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Queen Sinmok

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Queen Sinmok of the Gyeongju Kim clan (신목왕후 김씨; 655 – 1 June 700), was the queen regent of Silla between 692 and 700.[1][2]

She was the second wife of king Sinmun of Silla and the mother of king Hyoso of Silla. She ruled as regent during the minority of her son between 692 and 700.[2]

She was called Mother King (母王) by Japan.[3] The expression literally shows that she was the ‘King as a mother’, which is a fine proof of showing that she was the actual ruler of Silla after the death of her husband.[2]

Family

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  • Father - Kim Heum-woon (김흠운; 金歆運; 623 – 655); first husband of Princess Yoseok
    • Grandfather - Kim Dal-bok (김달복, 達福公; 604–?)
    • Grandmother - Kim Jeong-hui (김정희, 金政熙; 610–?) of the Gimhae Kim clan
  • Mother - Princess Yoseok of the Gyeongju Kim clan (요석공주; 630–?)
  • Stepfather - Wonhyo (원효; 617 – 686)
  • Siblings
    • Older half-brother - Seol Chung (설총; 647 – 736)
  • Husband - Kim Jeong-myeong, King Sinmun of Silla (신문왕; 642 – 692)
  • Issue

Notes

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  1. ^ Also known as Kim Hyang-ah (김항아, 金姮娥). She was the older sister of Kim Jeong-hui, thus making Kim Heum-woon and Princess Yoseok first cousins.

References

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  1. ^ Overlooked Historical Records of the Three Korean Kingdoms, Iryon, Iryŏn · 2006
  2. ^ a b c Kim, Tae-sik (2011). "Queen Dowager Sinmok of Silla as the Mother King". Sillasahakpo (in Korean) (22): 61–98. ISSN 1738-2742.
  3. ^ Encyclopedia of Korean Culture 신목왕후 神穆王后. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.