Princess Gyeonghwa Explained

Princess Gyeonghwa
경화공주
慶華公主
Succession:Queen consort of Goryeo
Reign:1333–1339
Reign-Type:Tenure
Coronation:1333
Predecessor:Princess Joguk
Successor:Princess Deoknyeong
Regent:King Chungsuk
Reg-Type:Monarch
Succession1:Royal consort of Goryeo
Reign1:?–1344
Reign-Type1:Tenure
Predecessor1:Royal Consort Im
Regent1:King Chunghye
Reg-Type1:Monarch
Father:Amuga (disputed)
Spouse:
Birth Name:Bayankhutag
Birth Place:Yuan dynasty
Death Date:24 July 1344
Death Place:Goryeo
Burial Date:1344
Burial Place:Unknown
Full Name:

Bayankhutag

Baekanholdo

Posthumous Name:
  • Princess Sukgong Hwiryeong (숙공휘령공주, 粛恭徽寧公主; given by Yuan dynasty in 1367)
  • Princess Baek'anholdo (백안홀도공주, 伯顔忽都公主)
House:House of Wang (by marriage)
Hangul:경화
Rr:Gyeonghwa Gongju
Mr:Kyŏnghwa Kongju
Hangulborn:바얀후트 or 백안홀도
Rrborn:Bayanhuteu or Baeganholdo
Mrborn:Payanhut'ŭ or Paeganholto

Bayankhutag (Mongolian: Баян хутаг; ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠺᠣᠲᠣᠭ;), more commonly known by her Korean royal title as Princess Gyeonghwa (; d. 24 July 1344) was a Yuan dynasty woman who became a Korean royal consort as the third wife of King Chungsuk of Goryeo. After his death, she was raped by her stepson, thus she forced to marry him.[1]

Biography

Background

Mysteries surround Bayankhutag's lineage, but since the "Baekan clan" were nobles at that time, it was believed that she was born into the noble family. Masahiko Morihira has suggested that she was the sister or half-sister of Princess Joguk, King Chungsuk's wife. After her sister's death in 1325, Bayankhutag married her sister's husband, probably between 1330 and 1333 when the King stayed in Yuan dynasty and not long after that they two went back to Goryeo.

Assault

King Chungsuk died in 1339, after which Bayankhutag stayed in Goryeo. The Goryeosa records that, during a meal in her apartments one night, her stepson, Chunghye of Goryeo, got drunk and raped her.[2] The next day, Bayankhutag attempted to flee to the Yuan ambassador for help to leave Goryeo, but Chunghye issued a ban on horses in the city, so she could not leave. He then had her imprisoned in Yeongrak Palace (;), told the court that she was ill, and posted guards around her apartments.[3] The Yuan emissary eventually visited the palace and insisted that Bayankhutag be released and Chunghye take her as a consort.[4]

As consort, Bayankhutag is recorded to have offered advice in choosing officials in the Yuan Goryeo government.[5] She died in 1344.[6] In 1367, she received her posthumous name from the Yuan dynasty.

Later life and death

King Chunghye died in 1344 while on the road to exile and Bayankhutag then died not long after that. Her funeral was held on 18th days 9th months (Lunar calendar) in the same year and gave her new title as Princess Gyeonghwa . Later, in 1367, the Yuan dynasty bestowed royal title Princess Sukgong Hwiryeong as her posthumous name.

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Notes and References

  1. Goryeosa, volume 89.
  2. Goryeosa, volume 36.
  3. Goryeosa, volume 131.
  4. Goryeosa, volume 89.
  5. Goryeosa, volume 36.
  6. Goryeosa, volume 37.