Queen Jaui Explained

Queen Jaui
Succession:	Queen consort of Silla
Predecessor:	Queen Munmyeong
Successor:	Deposed Queen Kim Queen Sinmok
Father:	Kim Seon-pom
Mother:	Princess Boryong
Spouse:	Kim Beob-min, Munmu of Silla
Issue:	Crown Prince Somyeong Kim Jeong-myeong, Sinmun of Silla
Death Date:	681
Death Place:	Silla
House:	Gyeongju Kim

Queen Jaui (; d. 681) or Queen Janul, of the Gyeongju Kim clan, was a Korean queen consort. She was the spouse of king Munmu of Silla.^[1] She was a first cousin once removed of Queen Seondeok and Princess Cheonmyeong.

Family

• Father - Lord Kim Seon-pom (; 607 – 643)
• Mother - Princess Boryong
• Sibling(s)
  • Brother - Kim Su-won
    • Niece - Queen Sodeok of the Gyeongju Kim clan
      • Nephew-in-law - Kim Yong-gi, King Seongdeok of Silla (; ? – 737); was the 33rd King of Silla
    • Niece - Queen Hyemyeong of the Gyeongju Kim clan
      • Nephew-in-law - Kim Seung-gyeong, King Hyoseong of Silla (; ? – 742); was the 34th King of Silla
  • Younger sister - Kim Woon-myeong, Lady Kim of the Gyeongju Kim clan
  • Younger sister - Princess Yamyeong of the Gyeongju Kim clan
• Husband - Kim Beob-min, Munmu of Silla (; 626 – 21 July 681)
• Issue
  • Son - Crown Prince Somyeong
  • Son - Kim Jeong-myeong, Sinmun of Silla (; ? – 692); was the 31st King of Silla
    • Daughter-in-law - Deposed Queen Kim of the Gyeongju Kim clan
    • Daughter-in-law - Queen Sinmok of the Gyeongju Kim clan (; 655 – 700)
      • Grandson - Kim Yi-hong, King Hyoso of Silla (; 687 – 702); was the 32nd monarch of Silla
      • Grandson - Kim Yong-gi, King Seongdeok of Silla (; ? – 737); was the 33rd King of Silla
      • Grandson - Kim Geun-jil
      • Grandson - Kim Sa–jong

Popular Culture

• Portrayed by Choi Kyu-Hyeon in the 2012 KBS TV series Dream of the Emperor

References

• Il-yeon: Samguk Yusa: Legends and History of the Three Kingdoms of Ancient Korea, translated by Tae-Hung Ha and Grafton K. Mintz. Book Two, page 79. Silk Pagoda (2006).

Notes and References

1. Il-yeon: Samguk Yusa: Legends and History of the Three Kingdoms of Ancient Korea, translated by Tae-Hung Ha and Grafton K. Mintz. Book Two, page 79. Silk Pagoda (2006).