Queen Soheon

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Queen Soheon was the respected consort of King Sejong of Joseon, noted for her virtue, support of scholarly pursuits, and role in strengthening the royal household during a golden age of Korean history.

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instanceOf Joseon dynasty person
Korean royal consort
Queen consort of Joseon
associatedWith King Sejong’s cultural and scientific reforms
birthPlace Kingdom of Joseon NERFINISHED
birthYear 1395
burialPlace Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province NERFINISHED
Yeongneung Royal Tomb NERFINISHED
child Grand Prince Hyoryeong NERFINISHED
Grand Prince Yangnyeong NERFINISHED
Munjong of Joseon NERFINISHED
Princess Jeonghye NERFINISHED
Princess Jeongso NERFINISHED
Princess Jeongui NERFINISHED
Sejo of Joseon NERFINISHED
clan Cheongsong Shim clan NERFINISHED
country Joseon NERFINISHED
deathPlace Kingdom of Joseon NERFINISHED
deathYear 1446
era early Joseon dynasty
father Shim On NERFINISHED
honorificTitle Queen Soheon of the Cheongsong Shim clan NERFINISHED
house House of Yi (by marriage) NERFINISHED
husband Sejong of Joseon NERFINISHED
knownFor role during the golden age of early Joseon
strengthening the royal household
supporting King Sejong’s governance
languageOfName Korean
marriageToSejongYear before his accession in 1418
mother Internal Princess Consort Samhanguk of the Sunheung Ahn clan NERFINISHED
personalName Shim NERFINISHED
positionHeld Queen consort of Joseon
posthumousName Queen Soheon NERFINISHED
Soheon Wanghu NERFINISHED
posthumousTitleType Temple name style posthumous queen title
predecessorAsQueenConsort Queen Wongyeong NERFINISHED
reignAsQueenConsortEnd 1446
reignAsQueenConsortStart 1418
religion Korean Confucianism
respectedFor support of scholarly pursuits
virtue
roleInCourt model of Confucian queenly virtue
scriptOfName Hangul NERFINISHED
Hanja
spouse Sejong of Joseon NERFINISHED
spouseTitle King Sejong NERFINISHED
successorAsQueenConsort Queen Jeonghui NERFINISHED
supported Confucian education at court

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Sejong the Great spouse Queen Soheon