Yasokjin, Royal Consort Ui (

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: 야속진 의비,

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: 也速眞懿妃; died 1316), was a

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-born woman who became the second wife of

Chungseon of Goryeo Chungseon of Goryeo (20 October 1275 – 23 June 1325) (r. 1298 and 1308 – 1313), born Wang Won (Hangul: 왕원, Hanja: 王謜), later changed his name to Wang Jang (Hangul: 왕장, Hanja: 王璋), was the 26th ruler of the Goryeo Dynast ...

. Although she was a

ethnic, she was not a member of the Yuan imperial clan. As her second son was born in 1294, it seems like she became Chungseon's consort before that. She died in 1316 (3rd year of her son's reign) whilst in Yuan. On her death, she was granted the posthumous name of Royal Consort Ui, by which she was more commonly known.

Burial and funeral

As the preparations for Yasokjin's burial had not been completed in Goryeo, her body was

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and buried in Yuan by the Goryeo official Gim-Yi (), who visited her grave every month to present offerings of meat and wine. After three years, the King wanted to move his mother to a burial site on West Mountain near

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, a move that Gim opposed. Gim then paid a

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to tell the King that if one is enshrined in one's own country, there will be no disaster later.'본국에 안치(安置)하면 나중에 화(禍)가 없을 것입니다 (安庴本國, 無後禍). Her body then brought to Goryeo on 3rd days 8th months (

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) and her funeral was held on 20th days 8th months (

). The King was persuaded and had Yasokjin's ashes returned to Goryeo, then buried at Yeolleung (연릉, 衍陵) which the preparation of the tomb is 3 years after her death. Her spirit was through "Cheongun Temple" (청운사, 靑雲寺) and was enshrined in "Myoryeon Temple" (묘련사, 妙蓮寺).

References

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