Queen Sindeok, of the Goksan Kang clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the second wife and queen consort of Yi Dan, King Taejo; the first monarch of the Korean Joseon Dynasty.
10 Facts About Queen Sindeok
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Queen Sindeok was queen consort of Joseon and was honoured as Queen Hyeon from 1392 until her death in 1396.
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Queen Sindeok was a political advisor of King Taejo and had a great influence on the founding of Joseon.
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Queen Sindeok was posthumously called as Sindeok, the High Empress.
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Queen Sindeok is a descendant of Kang Bo-jeon, the third son of Kang Chung and uncle of Queen Jeonghwa, who re-established a family in the generation of his eighth great-grandfather, Kang Ji-yeon, Internal Prince Shinseong, during the reign of King Gojong of Goryeo.
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Queen Sindeok was known by other titles such as Queen Kang and Princess Boryeong.
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Queen Sindeok Hyeon tried to pass over the position of Crown Prince from the grown up princes of the deceased Queen Sindeok Sinui, and pass on the throne onto one of her sons.
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Queen Sindeok's death affected King Taejo immensely and held a mourning rite.
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The anger of the princes and princesses of Queen Sindeok Sinui fought against Queen Sindeok Hyeon and her children where it reached a climax.
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The Queen Sindeok bore Taejo three children; two sons who died in the strife and a daughter who lived to her twenties or thirties.