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Names
	Gim Seon-hwa (김선화; 金善花)

Princess Seonhwa
Princess Seonhwa
Queen consort of Baekje
Spouse	disputed between King Mu or King Dongseong
Issue	Uija of Baekje?
Names
Names
	Gim Seon-hwa (김선화; 金善花)
House	Gyeongju Gim (by birth)
Father	Jinpyeong of Silla
Mother	Lady Maya
Korean name
Hangul	선화공주
Hanja	善花公主
Revised Romanization	Seonhwa Gongju
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏnhwa Kongchu

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Princess Seonhwa, which according to the Samguk yusa, was a Silla Royal Princess as the third daughter of King Jinpyeong and Lady Maya, younger sister to Princess Deokman and Princess Cheonmyeong. She was also the queen consort of Baekje since 600 CE as the wife of King Mu.

However, her existence is controversial due to the discovery of evidence that points to King Uija's mother as being Queen Sataek and not Seonhwa as indicated by historical records.^[1] There is also a theory said that Seonhwa married to King Dongseong, not King Mu, which made various hypotheses about her status, such as the princess of Baekje, a noblewoman (귀족), even a daughter of a local noble (호족) instead of Silla's princess.

Biography

The Prince of Baekje, Seodong who loved her went to Gyeongju, the capital city of Shilla and he taught and made the children in there to sing a nursery rhyme which made by himself while provided Korean yams for them in reward for good performance of it. The children's song is called Seo Dong Yo (서동요; 薯童謠), which tells a secret love story of a Princess Seonhwa sneaking out to get together with Seodong every night. Soon, hearing the news of all the children in the whole city going around singing the song, the King Jinpyeong goes through the roof and expels the Princess Seonhwa out of Gyeongju.

On her way to a place of exile, the Princess Seonhwa met Seodong and fell in love with him, ending up go over to Baekje to live with him. Later, Seodong became the King Mu of Baekje, and Princess Seonhwa his wife. Princess Seonhwa asked the King Mu to build Mireuksa in Iksan, North Jeolla Province. And she and the King Mu had a son who was destined to be the last King of Baekje Dynasty, Uija of Baekje.

It is passed on that the tomb located in Seok Wang dong, Iksan, North Jeolla Province as the Princess Seonhwa's graveyard, but it is not known whether it is true or not since it has been digging out by stealth for several times.^[clarify]

In popular culture

Portrayed by Sulli and Lee Bo-young in the 2005–2006 SBS TV series Ballad of Seodong.
Portrayed by Shin Eun-jung in the 2011 MBC TV series Gyebaek.

References

^ 박, 지현 (June 2022). 미륵사의 창건 주체에 관하여 - 주요 쟁점 검토를 중심으로 - [A Study on the Founder of Mireuksa Temple - focusing on review of main issues]. 한국고대사연구 (in Korean). 106 (106): 47–78. doi:10.37331/JKAH.2022.6.106.47. ISSN 1226-6213. S2CID 250512604.

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[1] 박, 지현 (June 2022). 미륵사의 창건 주체에 관하여 - 주요 쟁점 검토를 중심으로 - [A Study on the Founder of Mireuksa Temple - focusing on review of main issues]. 한국고대사연구 (in Korean). 106 (106): 47–78. doi:10.37331/JKAH.2022.6.106.47. ISSN 1226-6213. S2CID 250512604.

