Queen Seonpyeong Explained

Queen Seonpyeong 선평왕후
Father:	Gim Seon (김선)
Death Date:	1179
Death Place:	Goryeo
Regnal Name:	Secondary Consort (차비, 次妃; given in 1127 upon her marriage with King Injong) Royal Dowager Consort (왕태비, 王太妃; given after King Uijong's ascension) or simplified as Dowager Consort (태비, 太妃) Princess Yeonsu (연수궁주, 延壽宮主)
Posthumous Name:	Seonpyeong (선평, 宣平; "Responsible and Peaceful")
House:	Gim (by birth) House of Wang (by marriage)

Queen Seonpyeong of the Gim clan (; d. 1179) was the older sister of Gim Yi-yeong (김이영)^{[1] [2]} who became the fourth wife of King Injong of Goryeo upon their marriage in 1127. She was treated well even after his death by became the Princess Yeonsu (연수궁주, 延壽宮主) and Dowager Consort (왕태비, 王太妃) which was little lower than a queen mother since his successors were all came from Queen Im, who became the queen dowager. Meanwhile, she was later died in 1179 (9th years reign of King Myeongjong) and received her posthumous name, Seonpyeong (선평, 宣平).^[3]

In popular culture

• Portrayed by Kim Bo-mi in the 2003–4 KBS TV series Age of Warriors.

External links

• Queen Seonpyeong on the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture .

Notes and References

1. Web site: 한국역대인물 종합정보시스템 - 한국학중앙연구원. people.aks.ac.kr.
2. Web site: 龍虎(용호)의城(성) (199). NAVER Newslibrary.
3. Web site: 고려사 > 권88 > 열전 권제1 > 후비(后妃) > 인종 후비 선평왕후 김씨. History of Goryeo. April 29, 2022. ko.