Lady Ye

{{Short description|First wife of Dongmyeong of Goguryeo}} thumb '''Lady Ye''' ({{Korean|예씨 부인|禮氏夫人}}) was the first wife of Dongmyeong of Goguryeo and mother of his successor, King Yuri.

==Life== When Dongmyeong was in Buyeo, he married Lady Ye and she became pregnant before he left the country due to threats from Daeso. Later, she gave birth to Yuri ({{Korean|유류|儒留|labels=no}}) and raised him without her husband.<ref name="Samguk Sagi 13 Goguryeo 1-15">{{Cite web|title=Samguk Sagi Book 13 History of Goguryeo Part 1 Section 15|url=http://db.history.go.kr/item/compareViewer.do?levelId=sg_013r_0030_0010|access-date=2021-09-25|website=db.history.go.kr}}</ref>

As Yuri became older, he questioned Lady Ye about his father. She told Yuri that his father was not welcomed by Buyeo, thus went south and became the king of a newly founded state. She also said Chumo purposely hid an object under a pine tree supported by the rock with seven angles as a way for his son to certify his identity.<ref name="Samguk Sagi 13 Goguryeo 1-15"></ref> After Yuri found a broken sword, Lady Ye came to Goguryeo with him in 19 BC.<ref name="Samguk Sagi 13 Goguryeo 1-13">{{Cite web|title=Samguk Sagi Book 13 History of Goguryeo Part 1 Section 13|url=http://db.history.go.kr/item/compareViewer.do?levelId=sg_013r_0020_0130|access-date=2021-09-15|website=db.history.go.kr}}</ref>

==In popular culture== * Portrayed by Song Ji-hyo in the 2006–2007 MBC TV series ''Jumong''.

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