Empress Sunmok

Balhae queen consort (fl. 9th century)

Empress Sunmok (순목황후, 順穆皇后; literally "the accomplishment and majestic empress") of the Tae clan (태씨, 泰氏) (died 830; r. 817–818), was a queen consort of Balhae as the wife of King Gan (Dae Myeongchung).[1][2]

Her tomb and epitaph were discovered at the Ancient Tombs at Longtou Mountain, China. She was queen of Balhae for only a short period, during her husband's brief 817 CE - 818 CE reign.[3] He died in 818, and she outlived him for twelve years, until her death in the 12th year of Geonheung era (830 CE). She was buried in Loungtou Mountain not long after that.[4][5]

In 2004–5, at least 14 tombs dating from the Balhae period were unearthed from Longtou Mountain.[6] Chinese government officials revealed that one of these tombs, M3, which is a large stone tomb, belonged to Sunmok.[1] Her tomb featured a gravestone, which consisted of reddish-brown sandstone 34.5 cm wide, 55 cm high, and 13 cm thick.

References

  1. ^ a b 최정범 (January 2019). "渤海 王陵比定 試論". 한국고고학보 (in Korean) (113): 230–263. ISSN 1015-373X.
  2. ^ 탁양현 (2018-07-06). 한민족의 역사 속 보수와 진보 제4권 한민족의 잃어버린 역사 발해 (in Korean). e퍼플. ISBN 979-11-6199-941-8.
  3. ^ 편집부, 동북역사재단 (2020-12-10). 동아시아사 입문 (in Korean). Kyobobook MCP. ISBN 978-89-6187-843-2.
  4. ^ 권오영; 심광주; 홍보식; 성정용; 이영철; 조윤재; 배병선; 곽동석 (2021-11-24). 한국 전통시대의 토목문명 (한국의 과학과 문명 014) (in Korean). 들녘. ISBN 979-11-5925-696-7.
  5. ^ 송기호 (2011). 발해 사회 문화사 연구 (in Korean). 서울 대학교 출판부. ISBN 978-89-521-1147-0.
  6. ^ 김은국 (2019-06-07). 해동성국, 고구려를 품은 발해 (in Korean). 동북아역사재단. ISBN 978-89-6187-804-3.
  • "발해 효의황후(孝懿皇后), 순목황후(顺穆皇后) 묘가 발굴되었다". Boston Korea (in Korean). August 23, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  • "중국 지린성서 발해 황후 무덤 발굴". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). August 26, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2022.


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