Taejo Wang Geon married 29 women and it was literally a political strategy

29 wives. TWENTY-NINE. This wasn't some weird flex — Wang Geon was systematically marrying daughters of every major clan across the Korean peninsula to secure alliances. Each marriage = one less potential enemy. It's like if you could solve geopolitics through wedding invitations. The man had 25 sons and 9 daughters. Family gatherings must have been absolutely unhinged. He also left a will called the 'Ten Injunctions' basically saying 'don't trust the southern clans lol' which caused political drama for the next 400 years.