Princess Bokguk Explained

Grand Princess Bokguk
복국장공주
濮國長公主
Succession:Consort of Goryeo
Reign:1316 – 8 November 1319
Reign-Type:Tenure
Coronation:1316
Predecessor:Queen Gongwon
Successor:Princess Joguk
Father:Esen Temür
Birth Name:Borjigin Yilianzhenbala
Birth Place:Yuan dynasty
Death Date:8 November 1319
Death Place:Goryeo
Full Name:

Borjigin Yilianzhenbala

Pae'ajigŭn Yŏk'ninjinpal'la

Posthumous Name:
  • Princess Jeonghwa (정화공주, 靖和公主; given on 26 September 1319 by the Goryeo dynasty)
  • Grand Princess of the Bok State (; given in 1343 by the Yuan dynasty)[1]
House:Borjigin (by birth)
House of Wang (by marriage)
Hangul:복국
Rr:Bokguk Janggongju
Mr:Pokkuk Changgongju
Hangulborn:역린진팔라
Hanjaborn: or
Rrborn:Yeongninjinpalla
Mrborn:Yŏngninjinp'alla
Hangulph:정화
Rrph:Jeonghwa Gongju
Mrph:Chŏnghwa Kongju

Grand Princess Bokguk (; ; d. 8 November 1319) was a Yuan dynasty imperial family member who became a Korean royal consort as the first wife[2] of King Chungsuk of Goryeo.[3] Her personal name was Borjigin Yilianzhenbala . She died in 1319, within three years of her wedding.[4]

Biography

When she came to Goryeo in the same year with her marriage in 1316, it was said that she was very jealous of Virtuous Consort Hong due to Hong's closeness with the King.[5] As a result, the Princess did not have a good relationship with the King and often was beaten, which made her bleed from her nose.[6] Three years later, she died and received her Posthumous name as Princess Jeonghwa .

Two years later, in 1321, Yi Sang-ji was sent from Jungseoseong, Yuan dynasty to investigate the Princess's death. At this time, the Princess's servant and some witnesses said:

"Last August, when King Chungsuk and Consort Hong secretly slept together, the Princess eventually became jealous [of them] making her [receive beatings from] the King. This accident [happened often] until sometimes the Princess [bled from] her nose because of this."

(작년 8월 충숙왕과 덕비가 몰래 동침하자 공주가 질투하여 왕이 공주를 구타하였으며, 이때 공주가 코피를 흘렸다. 9월에도 묘련사에 가서 왕이 공주를 구타하는 것을 에센부카(於侁夫介, 어신부개) 등이 말렸다).For checking the other truth, the Yuans took all of the witnesses. Later, the Goryeo officials (Baek Won-hang and Bak Hyo-su) claimed their innocence and the investigation narrowly ended. For honour the Princess, the Yuan dynasty gave her the better title as Grand Princess of Bok State in 1343. Meanwhile, she and Chungsuk did not have any issue.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Lee. Lily. Wiles. Sue. Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women. II. 2015. Routledge. 978-1-317-51562-3. 609. An emperor's [...] sister or a favorite daughter was called a grand princess ; and his aunt or grand-aunt was called a princess supreme ..
  2. [Goryeosa]
  3. Book: 1985. 韓國女性關係資料集: 中世篇(中). Collection of Korean Women's Relations: Middle Ages (Part 2). ko,zh. Ewha Womans University Women's Research Center. Ewha Womans University Press.. 9788973000432.
  4. Book: 森平雅彦. 高麗王家とモンゴル皇族の通婚関係に閲する覚書. Kyoto University Press. 2008 . 13.
  5. Web site: 덕비가 복국장공주의 투기로 정안공의 집에서 거주하다. Goryeosa. August 31, 2021. ko.
  6. Web site: 충숙왕 후비 복국장공주. Goryeosa. August 31, 2021. ko.