Queen Sinmok of the Gyeongju Kim clan (신목왕후 김씨; 655 – 1 June 700), was the queen regent of Silla between 692 and 700. She was the second wife of king

Sinmun of Silla Sinmun (r. 681–692), personal name Kim Chŏng-myŏng, 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 ...

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 ...

. 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 implies that she was the actual ruler of Silla after the death of her husband.

Family

* Father - Kim Heum-woon (; 623 – 655); first husband of Princess Yoseok ** Grandfather - Kim Dal-bok (김달복, 達福公; 604–?) ** Grandmother - Kim Jeong-hui (김정희, 金政熙; 610–?) of the Gimhae Kim clan * Mother - Princess Yoseok of the Gyeongju Kim clan (; 630–?) ** Grandfather - King Muyeol of Silla (; 603 – 661) ** Grandmother - Kim Bo-hui (), Lady Yeongchang () of the

Gimhae Kim clan The Gimhae Kim clan () is a Korean clan, descended from Suro of Geumgwan Gaya. King Suro was the founder of Gaya confederacy, and his descendant, Kim Yu-sin is renowned for leading the Silla armies to unify the Three Kingdoms of Korea. More th ...

(603–?) * Stepfather -

Wonhyo Wŏnhyo (; ; 617 – 686, meaning: "Dawnbreak") was one of the most important philosophers and commentators in East Asian Buddhism and the most prolific scholar in Korean Buddhism.Muller, Charles元曉 Wonhyo, ''Digital Dictionary of Buddhism'' ...

(; 617 – 686) * Siblings ** Older half-brother - Seol Chung (; 647 – 736) * Husband - Kim Jeong-myeong, King Sinmun of Silla (; 642 – 692) * Issue **Son - Kim Yi-hong, King Hyoso of Silla (; 687 – 702); was the 32nd monarch of

Silla Silla (; Old Korean: wikt:徐羅伐#Old Korean, 徐羅伐, Yale romanization of Korean, Yale: Syerapel, Revised Romanization of Korean, RR: ''Seorabeol''; International Phonetic Alphabet, IPA: ) was a Korean kingdom that existed between ...

**Son - Kim Yong-gi, King Seongdeok of Silla (; 691 – 737); was the 33rd King of

*** Daughter-in-law - Queen Seongjeong of the Gyeongju Kim clan (; 691–?) *** Daughter-in-law - Queen Sodeok of the Gyeongju Kim clan (; 700–724) **** Grandson - Kim Seung-gyeong, King Hyoseong of Silla (; 718 – 742) **** Grandson - Kim Heon-yeong, King Gyeongdeok of Silla (; 723 – 765) **** Granddaughter - Lady Kim (724–?) **Son - Kim Geun-jil (; 693–?) **Son - Kim Sa–jong (; 695–?)

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