Pak Yŏng-gyu () was a Korean general who served

Later Baekje 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 Kyŏn Hwŏn in 900, whom led the local gentry and populace tha ...

. He was the son-in-law of its king, having married

Kyŏn Hwŏn Kyŏn Hwŏn (; 867 – 27 September 936, ruled from 892 – March 935) 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 Chin Hwŏn (). He was also t ...

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. When Kyŏn Hwŏn escaped to the rival kingdom of

Goryeo Goryeo (; ) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korea, Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. Goryeo achieved what has b ...

after being overthrown by his son, Pak also defected to Goryeo. Pak was the father of

Lady Dongsanwon Lady Dongsanwon of the Suncheon Pak clan () was the eldest maternal granddaughter of Kyŏn Hwŏn and daughter of Pak Yŏng-gyu. She became the 18th wife of King Taejo of Goryeo and was the oldest, among Queen Mungong and Queen Munseong who bot ...

Queen Mungong Queen Mungong of the Suncheon Pak clan () was a Later Baekje royal family member as the second maternal granddaughter of Kyŏn Hwŏn who became a Goryeo queen consort as the first wife of King Jeongjong. She was the second sister, along with Lady ...

, and

Queen Munseong Queen Munseong of the Suncheon Pak clan () was a Later Baekje royal family member as the youngest maternal granddaughter of Kyŏn Hwŏn who became a Goryeo queen consort as the second wife of Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo, King Jeongjong. She w ...

Biography

In March 935, Pak Yŏng-gyu's father-in-law, Kyŏn Hwŏn was overthrown in a palace coup and imprisoned at Geumsansa Temple () by his oldest son,

Kyŏn Sin-gŏm Kyŏn Sin-gŏm (; ? – September 936, r. 15 November 935 – 936) was the second and final king of Later Baekje, one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea. He came to the throne after conspiring with his two brothers, Yang-gŏm and Yong-gŏm, t ...

, then in June, Kyŏn Hwŏn escaped and fled to

. In September 936, after secretly discussing and consulting with his wife, Princess Kyŏn Aebok, Pak sent an envoy to Goryeo to express his intention to defect and said that he would welcome the Goryeo army. Goryeo's king,

Wang Kŏn Taejo (; 31 January 877 – 4 July 943), personal name Wang Kŏn (), also known as Taejo Wang Kŏn (), was the founder of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea. He ruled from 918 to 943, achieving unification of the Later Three Kingdoms in 936. Background ...

, then rejoiced greatly about this and treated that messenger generously and sent him back to Pak. Later, when Wang Kŏn finally won in attacked the

, Pak helped to contribute to the unification of

Later Three Kingdoms The Later Three Kingdoms period (; c. 890s – 936 AD) of ancient Korea saw a partial revival of the old three kingdoms which had dominated the peninsula from the 1st century BC to the 7th century. After the Unified Silla kingdom had ruled Kor ...

. After this, Wang Kŏn rewarded Pak Yong-gyu with land of an area of 1,000 kyŏng (). Wang Kŏn also granted Pak's wife with 35 horses () and gave their two sons government posts. Due to Pak's contribution in helping Wang establish the new

Goryeo Dynasty Goryeo (; ) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korea, Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. Goryeo achieved what has b ...

, Pak became officially titled as one of the Threefold Great Rectifers (), along with Yu Ch'ŏn-gung and Hwangbo Che-gong. Since Pak was the one of Threefold Great Rectifers, both him and his wife had a good relationship with

Taejo of Goryeo Taejo (; 31 January 877 – 4 July 943), personal name Wang Kŏn (), also known as Taejo Wang Kŏn (), was the founder of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea. He ruled from 918 to 943, achieving unification of the Later Three Kingdoms in 936. Backgroun ...

, they regarded and treated each other like siblings. Because of this too, Pak's oldest daughter became 17th wife of Taejo and his other two daughters became the first and second wives of Taejo's son, Jeongjong of Goryeo.

Family

#Wife: Princess Kyŏn Aebok ## Mr. Pak () – 1st son. ## Mr. Pak () – 2nd son. ##

– 1st daughter. ##

– 2nd daughter. ##

– 3rd daughter.

In popular culture

*Portrayed by Im Hyuk-joo in the 2000–2002

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in the 2016 SBS TV series '' Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo''.

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Bak Yeong-gyu
on the ''

Encyclopedia of Korean Culture The ''Encyclopedia of Korean Culture'' () is a Korean-language encyclopedia published by the Academy of Korean Studies and DongBang Media Co. It was originally published as physical books from 1991 to 2001. There is now an online version of the ...

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Doosan Encyclopedia ''Doosan Encyclopedia'' () is a Korean-language encyclopedia published by Doosan Donga (). The encyclopedia is based on the ''Dong-A Color Encyclopedia'' (), which comprises 30 volumes and began to be published in 1982 by Dong-A Publishing (). ...

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Bak Yeong-gyu
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Goryeosa ''Goryeosa'' (), or ''History of Goryeo'', is an extensive historical record of the Goryeo dynasty, compiled by the officials of Goryeo's successor state, Joseon. Its compilation started during the reign of Taejo of Joseon, Taejo (the founding ...

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Biography

Family

In popular culture

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