Ilseong of Silla (died 154, r. 134–154) was the seventh 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 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 Ilseong Isageum, ''isageum'' being the royal title in early Silla. As a descendant of Silla's founder Hyeokgeose, his surname was Bak.

Family

* Grandather: King Namhae of Silla * Grandmother: Lady Unje (알영부인) * Father: Yuri Isageum * Mother: Queen Ilsaeng (이리생부인) * Wife: ** Queen Park, of the Park clan (모후 박씨) daughter of Jisorye ''Wang'' (지소례왕) *** Son:

Adalla of Silla Adalla of Silla (died 184, r. 154–184) was the eighth ruler of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He is commonly called Adalla Isageum, ''isageum'' being the royal title in early Silla. As a descendant of Silla's founder Hyeokgeose, ...

(died 184, r. 154–184) was the eighth ruler of

Background

Reports differ as to whether he was the eldest son of

King Yuri King Yuri (38 BCE – 18 CE, r. 19 BCE – 18 CE) was the second ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the eldest son of the kingdom's founder Chumo the Holy. As with many other early Korean rulers, the e ...

, or perhaps a more distant relative. Modern scholars believe he was likely the grandson of Yuri. He married a princess of the Bak clan. and he was an older brother of Pasa

Reign

He created bureaucratic offices and built a central administrative building. He ordered the cultivation of new agricultural fields. He is primarily remembered for his 144 edict banning the use of jewelry and other luxury goods by the populace. During his reign there were several invasions by the northern

Malgal The Mohe, Malgal, or Mogher, or Mojie, were an East Asian Tungusic people who lived primarily in the modern geographical region of Northeast Asia. The two most powerful Mohe groups were known as the Heishui Mohe, located along the Amur River, ...

tribes. In 146, he suppressed a rebellion by a tributary state in present-day

Gyeongsan Gyeongsan () is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Its western border abuts the metropolitan city of Daegu, and much of Gyeongsan lies within the Daegu metropolitan area. Numerous universities are located in Gyeongsan, such as Ye ...

Gyeongsangbuk-do North Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상북도, translit=Gyeongsangbuk-do, ) is a province in eastern South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, and remained a province of Korea until the ...

. The tomb of King Ilseong is located in Tap-dong, central

Gyeongju Gyeongju ( ko, 경주, ), historically known as ''Seorabeol'' ( ko, 서라벌, ), is a coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang Province in South Korea. It is the second largest city by area in the province after Andong, ...

City.

References

Korea Britannica
{{s-end Silla rulers 154 deaths 2nd-century monarchs in Asia Year of birth unknown 2nd-century Korean people

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