Kang Yun-sŏng explained

Hangul:	강윤성
Hanja:	康允成
Rr:	Gang Yunseong
Mr:	Kang Yunsŏng
Hangulho:	용담
Hanjaho:	龍潭
Rrho:	Yongdam
Mrho:	Yongdam
Hangulja:	대경
Hanjaja:	大卿
Rrja:	Daegyeong
Mrja:	Taegyŏng

Kang Yun-sŏng (; 1302 – December 1358) was a Korean civil official of Goryeo dynasty. He was the father of Queen Sindeok who was the second wife of King Taejo of Joseon or known as Yi Sŏng-gye.^[1] ^[2]

Biography

Kang was born was the son of Kang Sŏ, the Lord of Sangsan. Kang passed the civil service examination during the reign of King Chunghye of Goryeo. He would later become a Hallim Academican, as well as the deputy minister of personnel . One of the reasons why Taejo of Joseon married his daughter was to marry into a prominent clan from the capital region since Taejo of Joseon was from a clan originally from the borderlands.^[3] ^[4]

Family

Father
- Kang Sŏ (; 1275–?)
Mother
- Lady Hwang of the Jangsu Hwang clan (; 1275–?); daughter of Hwang Baek (황백; 黃伯; 1240–1310)
Siblings
- Older brother: Kang Yun-gwi (; 1300–?)
- Younger brother: Kang Yun-ch'ung (; 1304–?)
- Younger brother: Kang Yun-ŭi (; 1306–?)
- Younger brother: Kang Yun-hwi (; 1310–?)
- Younger brother: Kang Yun-bu (; 1312–?)
Wife: Internal Princess Consort Jinsan of the Jinju Kang clan (; 1305–1380); daughter of Kang Eun (강은; 姜誾; 1270–1350)
Issue
- Son: Kang Sun-ryong (강순룡; 康舜龍; 1324–1398)
- Son: Kang Deuk-ryong (강득룡; 康得龍; 1324–1400)
- Daughter: Lady Kang (강씨; 1328–?)
- Son: Kang Yu-gwon (; 1334–1420)
- Son: Kang Kye-gwon (; 1356–1413)
- Daughter: Queen Shindeok of the Goksan Kang clan (12 July 1356 – 15 September 1396)
  - Son-in-law: Yi Dan, King Taejo of Joseon (27 October 1335 – 18 June 1408)

Sources

Book: 高雲基. 高雲基. ja:韓国の中世における女性 : 13世紀の文献資料を中心に. 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. http://koara.lib.keio.ac.jp/xoonips/modules/xoonips/download.php/AN10032394-20011207-0085.pdf?file_id=10717. .

Notes and References

News: 2013-04-02 . ko:김성회의 뿌리를 찾아서 . http://www.segye.com/content/html/2013/04/02/20130402004548.html . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201541/http://www.segye.com/content/html/2013/04/02/20130402004548.html . 2016-03-04 . . .
Encyclopedia: ko:신천강씨 信川康氏 . . http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=290691&cid=42835&categoryId=42835&mobile.
Book: 신덕왕후 神德王后. Doosan Encyclopedia. http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=1118754&cid=40942&categoryId=33383&mobile.
Web site: ko:강윤성(康允成) . http://people.aks.ac.kr/front/dirSer/ppl/pplView.aks?pplId=PPL_6JOa_A9999_1_0016005 . Historic Korean Figures . . 28 April 2024.