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Queen Janghwa

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Queen Janghwa
장화왕후
Taejo of Goryeo and Queen Janghwa
The Queen and her husband, King Taejo
Queen consort of Goryeo
Tenure?–?
PredecessorQueen Sinhye
SuccessorQueen Sinmyeong
Born?
Geumseong, Silla
Diedc. 934 or 943
??Gaegyeong-si, Goryeo
SpouseTaejo of Goryeo
IssueHyejong of Goryeo
Posthumous name
Janghwa (장화, 莊和; "Solemn and Harmonious")
HouseNaju Oh clan
FatherO Ta-ryŏn
MotherLady Yeon Deok-gyo

Queen Janghwa of the Naju Oh clan[1] (Korean장화왕후 오씨; Hanja莊和王后 吳氏; d. c. 934 or 943) was the second Goryeo queen consort through her marriage as the second wife of Wang Geon, its founder and became the mother of his heir and oldest son, King Hyejong.

Biography

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Her grandfather, lived in Hamyang but eventually moved to Naju, which at the time was called Geumseong, and was the place that the future Queen was born in. This was later followed by O Ta-ryŏn who helped King Taejo establish the Goryeo Dynasty.[2] Queen Janghwa is daughter of O Ta-ryon.[3]

Family

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  • Father: Oh Hui, Prince Daryeon (다련군 오희; 多憐君 吳禧) or O Ta-ryŏn (856 – 944)
    • Grandfather - Oh Bang (오방; 吳昉) or Oh Bu-sun (오부순; 吳富純; 825 – ?)
  • Mother: Lady No Deok-gyo (노덕교)
    • Grandfather - No Yeon-wi (신라 사간 노연위; 新羅 沙干 連位)
  • Siblings
    • Older brother - Oh Sang (오상; 吳相)
    • Older brother - Oh Hwan (오환; 吳桓)
    • Younger brother - Oh Geom (오검; 吳檢)
  • Husband: King Taejo of Goryeo (고려 태조; 31 January 877 – 4 July 943)
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References

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  1. ^ "성씨정보 고려 왕후록(王后錄) - 고려의 왕비 :+". Surname Info (in Korean). Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  2. ^ 김성회의 뿌리를 찾아서 〈59〉오씨(呉氏)、해주오씨. Segye Ilbo. 2013-10-15. Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2017-02-16.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Encyclopedia of Korean Culture 장화왕후 莊和王后. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
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