Queen Sindeok

Queen Sindeok
신덕왕후
Queen consort of Joseon
Tenure17 July 1392 – 15 September 1396
PredecessorSun-bi No as the last Queen Consort of Goryeo
SuccessorQueen Jeongan
Born12 July 1356
Kaegyeong, Goksan County, Seohae Province, Goryeo
Died15 September 1396 (1396-09-16) (aged 40)
Yi Deukbin-ui residence, Hanseong, Joseon
Burial
Jeongreung
Spouse
(m. 1370⁠–⁠1396)
Issue
  • Princess Gyeongsun
  • Yi Bang-Beon, Grand Prince Muan
  • Yi Bang-Seok, Grand Prince Uian
Posthumous name
  • 순원현경신덕왕후; 順元顯敬神德王后
  • 신덕고황후; 神德高皇后 (1899)
HouseGoksan Kang clan
FatherKang Yun-sŏng
MotherInternal Princess Consort Jinsan of the Jinju Kang clan

Queen Sindeok (Korean신덕왕후 강씨; 12 July 1356 – 15 September 1396), of the Goksan Kang clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the second wife and queen consort of Yi Dan, King Taejo; the first monarch of the Korean Joseon Dynasty. She was queen consort of Joseon and was honoured as Queen Hyeon (현비) from 1392 until her death in 1396. She was a political advisor of King Taejo and had a great influence on the founding of Joseon. She was posthumously called as Sindeok, the High Empress (신덕고황후; 神德高皇后).


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