Kang Ch'ung
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 강충 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 康忠 |
| RR | Gang Chung |
| MR | Kang Ch'ung |
Kang Ch'ung (Korean: 강충; Hanja: 康忠) was 6th generation earlier ancestor of Taejo, who was the founder of Goryeo.
Biography
[edit]When Kang Hogyŏng, the oldest ancestor of Taejo went to hunting in Mount Pyeon Na (편나), he met a goddess of the mountain. She offered him to get married with her and rule theocracy together. However, Kang Hogyŏng already had a wife. According to a story, he visited his wife in his dream, she got pregnant and Kang Ch'ung was born.[1] Once day, Par Wong (Korean: 팔원; Hanja: 八元), who was a Feng Shui master in Silla visited Kang Hogyŏng and said “If you plant pine trees in Mount Song ak (Korean: 송악; Hanja: 松岳) and hide rocky wall, a person who unify three Korea will be born.” Kang Hogyŏng followed his prediction and planted pine trees covered rocky wall and Taejo was born.[2]
Family
[edit]- Father: Kang Hogyŏng (강호경, 康虎景)
- Mother: Unnamed lady (좌곡 여인)
- Wife: Lady Ku Ch'iŭi (구치의, 具置義)
- 1st son: Yi Chegŏn (이제건, 伊帝建)
- Granddaughter: Kang Tŏkchu (강덕주, 康德州)
- 2nd son: Kang Poyuk (강보육, 康寶育)
- Daughter-in-law: Kang Tŏkchu (강덕주, 康德州)
- 3rd son: Kang Pojŏn (강보전, 康寶甸)
- 1st son: Yi Chegŏn (이제건, 伊帝建)
References
[edit]- ↑ 高雲基. 韓国の中世における女性 : 13世紀の文献資料を中心に (PDF). 慶應義塾大学日吉紀要. 言語・文化・コミュニケーション No.27. 慶應義塾大学日吉紀要刊行委員会.
- ↑ 【噴水台】開城. JoongAng Ilbo. 2004-12-16. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
See also
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