Princess Seonhwa of Silla

Princess Seonhwa
Queen consort of Baekje
Spousedisputed between King Mu or King Dongseong
IssueUija of Baekje?
Names
Gim Seon-hwa (김선화, 金善花)
HouseGyeongju Gim (by birth)
FatherJinpyeong of Silla
MotherLady Maya
Korean name
Hangul
선화공주
Hanja
善花公主
Revised RomanizationSeonhwa Gongju
McCune–ReischauerSŏnhwa Kongchu

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.

  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.