Soseono

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Soseono
Jumong
Issuewith Wutae:
Biryu and Onjo
FatherYeon Ta-bal
Korean name
Hangul
소서노
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSoseono
McCune–ReischauerSosŏno

Soseono (66/7 – 6 BCE) or Yeon Soseono (

King Dongmyeong and a key figure in the establishment of both Goguryeo and Baekje. She was the mother of Biryu and Onjo, whom they were her sons from her first marriage with Wutae
.

Establishing of two kingdoms

The traditional account from the Annals of Baekje section in the

Jolbon[1] and married to Jumong. However, the same source states that the chief of Habaek tribe gave his daughter to Jumong, who had fled Eastern Buyeo with his followers, in marriage. According to the Samguk Sagi, Jumong was Lady Soseono's second husband. Her first husband was Wutae
.

After Jumong's son, Yuri of Goguryeo, and Yuri's mother, Ye So-ya, who were both presumed to have died, returned to Goguryeo, Yuri became the crown prince of Goguryeo. Soseono left Goguryeo, taking her two sons Biryu and Onjo south to found their own kingdom, Baekje.

Death

According to the

Samguk Sagi, Soseono died in 6 BCE at the age of 61[2]
during the 13th years reign of her second son as the first king of Baekje.

In popular culture

Notes

  1. ^ Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean)
  2. ^ Doosan Encyclopedia Online (in Korean)

References

  • Onjo
    .
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