Inbin Kim
| Inbin Kim | |||||||||
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| Royal Consort of the Senior First Rank | |||||||||
| Born | 31 March 1555 Haeju-mok, Hwanghae Province, Joseon | ||||||||
| Died | 30 November 1613 (aged 58) Hanseong, Joseon | ||||||||
| Burial | Sunkangwon, Namyangju, South Korea | ||||||||
| Consort of | Seonjo of Joseon | ||||||||
| Issue Detail | 4 sons and 5 daughters, including Prince Jeongwon | ||||||||
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| Clan | |||||||||
| Dynasty | Yi | ||||||||
| Father | Kim Han-u | ||||||||
| Mother | Lady, of the Jeonju Yi clan | ||||||||
| Korean name | |||||||||
| Hangul | 인빈 김씨 | ||||||||
| Hanja | 仁嬪金氏 | ||||||||
| RR | Inbin Gimssi | ||||||||
| MR | Inbin Kimssi | ||||||||
Inbin Kim (Korean: 인빈 김씨; Hanja: 仁嬪 金氏; 31 March 1555 – 30 November 1613), or Concubine In,[a] of the Suwon Kim clan, was a consort of Seonjo of Joseon and the biological grandmother of King Injo.
Life
[edit]Early life
[edit]Lady Kim was born in the Suwon Kim clan as the daughter of Kim Han-u (김한우) and his wife. Her maternal grandfather was of the royal Jeonju Yi clan as a descendant of Grand Prince Hyoryŏng, King Taejong's second son; this made Lady Kim a distant cousin of King Seonjo. Her elder sister's daughter later became Sowon Shin, a relatively low-ranked consort of Gwanghaegun.[1][2]
Royal consort
[edit]Concubine Gyeong, one of Lady Kim's cousins, who was a consort of King Myeongjong, raised her in the palace. Lady Kim caught the eye of King Seonjo's adoptive mother, Queen Insun, who recommended her to the king as a consort. In 1573, Lady Kim was appointed as a royal consort of the junior fourth rank (숙원; 淑媛; sugwon),[1] the lowest rank of the king's consorts. She was promoted in the following years, finally rising in 1604 to the senior first rank (빈; 嬪; pin), with the honorific title in (인; 仁), meaning "benevolence".
During her time spent in the palace, she gave birth to four sons and five daughters; her first son died young. The king favoured her second son, Prince Shinseong, hoping to make him crown prince. However, after the Imjin War broke out, Prince Shinseong died in Uiju County and his elder half-brother, Gwanghaegun, was named heir.[3] Lady Kim defended Gwanghaegun later in life, although her relationship with his biological mother, the late Concubine Gong, hadn't been good in their youth.[4]
Death
[edit]Lady died on 30 November 1613, aged 58, during Gwanghaegun's reign.[5]
Family
[edit]- Father: Kim Han-u (김한우; 1501–1577)
- Mother: Lady, of the Jeonju Yi clan (전주 이씨)
- Husband: Seonjo of Joseon (조선 선조; 6 December 1552 – 16 March 1608)
- Issue
- Yi Seong, Prince Uian (의안군 이성; 1577 – 24 February 1588)
- Yi Ho, Prince Sinseong (신성군 이후; 6 January 1579 – 8 December 1592)
- Yi Bu, Prince Jeongwon (정원군 이부; 2 August 1580 – 29 December 1619); King Injo's father
- Princess Jeongsin (정신옹주; 1582–1653)
- Princess Jeonghye (정혜옹주; 1584–1638)
- Princess Jeongsuk (정숙옹주; 1587 – 6 November 1627)
- Yi Gwang, Prince Uichang (의창군 이광; 1589–1645)
- Princess Jeongan (정안옹주; 1590–1660)
- Princess Jeonghwi (정휘옹주; 1593 – 15 July 1653)
Notes
[edit]- ↑ The literal translation of bin (빈; 嬪) is "concubine". Combined with the honorific title in (인; 仁), the full meaning is "Benevolent Concubine".
References
[edit]- 1 2 이, 한우 (15 May 2008). 선조, 조선의 난세를 넘다. 해냄. ISBN 978-89-7337-827-2.
- ↑ Annals of Joseon Dynasty, 광해군 1년 6번째 기사, 14 June 1609
- ↑ Annals of Joseon Dynasty, 선조실록, 선조 25년(1592년 명 만력(萬曆) 20년) 11월 5일 (신유), vol. 32, 5 November 1592
- ↑ 《광해군일기》[중초본], 광해 5년(1613년 명 만력(萬曆) 41년) 10월 29일 (계축), vol. 71
- ↑ 《광해군일기》[중초본], 광해 5년(1613년 명 만력(萬曆) 41년) 10월 30일 (갑인), vol. 71