Huigang of Silla (died 838) (r. 836–838) was the 43rd 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 ...
. He was the grandson of
King Wonseong and the son of ''
ichan'' Kim Heon-jeong by Lady Podo. He married Lady Munmok, who was the daughter of ''
daeachan'' Chunggong.
After the death of
King Heungdeok in 836, Huigang and his uncle (Heungdeok's younger cousine) Kim Gyunjeong struggled for power. After
Kim Myeong (who later became King Minae) killed Kim, Huigang rose to the throne.
Huigang made Kim Myeong his ''
Sangdaedeung {{Short description, Office of the Silla state in Korea
Sangdaedeung (상대등, 上大等, the First of Daedeungs or Peers, Extraordinary Rank One) was an office of the Silla state. It was considered as the highest and most prestigious office that ...
'', but the next year Kim rebelled against him. Huigang killed himself, and was buried on
Sosan mountain in
Gyeongju.
Family
* Grandfather:
Wonseong of Silla
Wonseong of Silla (r. 785–798, died 798) was the 38th to rule the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was a twelfth-generation descendant of King Naemul. His father was Kim Hyo-yang, and his mother was Lady Gye-o, the daughter of Park Chang-do. W ...
* Grandmother: Queen Kim (Lady Yeonhwa)(숙정부인 김씨), of the Kim clan, the daughter of
* Father: Prince Hyechung (혜충태자) (750–791/792)
* Mother: Concubine Park (포도부인 박씨)
* Wife:
** Queen Munmok (문목왕후 김씨), of the Kim clan, daughter of Kum Chung–gong (김충공)
*** Son: Kim Gye–myeong (김계명)
**** Daughter-in-law: Madam Gwanghwa (광화부인)
***** Grandson:
Gyeongmun of Silla
Gyeongmun of Silla (846–875) (r. 861–875) was the 48th ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the grandson of Huigang of Silla, King Huigang, and the son of the ''ichan'' Gim Gye-myeong. His mother was Lady Gwanghwa, the daughter ...
(841–875) –was the 48th ruler of the
Korean
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**Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl
**Korean dialects and the Jeju language
** ...
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 ...
.
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 ...
*
List of Silla people
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* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
References
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Silla rulers
838 deaths
Year of birth unknown
9th-century Korean monarchs