Gang Chung

When Gang Ho-gyeong, the oldest ancestor of Taejo went to hunting in Mount Pyeon Na (Hangul:편나), he met a goddess of the mountain. She offered him to get married with her and rule theocracy together. However, Gang Ho-gyeong already had a wife. According to a story, he visited his wife in his dream, she got pregnant and Gang Chung was born. Once day, Par Wong (Hangul: 팔원; Hanja: 八元), who was a Feng Shui master in Silla visited Gang Ho-gyeong and said “If you plant pine trees in Mount Song ak (Hangul: 송악; Hanja: 松岳) and hide rocky wall, a person who unify three Korea will be born.” Gang Ho-gyeong followed his prediction and planted pine trees covered rocky wall and Taejo was born.

Gang Chung was a son of Gang Ho-gyeong who was the 67th descendant of Gang Hou. Gang Hou was the second child of Gang Shu who was from Zingzhao country, Shangxi province in China. He had three children named as I-Jegeon, Bo-Seung and Gang Bo Yuk. Gang Bo Yuk married with his niece Gang Deju and their daughter Gang Sin-ui was born. Gang Sin-ui married with Chinese man and King Uijo of Goryeo was born. The father of King Uijo was royal family from Tang dynasty, China. According to Pyeonnyeon-Tong-Long (ko:편년통록) and Goryeosa jeolyo (ko:고려사절요), he was Emperor Suzong of Tang. In Pyeonnyeongangmog (Hangul: 변년강목; Hanja: 編年綱目), Emperor Xuānzong of Tang was father of King Uijo. When his father visited Silla, King Uijo of Goryeo was born between his Chinese father and Gang Sin-ui who was a daughter of Gang Bo Yuk. On the way of finding his father to China, King Uijo met Queen Wonchang and get married with her. According to Record of Seongwon (Hangul: 성원녹; Hanja: 聖源録), Queen Wonchang was a daughter of Tou En Dian Jiao Gan from Ping state (zh:平州刺史部), China. Queen Wonchang gave birth of a boy. His name was Wang Ryung and his son was the founder of Goryeo, Taejo of Goryeo.

• Father: Gang Ho-gyeong
  • Son: I-Jegeon
  • Son: Bo-Seung
  • Son: Gang Bo Yuk