Jakjaegeon
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 의조 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 懿祖 |
| Revised Romanization | Uijo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Uijo |
| Posthumous name | |
| Hangul | 경강대왕 |
| Hanja | 景康大王 |
King Uijo of Goryeo was grandfather of Taejo of Goryeo. His temple name was Uijo.Posthumous name was the great Gyeonggang. (경강/景康)
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 () and Goryeosa jeolyo (), he was Emperor Suzong of Tang. In Pyeonnyeongangmog (변년강목/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 (성원녹/聖源録), Queen Wonchang was a daughter of Tou En Dian Jiao Gan from Ping state (), China. Queen Wonchang gave birth of a boy. His name was Wang Ryung and his son was the founder of Goryeo, Taejo of Goryeo.
According to Goryeosa and Goryeosa jeolyo, Gang Bo Yuk built wooden hermitage at cape Maga (마가갑/摩訶岬) and lived there. One day, a diviner from Silla visited him and told him “If you stay here, one day a prince of Tang dynasty visit you and he will be your son in law.” This prophecy was fulfilled. One day, Emperor Suzong of Tang, carried great treasures to visit whole Goryeo. He stopped by Songag (송악/松嶽) County and made a prediction that this place will be a capital city in the future. After that Emperor Suzong stayed at Gang Bo Yuk’s house. He liked Gang Bo Yuk’s daughter Gang Sin-ui. Emperor Suzong stayed at Gang Bo Yuk’s house for about a month and Gang Sin-ui got pregnant. He told her “If you gave a birth of boy, name as Wang Yung.” Emperor Suzong gave her a bow and an arrow, and left her a message. “When a boy get older, visit me to Tang dynasty with this bow and arrow as an evidence of my son.”
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