O Ta-ryŏn | |||||||||||||||||
Prince Daryeon 다련군, 多憐君[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Birth Date: | 856 | ||||||||||||||||
Birth Place: | Unified Silla | ||||||||||||||||
Death Date: | 944 (aged about 88) | ||||||||||||||||
Death Place: | Goryeo | ||||||||||||||||
Spouse: | Lady Yŏn Tŏk-kyo (연덕교) | ||||||||||||||||
Issue: | Queen Janghwa[2] | ||||||||||||||||
House: | Naju O clan | ||||||||||||||||
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O Ta-ryŏn (; 856–944) was a Korean nobleman from Naju during the Later Three Kingdoms period.[3] He was the father of Queen Janghwa and the father in-law of Wang Kŏn, the founder of the Goryeo dynasty, and the maternal grandfather of Hyejong of Goryeo, son of Queen Janghwa and Wang Kŏn. O Ta-ryŏn was an early supporter of Wang Kŏn, aiding him in the conquest of the Naju area.[4]
O Ta-ryŏn was the son of O Pu-don . His family was thought to be wealthy maritime traders of non-aristocratic origins, similar to that of Wang Kŏn's ancestors. The character of pu in his father's name means wealth, symbolizing the wealth of Naju O clan. O Ta-ryŏn married the daughter of a local Silla sagan Yŏn Wi, who was presumably from a powerful local hojok family.[5]