Yu Ch'ŏn'gung


Yu Ch'ŏn'gung or also known as Local Chief Yu was a rich-nobleman of the Later Three Kingdoms period who became the father of Queen Sinhye and father in-law of Wang Kon, Goryeo's founder.
During Jinseong of Silla's reign, Yu Ch'ŏn'gung was a nobleman from Paseo region specially from "Jeongju Region". Since he was a wealthy man who accumulated wealth through Commerce through the sea, the locals called him as a "local chief". Although the local lords of the Paseo region were independent from Kung Ye, they finally surrendered to him and Wang's son, Wang Kon, became Kung Ye's general and took over the western coast in Later Baekje. After the establishment of Goryeo dynasty, Yu became one of the Threefold Great Rectifers and had the most strong influence in the early Goryeo.

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