Queen Janggyeong (Goryeo)
Queen Janggyeong of the Gim clan (Korean: 장경왕후 김씨; Hanja: 莊敬王后 金氏) was a Goryeo Royal Family member as the first and eldest daughter Duke Gangneung, grandson of King Munjong who became a Queen Consort through her marriage with her half second cousin once removed, King Uijong as his first and primary wife.[1] Since the same clan couldn't get married, so she became the 12th reigned Goryeo queen who followed her maternal clan after Queen Gyeonghwa[2] and the eldest among Marchioness Daeryeong, Queen Uijeong, and Queen Seonjeong.
| Queen Janggyeong 장경왕후 | |||||||||
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| Crown Princess Consort of Goryeo | |||||||||
| Tenure | 1143–1146 | ||||||||
| Coronation | 1143 | ||||||||
| Successor | Crown Princess Wang | ||||||||
| Queen Consort of Goryeo | |||||||||
| Tenure | 1146–c. 1170 | ||||||||
| Coronation | 1146 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Queen Gongye | ||||||||
| Successor | Queen Jangseon | ||||||||
| Burial | Huireung tomb | ||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Issue | Crown Prince Hyoryeong Princess Gyeongdeok Princess Anjeong Princess Hwasun | ||||||||
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| House | House of Wang (by birth) Gim clan (by marriage) | ||||||||
| Father | Wang On, Duke Gangneung | ||||||||
| Mother | Lady Gim | ||||||||
Biography
Palace life
Although after changed her clan and become a Queen Consort, but sometimes, she still recognized like her biological lineage.[3] She married Uijong when he still become a Crown Prince and thought that she was in a very influential position within the royal family. Meanwhile, after her husband ascended the throne, she then given the Royal title of Princess Heungdeok (흥덕궁주, 興德宮主) in 1151 and two years after she gave birth into their first son, Crown Prince Hyoryeong in 1149 whom later formally became Crown Prince in 1153. Beside him, she also bore Uijong their other three daughters.[1]
It was said that before Hyoryeong was born, both Gim and Uijong vowed to make "4 Copies of Hwaeom Sutra" (화엄경 4부) using Gold and Silver characters if they had a son. Then, after the prince was born, the second copies was copied and stored in Heungwang Temple, Honggyo-won. At this time, an inauguration ceremony was held. Later in 1170, during Jeong Jung-bu (정중부)'s conspiracy to deposed and killed Uijong, the Queen got exiled to Jindo-hyeon and was believed to assassinated and died there.
Death and Posthumous name
It was unknown when the Queen died since there were no records about this, but after her death, she then buried in Huireung Tomb (희릉, 禧陵) along with her husband, King Uijong.
- In October 1253 (40th year reign of King Gojong), named Hye-ja (혜자, 惠資) was added to her Posthumous name.
In popular culture
- Portrayed by Choi Jung-won in the 2003–2004 KBS TV series Age of Warriors.
References
- "의종 후비 장경왕후 김씨". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- Kim Kang-dong (2009). "고려전기 后妃의 稱外姓 문제" [Study on maternal name acceptance among the empresses of former Goryeo]. Journal of Korean History 한국사학보 (in Korean) (37): 105–132.
- Goryeosa, Volume 17, Uijong's 3rd year, April 1152: "戊寅 王妃王氏生元子.".
- Queen Janggyeong on Encykorea (in Korean).
- 장경왕후 on Doosan Encyclopedia (in Korean).