Gyeongmun of Silla

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Gyeongmun of Silla
Hangul
경문왕
Hanja
景文王
Revised RomanizationGyeongmun wang
McCune–ReischauerKyŏngmun wang
Birth name
Hangul
김응렴
Hanja
金膺廉 or 金凝廉
Revised RomanizationGim Eung-ryeom
McCune–ReischauerKim Ŭng-ryŏm

Gyeongmun of Silla (841–875) (r. 861–875) was the 48th ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla.[1] He was the grandson of King Huigang, and the son of the ichan . His mother was , the daughter of King Sinmu. Gyeongmun married , who was the daughter of King Heonan.

Gyeongmun's reign saw intensifying internal strife and rebellion. He sought to strengthen the kingdom within and without, but was generally unsuccessful. Famine was widespread. In 869, he sent the Crown Prince (who would become King Heongang) to Tang China together with Kim Yun.

The Samguk Yusa tells that Gyeongmun became a Hwarang with 18 years.[2]

The Samguk Yusa also portrays a story which is similar to that of King Midas' ears. A royal crownmaker appears instead of the barber. The crownmaker shouted the secret at a bamboo forest. Following the crownmaker's death, the king noticed that when the wind blows, his secrets echo from the forest. He immediately felt unpleasant and destroyed the bamboo forest and planted dogwoods.

His daughter, Jinseong, would later become Silla's 51 ruler and its 3rd and last reigning queen in 887.

Family[]

  • Grandfather: King Huigang
  • Grandmother: Queen Munmok (문목왕후 김씨), of the Kim clan
  • Father: Kim Gye–myeong (김계명)
  • Mother: Madam Gwanghwa (광화부인), the daughter of King Sinmu.
  • Wife:

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Il-yeon: Samguk Yusa: Legends and History of the Three Kingdoms of Ancient Korea, translated by Tae-Hung Ha and Grafton K. Mintz. Book Two, page 104. Silk Pagoda (2006). ISBN 1-59654-348-5
  2. ^ Il-yeon: Samguk Yusa: Legends and History of the Three Kingdoms of Ancient Korea, translated by Tae-Hung Ha and Grafton K. Mintz. Book Two, page 104. Silk Pagoda (2006). ISBN 1-59654-348-5
Gyeongmun of Silla
House of Kim
Born: 841 Died: 875
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Silla
Silla
861–875
Succeeded by
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