Aejang of Silla (788–809) (r. 800–809) was the 40th ruler of the
Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
n kingdom of
Silla
Silla or Shilla (57 BCE – 935 CE) ( , Old Korean: Syera, Old Japanese: Siraki2) was a Korean kingdom located on the southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula. Silla, along with Baekje and Goguryeo, formed the Three Kingdoms of K ...
. He was the eldest son of
King Soseong and Queen Gyehwa. He married a lady of the
Pak clan.
In 802, Aejang had the great temple of
Haeinsa
Haeinsa (해인사, 海印寺: Temple of the Ocean Mudra) is a head temple of the Jogye Order (대한불교조계종, 大韓佛敎 曹溪宗) of Korean Seon Buddhism in Gayasan National Park (가야산, 伽倻山), South Gyeongsang Province, So ...
built on
Gayasan.
In 803, he formed an alliance with
Wa. In 806, he forbade the building of new temples. In 809, he was slain along with his brother
Chemyeong by his uncle
Kim Eon-seung, who had been regent and took the throne for himself.
Family
* Grandfather: Prince Hyechung (혜충태자) (750–791/792), posthumously named King Hyechung (혜충왕
* Grandmother: Queen Seongmok, of the Kim clan ( 성목태후 김씨)
* Father:
Soseong of Silla
* Mother: Queen Gyehwa, of the Kim clan (계화부인 김씨)
* Wife:
**Queen Park, of the Park clan ( 왕후 박씨)
See also
*
Unified Silla
Unified Silla, or Late Silla (, ), is the name often applied to the Korean kingdom of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, after 668 CE. In the 7th century, a Silla–Tang alliance conquered Baekje and the southern part of Goguryeo in the ...
*
List of Korean monarchs
This is a list of monarchs of Korea, arranged by dynasty. Names are romanized according to the South Korean Revised Romanization of Korean. McCune–Reischauer romanizations may be found at the articles about the individual monarchs.
Gojoseon
G ...
*
List of Silla people
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
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References
Silla rulers
788 births
809 deaths
9th-century Korean monarchs
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