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+| father = [[Jinpyeong of Silla]]
+| mother = [[Queen Maya of Silla|Lady Maya]]
+| spouse =disputed between [[Mu of Baekje|King Mu]] or [[Dongseong of Baekje|King Dongseong]]
+| issue =[[Uija of Baekje]]?
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+'''Princess Seonhwa''', which according to the ''[[Samguk yusa]]'', was a [[Silla]] Royal Princess as the third daughter of [[Jinpyeong of Silla|King Jinpyeong]] and [[Queen Maya of Silla|Lady Maya]], younger sister to [[Queen Seondeok|Princess Deokman]] and [[Princess Cheonmyeong of Silla|Princess Cheonmyeong]]. She was also the [[queen consort]] of [[Baekje]] since 600 CE as the wife of [[Mu of Baekje|King Mu]].
+However, her existence is controversial due to the discovery of evidence that points to [[Uija of Baekje|King Uija]]'s mother as being Queen Sataek and not Seonhwa as indicated by historical records.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=박 |first=지현 |date=June 2022 |script-title=ko:미륵사의 창건 주체에 관하여 - 주요 쟁점 검토를 중심으로 - |url=https://www.dbpia.co.kr/Journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE11081262 |journal=한국고대사연구 |volume=106 |language=ko |issue=106 |pages=47–78 |doi=10.37331/JKAH.2022.6.106.47 |s2cid=250512604 |trans-title=A Study on the Founder of Mireuksa Temple - focusing on review of main issues|issn=1226-6213}}</ref> There is also a theory said that Seonhwa married to [[Dongseong of Baekje|King Dongseong]], not King Mu, which made various hypotheses about her status, such as the princess of Baekje, a noblewoman ({{Korean|hangul=귀족|labels=no}}), even a daughter of a local noble ({{Korean|hangul=호족|labels=no}}) instead of Silla's princess.
-'''Princess Seonhwa''' or '''Queen Seonhwa''' was the daughter of [[Jinpyeong of Silla|King Jinpyeong of Silla]] and wife of [[Mu of Baekje|King Mu of Baekje]]. As such, she was [[Queen consort]] of [[Baekje]] from 600 to unknown.
 ==Biography==
+The Prince of [[Baekje]], Seodong who loved her went to [[Gyeongju]], the capital city of Shilla and he taught and made the children in there to sing a nursery rhyme which made by himself while provided [[Korean yam]]s for them in reward for good performance of it. The children's song is called ''Seo Dong Yo'' ({{Korean|hangul=서동요|hanja=薯童謠|labels=no}}), which tells a secret love story of a Princess Seonhwa sneaking out to get together with Seodong every night. Soon, hearing the news of all the children in the whole city going around singing the song, the King Jinpyeong goes through the roof and expels the Princess Seonhwa out of Gyeongju.
-According to the ''[[Samguk Sagi]]'', she was the third daughter of [[Jinpyeong of Silla|King Jinpyeong of Silla]] and his wife [[Queen Maya of Silla]] and was famous for her beauty. Sunhwa's sisters were Princess Deokman (later [[Queen Seondeok of Silla]]) and [[Princess Cheonmyeong]].
+On her way to a place of exile, the Princess Seonhwa met Seodong and fell in love with him, ending up go over to Baekje to live with him. Later, Seodong became the [[Mu of Baekje|King Mu of Baekje]], and Princess Seonhwa his wife. Princess Seonhwa asked the King Mu to build  [[Mireuksa]] in [[Iksan]], [[North Jeolla Province]]. And she and the King Mu had a son who was destined to be the last King of Baekje Dynasty, [[Uija of Baekje]].
-The prince of [[Baekje]], Seodong who loved her went to [[Gyeongju]], the capital city of Shilla and he taught and made the children in there to sing a nursery rhyme which made by himself while provided [[Korean yam|Korean yams]] for them in reward for good performance of it. The children's song is called ''Seo Dong Yo'' (서동요, 薯童謠), which tells a secret love story of a Princess Seonhwa sneaking out to get together with Seodong every night. Soon, hearing the news of all the children in the whole city going around singing the song, the King Jinpyeong goes through the roof and expels the Princess Seonhwa out of Gyeongju.
+{{clarify span|It is passed on that the tomb located in Seok Wang dong, Iksan, [[North Jeolla Province]] as the Princess Seonhwa's graveyard, but it is not known whether it is true or not since it has been digging out by stealth for several times.|date=August 2016}}
-On her way to a place of exile, the Princess Swonhwa met Seodong and fell in love with him, ending up go over to Baekje to live with him. Later, Seodong became the [[Mu of Baekje|King Mu of Baekje]], and Princess Seonhwa his wife. The Princess Swonhwa asked the King Mu to build a [[Mireuksa]] in [[Iksan]], [[North Jeolla Province]]. And she and the King Mu had a son who was destined to be the last King of Baekjae Dynasty, [[Uija of Baekje]].
+==In popular culture==
-It is passed on that the tomb located in Seok Wang dong, Iksan, North Jeolla Province as the Princess Seonhwa's graveyard, but it is not known whether it is true or not since it has been digging out by stealth for several times.
+* Portrayed by [[Sulli]] and [[Lee Bo-young]] in the 2005–2006 [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]] TV series ''[[Ballad of Seodong]]''.
+* Portrayed by [[Shin Eun-jung]] in the 2011 [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]] TV series ''[[Gyebaek (TV series)|Gyebaek]]''.
 ==See also==
 *[[Mireuksa]]
+*[[Mu of Baekje#Seodong-yo|Seodong-yo]]
-*[[Seo Dong Yo]]
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Seonhwa, Princess}}
 [[Category:Royal consorts of Baekje]]
 [[Category:Princesses of Silla]]
+[[Category:Queen Seondeok of Silla]]
+[[Category:7th-century queens consort]]
+[[Category:7th-century Korean women]]
+[[Category:7th-century Korean people]]
+{{Korea-hist-stub}}
-[[ko:선화공주]]
-[[zh:善花公主]]