Taejo of GoryeoHouseWangDynastyGoryeoFatherWang RyungMotherLady HanTaejo (Korean: 태조; Hanja: 太祖; 31 January 877 – 4 July 943), personal name Wang Kŏn (왕건; 王建), also known as Taejo Wang Kŏn (태조 왕건; 太祖 王建; lit.''Great Progenitor 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.
Heonan of SillaHeonan (died 861), personal name Kim Ŭijŏng, was the 47th king of the Silla kingdom of Korea. He was the younger half-brother of King Sinmu. What little we know of his reign comes from the Samguk sagi. The rebel leader Kung Ye is alleged to have been a son of either King Heonan or Gyeongmun, though the accuracy of such a claim is not fully verifiable.Gyeongmun of SillaGyeongmun (846–875), personal name Kim Ŭngnyŏm, was the 48th ruler of the Koreanic kingdom Silla.List of monarchs of KoreaThis is a list of monarchs of Korea, arranged by dynasty. Names are romanized according to the South Korean Revised Romanization of Korean. McCune–Reischauer romanizations may be found in the articles about the individual monarchs.
GoguryeoKorean kingdom (c. 37 BC–668 AD)
Korean languageKorean is a Koreanic language native to Korea, which makes up the majority of the language's 81 million speakers. It is the official language of both North Korea and South Korea. In the south, the language is known as Hangugeo (South Korean: 한국어), and in the north, it is known as Chosŏnŏ (North Korean: 조선어). Since the turn of the 21st century, Korean popular culture has spread around the world through globalization and cultural exports.Consort Kang (Kung Ye's wife)Queen Kang of the Sinchon Kang clan (died 915) was the daughter of a wealthy and strong family in Sincheon during the Later Three Kingdoms periods. She was the wife of Kung Ye and later became the queen consort in 901 following his ascension to the throne as a short-lived King of Taebong.
Later Three KingdomsPeriod of Korean history (890s–936) The Later Three Kingdoms period (Korean: 후삼국시대; c. 890s – 936 AD) of early medieval Korea was a partial revival of the old three kingdoms from 1st century BC to the 7th century. Dates The start and end dates of the Later Three Kingdoms era are loosely defined and differ across academic sources.
Later PaekcheToday part ofSouth KoreaKorean nameHangul후백제Hanja後百濟RRHubaekjeMRHubaekche
HanjaHanja (Korean: 한자; Hanja: 漢字; IPA: [ha(ː)ntɕ͈a]), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period.
Dano (festival)Dano (Korean: 단오), also called Surit-nal (수릿날), is a Korean traditional holiday that falls on the 5th day of the fifth month of the lunar Korean calendar. It is an official holiday in North Korea and one of the major traditional holidays in South Korea. South Korea has retained several festivals related to the holiday, one of which is Gangneung Dano Festival (강릉단오제), designated by UNESCO as a "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity".T'aebongToday part ofSouth KoreaNorth KoreaKorean nameHangul태봉Hanja泰封RRTaebongMRT'aebongName from 901 to 904Hangul고려Hanja高麗RRGoryeoMRKoryŏName from 904 to 911Hangul마진Hanja摩震RRMajinMRMajinT'aebong (Korean: 태봉; Hanja: 泰封) was a state established by Kung Ye on the Korean Peninsula in 901 during the Later Three Kingdoms period.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.