Queen Janghwa

Queen Janghwa
장화왕후
Queen Janghwa; 장화왕후
	The Queen and her husband, King Taejo
Queen Consort of Goryeo
Tenure	?–?
Predecessor	Queen Sinhye
Successor	Queen Sinmyeong
Born	?; Geumseong, Kingdom of Silla
Died	c. 934 or 943; ??Gaegyeong-si, Kingdom of Goryeo
Spouse	Taejo of Goryeo
Issue	Hyejong of Goryeo
House	Naju O (by birth); House of Wang (by marriage)
Father	O Da-ryeon
Mother	Lady Yeon Deok-gyo

Queen Janghwa of the Naju O clan^[1] (Hangul: 장화왕후 오씨, Hanja: 莊和王后吳氏; d. c. 934 or 943) was the second Goryeo Queen Consort though her marriage as the second wife of Wang Geon, its founder who also became the mother of his heir and oldest son, King Hyejong.

Biography[]

She is a descendant of the Chinese royal family who came to Korea in the age of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. One of her ancestors was Oh Cheom (Korean: 오첨; Hanja: 呉膺) who came to Korea in the age of Jijeung of Silla. Oh Cheom had two sons and one daughter in Silla, but he decided to leave Silla. His younger son was too small to go back China with his father, so Oh Cheom left his younger son, Oh Eung (Korean: 오응; Hanja: 呉膺) in Silla. Oh Eung's descendant, Oh Da-ryeon (Korean: 오다련; Hanja: 呉多憐) helped Taejo to establish Goryeo.^[2] Queen Janghwa is daughter of Oh Da-ryeon.^[3]

Family[]

Father: Oh Da-ryeon (오다련)
Mother: Lady Yeon Deok-gyo (연덕교)
Husband: King Taejo of Goryeo (31 January 877 – 4 July 943) (고려 태조)
- Son: King Hyejong of Goryeo (912 – 23 October 945) (고려 혜종)
  - Daughter-in-law: Queen Uihwa of the Jincheon Im clan (의화왕후 임씨)

In popular culture[]

Portrayed by Yum Jung-ah in the 2000–2002 KBS1 TV Series Taejo Wang Geon.
Portrayed by Ban Hyo-jung in the 2002–2003 in the KBS TV Series The Dawn of the Empire.

References[]

^ "성씨정보 고려 왕후록(王后錄) - 고려의 왕비 :+". Surname Info (in Korean). Retrieved October 4, 2021.
^ 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.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Encyclopedia of Korean Culture 장화왕후 莊和王后. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Retrieved 2017-02-16.

[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.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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