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^{[citation needed]} 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]
Spouse	Taejo of Goryeo
Issue	Anjong of Goryeo^[4]
Regnal name Lady Daeryangwon (대량원부인, 大良院夫人; disputed) Posthumous name Sinseong (신성, 神成; "Divine and Constructive")
House	Gyeongju Kim (by birth) Kaeseong Wang (by marriage)
Father	Kim 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]

Paternal Ancestors of Queen Sinseong
Kim An 김안 Kim Min-gong 김민공 (biological) Munseong of Silla 신라 문성 (adoptive) Kim In-gyeong 김인경 Kim Eok-ryeom Queen Sinseong

• Father - Kim Eok-ryeom (김억렴; 金億廉)
  • Grandfather - Kim In-gyeong, Great King Uiheung (의흥대왕 김인경; 金仁慶)
• Unnamed mother
• Sibling(s)
  • Brother - Kim Yu-ryeom (김유렴; 金裕廉)
• Spouse - Wang Geon, King Taejo of Goryeo (태조 고려; 31 January 877 – 4 July 943)
  • Mother-in-law - Queen Wisuk of the Han clan (위숙왕후 한씨)
  • Father-in-law - Wang Ryong, King Sejo of Goryeo (세조 고려; ? – 897)
• Issue
  • Son - Wang Wook, King Anjong of Goryeo (안종 고려; ? – 24 July 996)
    • Daughter-in-law - Queen Heonjeong of the Hwangju Hwangbo clan (헌정왕후 황보씨; 960 – 1 August 992)
      • Grandson - Wang Sun, King Hyeonjong of Goryeo (현종 고려; 1 August 992 – 17 June 1031)

References

1. 韓國人物史硏究 [The Research of Korean History issue 5] (in Korean). Jingren Cultural Society. 2006. p. 87. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
2. "신성왕후 - 정릉". www.culturecontent.com (in Korean). Retrieved June 24, 2021.
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.

• Atlas of Korean History (in English and Korean). University of Minnesota: Stallion Press. 2008. ISBN 9789810807856. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
• Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Literature. South Korea: The National Folk Museum of Korea. 2014. ISBN 978-89-289-0084-8. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

External links

• Queen Sinseong on Doosan Encyclopedia (in Korean).
• Queen Sinseong on the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean).