Naemyeongbu

Naemyeongbu
Naemyeongbu consorts in green wonsam and red chima during a historical reenactment
Korean name
Hangul
내명부
Hanja
Revised RomanizationNaemyeongbu
McCune–ReischauerNaemyŏngbu

Naemyeongbu (Korean: 내명부; Hanja: 內命婦), literally Women of the Internal Court, was a category of rank in the royal court of Joseon that referred to concubines and female officials living within the palaces. It was separate from the Oemyeongbu (Korean: 외명부; Hanja: 外命婦) category, which consisted of royal women living outside the palace.[1]

  1. ^ National Palace Museum of Korea (2016), p. 107.