Naemyŏngbu

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

Naemyŏngbu (Korean: 내명부; Hanja: 內命婦; RR: Naemyeongbu; lit. 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 Oemyŏngbu (외명부; 外命婦; Oemyeongbu) category, which consisted of royal women living outside the palace.

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