Royal Consort Sin of the Paju Yeom clan () was the 6th wife of

King Gongmin of Goryeo Gongmin of Goryeo (23 May 1330 – 27 October 1374), also known by his Mongolian language, Mongolian name, Bayan Temür., was 31st ruler of Goryeo from 1351 to 1374. He was the second son of Chungsuk of Goryeo, King Chungsuk. Biography Early ...

Biography

Marriage and Palace life

In 28 November 1371 (20th year reign of King

Gongmin of Goryeo Gongmin of Goryeo (23 May 1330 – 27 October 1374), also known by his Mongolian language, Mongolian name, Bayan Temür., was 31st ruler of Goryeo from 1351 to 1374. He was the second son of Chungsuk of Goryeo, King Chungsuk. Biography Early ...

), she was honoured as Sin-Bi (신비, 愼妃). As they didn't have any issue, in 1372 (21st year of King Gongmin), he selected some young and handsome men and then ordered Han-An (한안) and Hong-Ryun (홍륜) from the Self-Defense Committee to have a sex with his consorts. After King Gongmin assassinated in 1374, Yeom choose to leave the Palace, shaved her hair and became a Buddhist monk. Even so, the court still respect all of the late King Gongmin's widowed consorts and continued to provide their daily necessities until it was stopped in 1388. After this, no records left about Yeom's life.

Relatives

Yeom had: *3 older brothers: #Yeom Guk-bo, Prince Seoseong (염국보 서성군, 廉國寶瑞城君) – married Lady of the Andong Gwon clan (부인 안동 권씨), daughter of Gwon-Yeom the Prince Hyeonbok (권염 현복군) and had 2 sons and 1 daughter. #Yeom Heung-bang (염흥방, 廉興邦) – married Lady Jo (부인 조씨), daughter of Jo Mun-gyeong (조문경) and had 3 daughters. #Yeom Jeong-Su (염정수, 廉廷秀) – married Lady of the Baecheon Jo clan (부인 배천 조씨), daughter of Jo Deuk-ju (조득주) and had 1 daughter. *3 older sisters: #Lady Yeom (부인 염씨) – married Hong-Jing (홍징, 洪徵) and had 3 sons and 1 daughter. #Lady Yeom (부인 염씨) – married Im-Heon (임헌, 任獻) and had 3 sons and 1 daughter. #Lady Yeom (부인 염씨) – married Jeong Hui-gye (정희계, 鄭煕啓) and had 1 son and 1 daughter. *1 younger sister who married Yi-Song (이송, 李悚) and had 2 sons.

In popular culture

*Portrayed by Uhm Hye-Shin in the 2014 KBS TV series ''

Jeong Do-jeon Jeong Dojeon (Korean: 정도전, Hanja: 鄭道傳, 1342 – October 6, 1398), also known by his pen name Sambong (Korean: 삼봉), was a prominent Korean scholar-official during the late Goryeo to the early Joseon periods. He served as the first ...

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