Heongang of Silla (c.861–886) (r. 875–886) was the 49th to rule the
Korea
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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 ...
.
According to the ''
Samguk Sagi
''Samguk Sagi'' (, ''History of the Three Kingdoms'') is a historical record of the Three Kingdoms of Korea: Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla. The ''Samguk Sagi'' is written in Classical Chinese, the written language of the literati of ancient Korea, ...
'', he excelled at civil affairs. Heongang was the eldest son of
King Gyeongmun; his mother was
Queen Munui
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. He had no legitimate heir, but did leave a son (later
King Hyogong) by
Lady Uimyeong.
In 879, Heongang was faced with the rebellion of a high official, his ''
Ilgilchan''
Sin Hong. In 886, he sought to defuse domestic discontent with a decree of general forgiveness.
Heongang was buried to the northeast of
Borisa temple in
Gyeongju.
Family
Parents
*Father:
Gyeongmun of Silla
**Grandfather: Kim Gye–myeong (김계명)
**Grandmother: Madam Gwanghwa (광화부인)
*Mother: Queen Munui of the Kim clan (문의왕후 김씨)
**Maternal grandfather: Heonan of Silla (헌안왕)
**Maternal grandmother: Unknown
Consort and their respective issue:
*Queen Uimyeong (의명부인), of the Kim clan (의명왕후 김씨)
**Daughter: Princess Uiseong (의성왕후 김씨)– became the Queen Consort of
Sindeok of Silla
Sindeok of Silla (died 917) (r. 912–917) was the 53rd ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was born to the Pak clan, and was the son of '' Daeachan'' Pak Ye-gyeom. He was chosen to succeed the childless King Hyogong, because he was a de ...
**Daughter: Princess Gyea (계아태후)– married Kim Hyo-Jong (김효종) and became the Queen Mother of
Gyeongsun of Silla
Gyeongsun of Silla (896–978) was the 56th and final ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla.
Biography
A sixth-generation descendant of King Munseong, he was the son of Hyogong by Princess Gyea, who was the daughter of King Heongang. His wife ...
, the last King of Silla
**Son:
Hyogong of Silla– was the
52nd ruler 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
*
List of Korean monarchs
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Gojoseon ...
*
List of Silla people
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People
* List (surname)
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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 ...
References
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Silla rulers
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9th-century Korean monarchs
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