Princess Gyeguk
Princess Supreme of Gyeguk (? – 1315) (계국대장공주, lit. 'Princess-Aunt of the State of Gye'), also known as Princess Supreme of Hanguk, was queen consort to king Chungseon of Goryeo. After Jeguk, she was the second ethnic Mongol queen (from the Yuan dynasty) of Goryeo.
| Princess Supreme of Gyeguk 계국대장공주 | |
|---|---|
| Queen consort of Goryeo (1st) | |
| Tenure | 1298 |
| Predecessor | Queen Jangmok |
| Queen consort of Goryeo (2nd) | |
| Reign | 1308 – 1313 |
| Predecessor | Queen Jangmok |
| Successor | Queen Gongwon |
| Born | ? Yuan dynasty |
| Died | 1315 Kingdom of Goryeo |
| Spouse | King Chungseon of Goryeo |
| House | Borjigin |
Her Mongolian personal name was Budashiri (Botashirin),[1] transcribed as 寶塔實憐, pronounced in Korean as Botapsillin. It is from the Sanskrit Buddha-śrī[2]
Ladies who qualified as "princesses supremes" (daejang gonju, 大長公主) were aunts of an emperor.[3][4] She was the aunt of two emperors: Buyantu Khan and Külüg Khan.
Biography
She was born in Yuan dynasty. Her father was Gammala, son of Zhenjin and father of Yesün Temür, emperor of the Yuan dynasty from 1323 to 1328. In 1296, she married Chungseon became the crown princess of Goryeo. King Chungryeol tried to drive her away, but he failed. Politically, Gyeguk's death was problematic, but she was buried in Goryeo.
Family
- Father: Gammala (1263 – 8 February 1302)
- Grandfather: Zhenjin (1243 – 5 January 1286)
- Grandmother: Kökejin Khatun (? – 1 March 1300)
- Mother: Buyan Kelmish Khatun
- Brother: Sünshan (? – 1309)
- Brother: Yesün Temür Khan (28 November 1293 – 15 August 1328)
- Sister-in-law: Babukhan Khatun (? – fl. 1328)
- Brother: Delgerbukha (? – 1323)
- Sister: Princess Radnabala
- Sister: Princess Shouning
- Niece: Babusha Khatun
- Niece: Sadabala Khatun
- Husband: King Chungseon of Goryeo (20 October 1275 – 23 June 1325) (고려 충선왕)
See also
References
- 蕭啟慶 (1983). 元代史新探 (in Chinese). 新文豐出版公司.
忠宣王妃薊國公主寶塔實憐 (Botashirin)
- Ahn, Juhn Y. (2018). Buddhas and Ancestors: Religion and Wealth in Fourteenth-Century Korea. University of Washington Press. p. 236. ISBN 978-0-295-74340-0.
Buddhaśrī (Jiguo Imperial Princess)
- Lee, Lily; Wiles, Sue, eds. (2015). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women. II. Routledge. p. 609. ISBN 978-1-317-51562-3.
An emperor's [...] sister or a favorite daughter was called a grand princess (zhang gongzhu); and his aunt or grand-aunt was called a princess supreme (dazhang gongzhu).
- Farmer, Edward L. (1995). Zhu Yuanzhang and Early Ming Legislation. Brill. p. 140. ISBN 90-04-10391-0.
The emperor's agnatic aunt shall be called Princess Supreme [dazhang gongzhu]. The emperor's sisters shall be called Grand Princesses [zhang gongzhu].
- 계국대장공주 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.
| Preceded by Queen Jangmok |
Queen consort of Korea 1298 1308 – 1313 |
Succeeded by Queen Gongwon |