Queen Uihwa of the Jincheon Im clan () was a
Goryeo queen consort as the first and primary wife of
King Hyejong.
Their
only son must lost his life for political reasons during
King Gwangjong's reign without able to ascended the throne and their
eldest daughter instead became Gwangjong's 2nd wife also for political alliance.
She married the 10-years-old Hyejong when he was still a Prince (태자, 太子) in 921. It was believed that the regional position of the "Jincheon Im clan" and her father's influence and power in military were taken into account in the reason that
King Taejo chose her as a primary spouse to his eldest son who was weak in power and wanted to unite with the military through marriage. When he was chosen as the ''Crown Prince'' (정윤, 正胤) in 922 by recommendation of
Bak Sul-hui
Bak or BAK may refer to:
Computer
* Bak file
* ''Betrayal at Krondor'', a DOS-based role-playing video game
* Bill and keep reciprocal payment in telecommunications systems
Acronyms
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(박술희), she also became the ''Crown Princess Consort'' (정윤비, 正胤妃). She later formally became the Queen Consort in 943 followed her husband's ascension.
Although her death date was unknown, but it was presumed that she was also died when Hyejong got assassinated in 945 and recorded that she was buried in Sulleung tomb (순릉, 順陵) alongside him.
By this marriage, Queen Uihwa became the first "Princess consort" (태자비, 太子妃) and "Crown Princess consort" (정윤비, 正胤妃) of the
Goryeo dynasty
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 unificati ...
.
Posthumous name
*In April 1002 (5th year reign of
King Mokjong), name Seong-ui (성의, 成懿) was added.
*In March 1014 (5th year reign of
King Hyeonjong), name Gyeong-sin (경신, 景信) was added.
*In April 1027 (18th year reign of
King Hyeonjong), name Hoe-seon (회선, 懷宣) was added.
*In October 1253 (40th year reign of
King Gojong), name Jeong-sun (정순, 靖順) was added to her
Posthumous name too.
In popular culture
* Portrayed by Kim Hyun-joo in the 2002–2003
KBS TV series ''
The Dawn of the Empire''.
* Portrayed by Im Mi-sun in the 2016
SBS TV series ''
Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo''.
References
External links
Queen Uihwaon
Encykorea .
의화왕후on
Doosan Encyclopedia
''Doosan Encyclopedia'' is a Korean language encyclopedia published by Doosan Donga (두산동아). The encyclopedia is based on the ''Dong-A Color Encyclopedia'' (동아원색세계대백과사전), which comprises 30 volumes and began to be p ...
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Royal consorts of the Goryeo Dynasty
Korean queens consort
Year of birth unknown
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People from Jincheon County