Gang Ho-gyeong
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 강호경 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 康虎景 |
| Revised Romanization | Gang Ho-gyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Gang Ho-gyeong |
Gang Ho-gyeong is the first and oldest ancestor of Taejo who established Goryeo dynasty. His name can be found in Korean historical literature such as Goryeosa and Pyeonnyeon-Tong-Long (ko:편년통록). He is an ancestor of Taejo and 7 generations younger than him. Also, he is the founder of one of the Korean clan, Sincheon-Gangssi (ko:신천 강씨).
Gang Ho-gyeong is the 67th descendant of Gang Hou (康侯:ko:강숙 봉) who is the second child of Gang Shu (康叔) who is from Zingzhao country (ko:경조윤), Shaanxi in China.[1][2][3]
Biography
He was a wanderer in Goguryeo and he called himself as General Seonggol (성골) which mean the person whose parents are from royal family.[4] There is old saying like below. One day, Gang Ho-gyeong went to Mount Pyeon Na (편나) and met the goddess of the mountain. She offered to get married and rule theocracy together with her. However, Gang Ho-gyeong already had a wife and he could not forget about her. He asked about her in his dream and got to know she get pregnant. And his wife gave a birth to Gang Chung.
Family line
Gang Chung was a son of Gang Ho-gyeong who was the 67th descendant of Gang Hou. Gang Hou was the second child of Gang Shu who was from Zingzhao country, Shangxi province in China.[5][6][7] He had three children named as I-Jegeon, Bo-Seung and Gang Bo Yuk. Gang Bo Yuk married with his niece Gang Deju and their daughter Gang Sin-ui was born. Gang Sin-ui married with Chinese man and King Uijo of Goryeo was born. The father of King Uijo was royal family from Tang dynasty, China.[8] According to Pyeonnyeon-Tong-Long (ko:편년통록) and Goryeosa jeolyo (ko:고려사절요), he was Emperor Suzong of Tang. In Pyeonnyeongangmog (변년강목/編年綱目), Emperor Xuānzong of Tang was father of King Uijo.[9][10] When his father visited Silla, King Uijo of Goryeo was born between his Chinese father and Gang Sin-ui who was a daughter of Gang Bo Yuk. On the way of finding his father to China, King Uijo met Queen Wonchang and get married with her. According to Record of Seongwon (성원녹/聖源録), Queen Wonchang was a daughter of Tou En Dian Jiao Gan from Ping state (zh:平州刺史部), China.[11] Queen Wonchang gave birth of a boy. His name was Wang Ryung and his son was the founder of Goryeo, Taejo of Goryeo.[12][13]
Family
- Son: Gang Chung (? - ?) (강충)
- Grandson: I-Jegeon
- Grandson: Bo-Seung
- Grandson: Gang Bo Yuk
References
- ↑ Segye Ilbo 2013
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Korean Culture 신천강씨
- ↑ 성씨검색 강（康）-뿌리를 찾아서
- ↑ 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.,p87
- ↑ Segye Ilbo 2013
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Korean Culture 신천강씨
- ↑ 성씨검색 강（康）-뿌리를 찾아서
- ↑ 高雲基 2001, p. 86
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Korean Culture 경강대왕
- ↑ 高雲基 2001, p. 86
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Korean Culture 의조경강대왕
- ↑ Segye Ilbo 2013
- ↑ 高雲基 2001, p. 86-87
Sources
- 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.
- Encyclopedia of Korean Culture 신천강씨 信川康氏. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
- 김성회의 뿌리를 찾아서. Segye Ilbo. 2013-04-02.
- Encyclopedia of Korean Culture 의조경강대왕 懿祖景江大王. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
- Doosan Encyclopedia 원덕대왕 元德大王. Doosan Encyclopedia.
- Encyclopedia of Korean Culture 경강대왕 景康大王. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
External links
- Hanks, Patrick (2017). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 1434. ISBN 978-0199677764.