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Princess Pyeonggang

Goguryeo princess

Princess Pyeonggang
Princess of Goguryeo
Statue of On Dal and Princess Pyeonggang at the Achasan entrance
Died	c.595 Kingdom of Goguryeo
Spouse	On Dal
House	House of Go (also known as Hoengseong Go clan; by birth) Geumgu On (by marriage)
Father	Pyeongwon of Goguryeo

Korean name
Hangul	평강공주
Hanja	平岡公主
Revised Romanization	Pyeonggang Gongju
McCune–Reischauer	P'yŏngkang Kongchu

Goguryeo
Monarchs of Korea
Chumo c. 37–19 BC Yuri 19 BC–18 AD Daemusin 18–44 Minjung 44–48 Mobon 48–53 Taejodae 53–146 Chadae 146–165 Sindae 165–179 Gogukcheon 179–197 Sansang 197–227 Dongcheon 227–248 Jungcheon 248–270 Seocheon 270–292 Bongsang 292–300 Micheon 300–331 Gogugwon 331–371 Sosurim 371–384 Gogugyang 384–391 Gwanggaeto the Great 391–413 Jangsu 413–491 Munja 491–519 Anjang 519–531 Anwon 531–545 Yangwon 545–559 Pyeongwon 559–590 Yeongyang 590–618 Yeongnyu 618–642 Bojang 642–668
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Princess Pyeonggang (died c.595) was a Goguryeo Princess as the daughter of King Pyeongwon and sister to King Yeongyang.^[1] As told in popular folktales (versions of which exist in many different regions) she married a commoner, On Dal.^[2]

According to legend, when Pyeonggang was a little girl and wouldn't stop crying, her father, King Pyeongwan, would jokingly threaten to marry her to Ondal, a beggar boy of low class known as a fool.^[3] When Pyeonggang was 16, her father wanted her to marry a son of the noble Go family.^[3]^[4] Pyeonggang refused, and insisted that she should be married to Ondal - because, she said, her father must keep his word, even to someone with extremely low status like Ondal.^[3]

Thereupon, she left the palace and went to the house where Ondal lived with his mother, and insisted upon marrying him. He and his mother were quite confused and frightened, but Pyeonggang prevailed, and she and Ondal were married.^[5] They were extremely happy together, and Pyeonggang used her gold to help the family, and taught her husband many useful skills, such as how to select a horse. Eventually, with Pyeonggang's help, Ondal became a renowned general.^[4]^[5]

In popular culture

Portrayed by Nam Sang-mi in the 2009 KBS2 TV series Invincible Lee Pyung Kang.
Portrayed by Jin Ye-ju in the 2017 Netflix TV series My Only Love Song.
Portrayed by Kim So-hyun, Heo Jung-eun, and Jung Yoon-ha in the 2021 KBS2 TV series River Where The Moon Rises.^[6]

References

^ "평원왕[平原王,?~590]". Doosan Encyclopedia (in Korean). Retrieved September 10, 2021.
^ "온달(溫達)". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved September 10, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Korea), The National Folk Museum of Korea (South (2014-11-27). Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Literature: Encyclopedia of Korean Folklore and Traditional Culture Vol. III. 길잡이미디어. ISBN 978-89-289-0084-8.
^ ^a ^b Key-sook, Choe (2018-02-20). Classic Korean Tales with commentaries. (주)한림출판사. ISBN 978-1-56591-501-5.
^ ^a ^b Yi, Pae-yong (2008). Women in Korean History 한국 역사 속의 여성들. Ewha Womans University Press. ISBN 978-89-7300-772-1.
^ "'달이 뜨는 강' 김소현, 연왕후→평강 공주". Chosun News (in Korean). 5 February 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.