Queen Sinmok of the Kim clan (신목왕후 김씨;d. 700), was the queen regent of Silla between 692 and 700. She was the second wife of king

Sinmun of Silla Sinmun of Silla (r. 681–692) was the thirty-first king of Silla, a Korean state that originated in the southwestern Korean peninsula and went on to unify most of the peninsula under its rule in the mid 7th century. He was the eldest son of Sil ...

and the mother of king

Hyoso of Silla Hyoso (687–702) (r. 692–702) was the thirty-second monarch of Silla, a kingdom that flourished on the Korean peninsula from approximately 200 to 927 CE. He was the eldest son of King Sinmun and his second consort Queen Sinmok. He reigned for ...

. She ruled as regent during the minority of her son between 692 and 700. She was called Mother King (母王) by Japan. The expression literally shows that she was the ‘King as a mother’, which is a fine proof of showing that she was the actual ruler of Silla after the death of her husband.

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(효소왕; r. 692–702) was the 32nd monarch 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 ...

*Son:

Seongdeok of Silla Seongdeok Daewang (reigned 702–737) was the thirty-third king of the ancient Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the second son of King Sinmun, and the younger brother of King Hyoso. In 704 Seongdeok married Lady Baeso 陪昭夫人 (Queen Se ...

(성덕왕) was the 33rd King of

. *Son: Kim Geunji (김근질) *Son: Kim Sa–Jong (김사종)

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