Namhae of Silla (?–24, r. 4–24 CE) was the second King 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 ...

, one of the

Three Kingdoms of Korea Samhan or the Three Kingdoms of Korea () refers to the three kingdoms of Goguryeo (고구려, 高句麗), Baekje (백제, 百濟), and Silla (신라, 新羅). Goguryeo was later known as Goryeo (고려, 高麗), from which the modern name ''Kor ...

. He is commonly called Namhae Chachaung, ''chachaung'' being an early Silla title. Namhae is the only king who is called Chachaung. 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, ...

'', Kim Dae-Mun explained that the title "''Chachaung''" meant a shaman in

Old Korean Old Korean () is the first historically documented stage of the Korean language, typified by the language of the Unified Silla period (668–935). The boundaries of Old Korean periodization remain in dispute. Some linguists classify the sparsely ...

Background

He was the eldest son of Park Hyeokgeose, Silla's founder, and

Lady Aryeong Lady Aryeong (, a.k.a. Al-yeong, Al-yong) was married to Hyeokgeose of Silla who was the founder of Silla. According to ''Samguk Yusa'' (Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms), Aryeong was born from the left side of the dragon which appeared near th ...

. His surname was

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, and his wife was Lady Unje (

Hangul The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The let ...

:운제

Hanja Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom. (, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...

:雲帝).

Reign

His reign was characterized by a series of foreign invasions. In 4, the

Lelang The Lelang Commandery was a commandery of the Han dynasty established after it had conquered Wiman Joseon in 108 BC and lasted until Goguryeo conquered it in 313. The Lelang Commandery extended the rule of the Four Commanderies of Han as far so ...

army surrounded Geumseong, the Sillan capital, but was repelled. In 8, when the Namhae of Silla heard that Talhae was benevolent, he married his eldest daughter to him. The Wa of

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

invaded Silla in 14, and while Silla stopped them, Lelang invaded again. A comet shower was said to have scared the Lelang soldiers, however, and they retreated. 三國史記新羅本紀南解次次雄十一年倭人遣兵船百餘艘掠海邊民戶發六部勁兵以禦之樂浪謂內虛來攻金城甚急夜有流星墜於賊營衆懼而退屯於閼川之上造石堆二十而去六部兵一千人追之自吐含山東至閼川見石堆知賊衆乃止: In 14, the Wa people sent about 100 warships to plunder houses on the beach, so they sent soldiers to defend them. The situation was in an emergency when Nakrang regarded it as an opportunity and attacked the capital(Geumseong). At night, when the meteor fell into the enemy's camp, the enemy soldier retreated in fear. While stationed on the side of Alcheon Stream, they piled up 20 piles of stones and retreated. 1,000 soldiers chased them, and when they reached Alcheon river from the east of Mt.Toham(吐含山), they saw this pile of stones and thought there were many enemy groups, so they stopped chasing. The Bukmyeong(北溟) people plowed the fields and got ''Royal Seal of Ye''(Hangul:예왕지인, Hanja:濊王之印), previously used by

Buyeo Buyeo or Puyŏ ( Korean: 부여; Korean pronunciation: u.jʌ or 扶餘 ''Fúyú''), also rendered as Fuyu, was an ancient kingdom that was centered in northern Manchuria in modern-day northeast China. It is sometimes considered a Korea ...

's kings, and dedicated it to Silla in 19. It is not clear where Bukmyeong means.三國史記新羅本紀南解次次雄十六年春二月北溟人耕田得濊王印獻之 He was buried in Sareung-won.

Family

Parents *Father: Hyeokgeose **Grandmother:

Lady Saso Lady Saso () is said to be the mother of Hyeokgeose of Silla. Also known as the ''Sacred Mother of Mt. Seondo'' (Hangul:선도산), legends say she was a princess from the Chinese royal family. Having coming from China and settling upon the Jin ...

*Mother:

**Grandmother:

*Younger sister: Lady Aro Consort and their respective issue: * Lady Unje (알영부인) **Son: Ilji Galmulwang (일지 갈문왕) **Son:

Yuri of Silla Yuri of Silla (?–57, r. 24–57) was the third king of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He is commonly called Yuri Isageum. Family Parents *Father: King Namhae of Silla **Grandfather: King Hyeokgeose of Silla **Grandmother: Lady Ar ...

(?–57, r. 24–57), formally known as ''Yuri Isageum'' was the third king of Silla **Son: Unknown name **Daughter: Queen Ahyo (아효부인 박씨)–became the wife of

Talhae of Silla Talhae of Silla (5 BC –80 AD, r. 57–80) was the List of monarchs of Korea, fourth king of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He is commonly called Talhae Isageum, ''isageum'' being the royal title in early Silla. Also known by his pe ...

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References

The Academy of Korean StudiesKorea Britannica

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{{Korea-hist-stub Silla rulers 24 deaths 1st-century monarchs in Asia Year of birth unknown 1st-century Korean people

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