Lady Seongmu | |||||||||
Succession: | Royal consort of Goryeo | ||||||||
Reign-Type: | Tenure | ||||||||
Predecessor: | Lady Sohwangjuwon | ||||||||
Successor: | Lady Uiseongbuwon | ||||||||
Father: | Bak Ji-yun (박지윤)[1] | ||||||||
Spouse: | Taejo of Goryeo | ||||||||
Issue: | Prince Hyoje Prince Hyomyeong Prince Beopdeung Prince Jari Princess Wang | ||||||||
Birth Date: | ? | ||||||||
Birth Place: | Pyeongsan, North Hwanghae Province | ||||||||
Death Date: | ? | ||||||||
Death Place: | Pyeongsan, North Hwanghae Province | ||||||||
House: | Pyeongsan Bak (by birth) House of Wang (by marriage) | ||||||||
Religion: | Buddhism | ||||||||
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Lady Seongmu of the Pyeongsan Bak clan[2] was the daughter of Bak Ji-yun, one of Wang Geon's helper in founding the new Goryeo dynasty who became the 26th wife of Taejo of Goryeo.[3] She gave birth to 4 sons[4] and a daughter who later married King Gyeongsun of Silla,[5] [6] but all of her sons died young without left any issue. Since both of Bak Su-mun (박수문) and Bak Su-gyeong (박수경) were her brothers, she then became the aunt of her husband's 28th and 29th wife.