Princess Bokguk

Grand Princess Bokguk was a Yuan dynasty imperial family member who became a Korean royal consort as the first wife of King Chungsuk of Goryeo. Her personal name was Borjigin Yilianzhenbala/Irinjinbala. She died in 1319, within three years of her wedding.

Biography

When she came to Goryeo in the same year with her marriage in 1316, it was said that she was very jealous of Virtuous Consort Hong due to Hong's closeness with the King. As a result, the Princess did not have a good relationship with the King and often was beaten, which made her bleed from her nose. Three years later, she died and received the posthumous name Princess Jeonghwa.
Two years later, in 1321, Yi Sang-ji was sent from Jungseoseong, Yuan dynasty to investigate the Princess's death. At this time, the Princess's servant and some witnesses said:
For checking the other truth, the Yuans took all of the witnesses. Later, the Goryeo officials and Bak Hyo-su ) claimed their innocence and the investigation narrowly ended. For honour the Princess, the Yuan dynasty gave her the better title as Grand Princess of Bok State in 1343. Meanwhile, she and Chungsuk did not have any issue.