goryeo. In 1343, she was given the Imperial name of Princess Supreme of the Gye State (계국대장공주, 薊國大長公主) by her homeland.
See also
*
Goryeo under Mongol rule
Goryeo under Mongol rule refers to the rule of the Mongol Empire and the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty over the Korean Peninsula from about 1270 to 1356. After the Mongol invasions of Korea and the capitulation of the Korean Goryeo dynasty in the 13th ce ...
References
External links
계국대장공주on
Encykorea
The ''Encyclopedia of Korean Culture'' is a Korean language encyclopedia published by the Academy of Korean Studies and DongBang Media Co. The articles in the encyclopedia are aimed at readers who want to learn about Korean culture and history, ...
.
계국대장공주on
Doosan Encyclopedia .
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1315 deaths
Mongol consorts of the Goryeo Dynasty
Korean queens consort
Year of birth unknown
Borjigin
14th-century Mongolian women
14th-century Korean women
14th-century Chinese women
14th-century Chinese people
Chinese princesses
Consorts of Chungseon of Goryeo