Gyeongsun of Silla


Gyeongsun of Silla was the 56th and final ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla.

Biography

A sixth-generation descendant of King Munseong, he was the son of Hyogong by Princess Gyea, who was the daughter of King Heongang. His wife was Lady Jukbang of the Juksan Park clan, his eldest son was Crown Prince Maui, and his youngest son was Beomgong.
Gyeongsun was placed on the throne by the Hubaekje king Gyeon Hwon after the Hubaekje forces sacked Gyeongju in 927. The kingdom was already in an extremely weakened state, so Gyeongsun reigned over a tiny remnant of the former Silla territory until finally abdicating in favour of Taejo of Goryeo in 935. He remarried Taejo's daughter Princess Nangrang and was appointed sasim-gwan of Gyeongju, becoming the first of Goryeo's sasim-gwan system. He lived out the remainder of his life near the Goryeo capital.
He died in 978 and his tomb lies in Jangnam-myeon, Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
According to Samguk Sagi, Gyeongsun's son, Crown Prince Maui objected to his father's submission to Goryeo and became a hermit in Mount Kumgang.

Family

  1. Lady Jukbang of the clan
  2. #Crown Prince Maui
  3. #Kim Deok-ji, Prince Beom
  4. #Kim Myeong-jong, Prince Yeongbun
  5. #Queen Heonsuk of the Gyeongju Kim clan
  6. Princess Nakrang of the Kaesong Wang clan
  7. #Kim Eun-yeol, Prince Daean
  8. #Kim Seok, Prince Uiseong
  9. #Kim Geon, Prince Gangreung
  10. #Kim Seon, Prince Eonyang
  11. #Kim Chu, Prince Samcheok
  12. #Unnamed princess
  13. #Lady Sinran of the Gyeongju Kim clan
  14. Princess Wang of the Kaesong Wang clan

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