Queen Mungong of the Suncheon Bak clan () was a

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 ...

royal family member as the second maternal granddaughter of

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 ...

who became a

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 ...

queen consort as the first wife of King Jeongjong. She was the second sister, along with

Lady Dongsanwon Lady Dongsanwon of the Suncheon Bak clan (; ) was the eldest maternal granddaughter of Gyeon Hwon and daughter of Bak Yeong-gyu. She became the 18th wife of King Taejo of Goryeo and was the oldest, among Queen Mungong and Queen Munseong who both ...

and Queen Munseong.

Posthumous name

*In April 1002 (5th year reign of King Mokjong), name Suk-jeol (숙절, 淑節) was added. *In March 1014 (5th year reign of King Hyeonjong), name Hyo-sin (효신, 孝愼) was added. *In April 1027 (18th year reign of King Hyeonjong), name Gyeong-sin (경신, 景信), Seon-mok (선목, 宣穆) and Sun-seong (순성, 順聖) was added. *In October 1056 (10th year reign of King Munjong), name Jeong-hye (정혜, 貞惠) was added. *In October 1253 (40th year reign of King Gojong), name An-suk (안숙, 安淑) was added to her

Posthumous name A posthumous name is an honorary name given mostly to the notable dead in East Asian culture. It is predominantly practiced in East Asian countries such as China, Korea, Vietnam, Japan, and Thailand. Reflecting on the person's accomplishments ...

too.

In popular culture

* Portrayed by Hong Ri-na in the 2002–2003 KBS TV series ''

The Dawn of the Empire ''The Dawn of the Empire'' () is a South Korean historical television series which aired on KBS1 from March 2, 2002 to January 26, 2003 for 94 episodes every weekend at 21:45 ( KST). It revolves around the reigns of the second, third and fourth ki ...

''.

References

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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, ...

.
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