Queen Kyŏngsun
Queen Consort of Joseon
Queen Kyŏngsun of the Munju Pak clan (Korean: 경순왕후 박씨; Hanja: 敬順王后 朴氏) was the first wife of Yi Ch'un and mother of Yi Jachun who would become Joseon's founder, Yi Seonggye's father. She was posthumously honoured as Queen Kyŏng (경비; 敬妣; lit. 'the respectful queen') at first.
Biography
Lady Pak was born in 1268 as the daughter of a Yuan dynasty's Cheonho (천호; 千戶), Pak Kwang, Internal Prince Anbyeon (박광 안변부원군) who was a son of Pak T'ong (박통; 朴通). She later married Yi Ch'un with the couple having 5 sons and 2 daughters. After her death, instead of remarrying, her husband took Lady Cho (조씨), the daughter of Cho Yanggi (조양기), as a concubine.
On July 28, 1392, her grandson, Yi Sŏnggye established the new dynasty, the Joseon Dynasty. As the grandmother of the king, Lady Pak was given royal title of Kyŏngbi (경비; 敬妣; lit. 'Queen Kyŏng; Consort Kyŏng') and later on April 22, 1411, her great-grandson, Taejong of Joseon, gave her a posthumous name Queen Kyŏngsun (경순왕후; 敬順王后). Her tomb was located in Sulleung, Heungnam-si, South Hamgyeong Province.
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