Queen Sinseong

Queen Sinseong[6] (Korean: 신성왕후 김씨; Hanja: 神成王后 金氏) or formally called as Queen Dowager Sinseong (Korean: 신성왕태후; Hanja: 神成王太后) was a Silla royal family member as the first cousin of King Gyeongsun[7] who became the fifth wife of Taejo of Goryeo and the mother of Anjong of Goryeo,[8] also the grandmother of Hyeonjong of Goryeo which she later posthumously honoured as queen in 1010 under his command.

Queen Sinseong
신성왕후
Queen Dowager Sinseong
(신성왕태후, 神成王太后)[1]
Burial
Jeongneung tomb, Gaeseong-si, North Hwanghae Province[2][3]
SpouseTaejo of Goryeo
IssueAnjong of Goryeo[4]
Regnal name
Lady Daeryangwon (대량원부인, 大良院夫人; disputed)
Posthumous name
Sinseong (신성, 神成; "Divine and Constructive")
HouseGyeongju Kim (by birth)
Kaeseong Wang (by marriage)
FatherKim Eok-ryeom[5]

Biography

Marriage

In November 935, when King Gyeongsun expressed his intention to surrendered Silla to Goryeo, Taejo sent an envoy in return this request.[9] Taejo also wanted to married with Silla's royal member and Gyeongsun said:

"Our Uncle, Kim Eok-ryeom has a daughter that both of her virtue and appearance are beautiful."
"우리 백부(伯父), 김억렴(金億廉)에게 딸이 있어 덕(德)과 용모가 쌍미(雙美)한지라 이가 아니면 내정(內政)을 구비(具備)할 수 없을 것."[10]

After this, Gyeongsun sent his older first cousin, Lady Kim to Goryeo and become the 5th wife of Taejo.[11]

Family

Paternal ancestors

Queen Sinseong was the great-great-great-granddaughter of King Munseong and the daughter of Kim Eok-ryeom, who was the uncle of King Gyeongsun, making her King Gyeongsun's first cousin.[12]

References
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  3. Gyoo-hong, Jeong (2005). 우리 문화재 수난사: 일제기 문화재 약탈 과 유린 [The history of our cultural heritage Sunansa: The plunder and abuse of cultural assets during the Japanese colonial period] (in Korean). p. 208. ISBN 9788955080711.
  4. Iryon, Iryŏn (2006). Overlooked Historical Records of the Three Korean Kingdoms. University of Michigan: Jimoondang. p. 120. ISBN 9788988095942. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  5. Duk-il, Lee (2003). 살아 있는 한국사 [Living in Korean History vol. 2] (in Korean). University of Michigan: Humanist. p. 298. ISBN 9788989899594. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  6. "성씨정보 고려 왕후록(王后錄) - 고려의 왕비 :+". Surname Info (in Korean). Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  7. 경주 숭혜전 과 경순 왕 어진 [Soong Hye-jun of Gyeongju and King Gyeongsun of Silla] (in Korean). University of Michigan: Silla Tomb Preservation Society. 2008. p. 39. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  8. "고려시대 史料 Database". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  9. Young-kyoo, Park (2000). 한권으로읽는고려왕조실록 [Annals of the Goryeo Dynasty in one volume] (in Korean). University of Michigan: Deullyeok. p. 98. ISBN 9788975271540. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  10. "신성왕후 김씨 - 문화콘텐츠닷컴". www.culturecontent.com (in Korean). Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  11. Kang-rae, Lee (2007). 三國史記形成論 [History Records of Three Kingdom of Korea] (in Korean). University of Michigan: Sinseowon. pp. 107, 482. ISBN 9788979400496. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  12. Jong-ki, Park (1999). 5백년고려사: 박종기교수의살아있는역사읽기 [500 Years Annals of the Goryeo Dynasty: Reading of Professor Park Jong-ki] (in Korean). University of Michigan: Pureun History. p. 54. ISBN 9788987787176. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
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