Lady Sinjuwon

Lady Sinjuwon of the Sincheon Gang clan^[1] (Korean: 신주원부인 강씨; Hanja: 信州院夫人 康氏; lit. 'Lady of the Sinju Courtyard') was the daughter of Gang Gi-ju who became the 23rd wife of Taejo of Goryeo.^[2]

Lady Sinjuwon
Royal consort of Goryeo
Predecessor	Lady Seojeonwon
Successor	Lady Wolhwawon
Born	? Sinju, South Hwanghae Province
Died	? Sinju, South Hwanghae Province
Spouse	Taejo of Goryeo
Issue	Unnamed son Wang So (adoptive)
House	Sincheon Gang (by birth) House of Wang (by marriage)
Father	Gang Gi-ju (강기주)
Religion	Buddhism
Korean name
Hangul	신주원부인
Hanja	信州院夫人
Revised Romanization	Sinjuwon Buin
McCune–Reischauer	Sinch'uwon Pu'in

Biography

Through her father, she was a descendant of Gang Bo-jeon (강보전) who was the great-grandson of Gang Ho-gyeong (강호경) and grandson of Gang Chung (강충). Gang was also the uncle of Queen Jeonghwa; who was the great-grandmother of Wang Geon, King Taejo, her husband.

They initially had a son, but died early after birth and she then raised Queen Sinmyeong's 4th son, Wang So and also adopted him like her own son, who later became the 4th monarch of Goryeo, Gwangjong.^[3] Wang So later married his own younger half-sister, Queen Sinjeong's daughter which later known as Queen Daemok. There is a speculation that Gang, who was from Hwangju, may have helped her in marrying Wang So as Gang’s and Daemok’s clan both came from the Hwangju region. This may have been the basis for Wang So's accession.

Family

• Father - Kang Gi-ju (아찬 강기주; 阿飡 康起珠)
• Husband - Wang Geon, Taejo of Goryeo (고려 태조; 31 January 877 – 4 July 943)
  • Father-in-law - Wang Ryong, Sejo of Goryeo (고려 세조; ? – 897)
  • Mother-in-law - Queen Wisuk of the Han clan (위숙왕후 한씨)
• Issue
  • Unnamed son; died prematurely
  • Adoptive son - Wang So, Gwangjong of Goryeo (광종 고려; 925 – 4 July 975)^[4]
    • Adoptive daughter-in-law - Queen Daemok of the Hwangju Hwangbo clan (대목왕후 황보씨)^[5]

References

1. "성씨정보 고려 왕후록(王后錄) - 고려의 왕비 :+". Surname Info (in Korean). Retrieved October 4, 2021.
2. 이야기 고려왕조실록 (상) [Stories of Annals of the Goryeo Dynasty (Top)] (in Korean). Korean History Research Institute: Taeoreum. 27 April 2009. ISBN 9788996200833.
3. "고려시대 史料 Database". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved October 3, 2021.
4. Was the third son of King Taejo with Queen Sinmyeongsunseong
5. The only daughter and second child of King Taejo with Queen Sinjeong

External links

• Lady Sinjuwon on the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean).