Grand Princess Seongmok

Grand Princess Seongmok (Korean: 성목장공주; Hanja: 成穆長公主) or known before as Princess Seongmok (Korean: 성목공주; Hanja: 成穆公主) was a Korean Royal family member as the only daughter of Anjong of Goryeo.[1] It was said that she was oftenly go to the Hyeonhwa Temple (현화사) to prayed for her parents along with her half younger brother, Hyeonjong of Goryeo.[1] From her title, Seongmok became the first Korean woman who held title Janggongju (장공주, 長公主) which later used by Yuans' consort in Goryeo (Yilianzhenbala and Jintong).

Grand Princess Seongmok
Diedbefore 1018
Kingdom of Goryeo
HouseHouse of Wang
FatherAnjong of Goryeo
MotherUnknown (Dowager Queen Sunan; disputed)
ReligionBuddhism
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeongmok Janggongju
McCune–ReischauerSŏngmok Ch'angkongch'u

Although her detailed information was not recorded in Goryeosa, but during the Japanese Colonialism in Korean Periods in 1930, her existence was made known through the Hyeonhwa Sabi[2] (현화사비; was builted in 1018 (10th year reign of King Hyeonjong))[3][1] which became the North Korean National Treasure Cultural Relic No. 151 (북한 국보 문화유물 제151호)[4] and was discovered at Yeongchu Mountain, Pangyo-ri, Gaeseong-gun, Gyeonggi-do.[5]

References
  1. 韓國女性關係資料集: 中世篇(中) [Collection of Korean Women's Relations: Middle Ages (Part 2)] (in Korean and Chinese). March 1985. ISBN 9788973000432. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  2. Yoo-sup, Ko (2007). 朝鮮美術史: 下. 各論篇 [Korean Art History] (in Korean). Yeolhwadang. p. 212. ISBN 9788930102926. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  3. Hyeonhwa Sabi described the story of Queen Sinseong of the Gim clan (신성왕후 김씨) based on Samguk Yusa (삼국유사)'s 2nd part, vol.2, about Great King Gim-Bu (김부대왕, 金傅大王), the 56th and the final ruler of Kingdom of Unified Silla in Korean.
  4. "현화사비 탑본(현화사의 개창을 기념하여 지은 비석의 탑본)". www.museum.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  5. Eung-hyun, Kim (1996). "현화사비(玄化寺碑)". encykorea.aks.ac.kr (in Korean). Encykorea. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
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