Nulji (reigned 417–458) was the nineteenth ruler (''

maripgan 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 Ko ...

'') 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 ...

, 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 was the son of King Naemul and Lady Boban, who was the daughter of King Michu. Nulji married the daughter of King

Silseong of Silla Silseong of Silla (died 417) (r. 402–417), whose name is also given as Silju or Silgeum, was the 18th ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the son of the general ('' gakgan'') Kim Daeseoji, who was the younger brother of King Mich ...

, who nonetheless exiled Nulji's younger brothers as hostages to

Goguryeo Goguryeo (37 BC–668 AD) ( ) also called Goryeo (), was a Korean kingdom located in the northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula and the southern and central parts of Northeast China. At its peak of power, Goguryeo controlled mos ...

of northern Korea and Wa of Japan. Silseong also plotted to have Nulji killed, but with Goguryeo aid, Nulji was able to kill Silseong in 417, after which he ascended to the throne. According t
one story
in 418 Nulji sent a loyal retainer named Bak Je-Sang to rescue his brothers from Goguryeo and Wa. He was successful in retrieving the brother who was held in Goguryeo, but he was captured while trying to rescue the one held by Wa. Refusing to serve the Wa king, he died under torture. The story of Bak's loyalty has endured as a popular Korean morality tale. After these difficult events, Nulji worked to free Silla from Goguryeo domination. He set up diplomatic relations with Goguryeo on an equal footing in 424, and established a military alliance with

Baekje Baekje or Paekche (, ) was a Korean kingdom located in southwestern Korea from 18 BC to 660 AD. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla. Baekje was founded by Onjo, the third son of Goguryeo's founder Jum ...

in 433 to help counter the Goguryeo threat. called Beakje-Silla alliance(

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 le ...

: 나제동맹;

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, ...

: 羅濟同盟)三國史記(Samguk sagi) 百濟本紀毗有王 > 秋七月, 遣使入新羅, 請和 : An alliance is formed at the suggestion of

Biyu of Baekje Biyu of Baekje (died 455, r. 427–455) was the twentieth king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. According to the ''Samguk Sagi'' he was Guisin's son, while other sources name Biyu as the illegitimate son of the 18th king Jeonji. ...

. Nulji's reign saw the continuation of a long process of centralization in Silla, marked his father's change of his title to "maripgan" (마립간, 麻立干), which is believed to represent a higher level of authority than the previous title "isageum" (이사금, 尼師今). Under Nulji's rule, patrilineal succession was officially established (Yang, 1999, p. 16). After his death in 458, he was succeeded by his son

Jabi Jabbi Shareef ( ur, ), is one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions) of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a cou ...

, rather than by his brother.

Family

* Grandfather: Kim Mal-gu (김말구), half–brother of King Michu. * Grandmother: Queen Hyulye ( 휴례부인 김씨), of the Kim clan * Father: King Naemul * Mother: Lady Boban, the daughter of King Michu * Wife: ** Queen Aro, of the Kim clan (아로부인 김씨), daughter of King Silseong ***Son: Jabi of Silla (r. 458–479, died 479)–was the 20th ruler of

***Daughter: Queen Josaeng, of the Kim clan (조생부인) ****Son-in-law: ''

Galmunwang {{Short description, Noble title Galmunwang (갈문왕, 葛文王; wang=king) was a title used in the early period of the Korean kingdom of Silla. Its precise meaning and function are not known. From Korean sources, namely the Samguk Sagi ''Samg ...

'' Seupbo *****Grandson:

Jijeung of Silla Jijeung of Silla (437–514) (r. 500–514) was the 22nd ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He is remembered for strengthening royal authority and building Silla into a centralized kingdom. Like many Silla kings, Jijeung was of royal bloo ...

(437–514) –was the 22nd ruler of Silla *****Granddaughter: Queen Seonhye (선혜부인), of the Kim clan (왕후김씨) **Princess Chisul, of the Kim clan (후궁 : 치술공주 김씨), daughter of King

***Daughter: Princess Hwang (황아공주)

References

* Silla rulers 458 deaths 5th-century monarchs in Asia Year of birth unknown 5th-century Korean people {{Korea-hist-stub

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