Hyogong of Silla
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Hyogong of Silla | |
Hangul | 효공왕 |
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Hanja | 孝恭王 |
Revised Romanization | Hyogong wang |
McCune–Reischauer | Hyogong wang |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 김요 |
Hanja | 金嶢 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Yo |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yo |
Monarchs of Korea |
Silla |
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(Post-unification) |
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Hyogong of Silla (883–912) (r. 897–912) was the 52nd ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the illegitimate son of King Heongang by . He married the daughter of Ichan . His reign saw the expansion of Later Three Kingdoms powers Taebong and Hubaekje across what had once been the western marches of Unified Silla.
During his reign, the situation of Silla was that Gung Ye and Gyeon Hwon, who took place in the provinces, were fighting for supremacy.[1]
In 905, Silla lost its holdings to the northeast of Jungnyeong pass. In 907, Gyeon Hwon's Hubaekje forces seized ten castles to the south of . Faced with these defeats, the king turned to drink and neglected state affairs. Upon his death in 912, he was buried to the north of temple.
Family[]
- Grandfarher: Gyeongmun of Silla
- Grandmother: Queen Munui of the Kim clan (문의왕후 김씨)
- Father: Heongang of Silla
- Mother: Queen Uimyeong (의명부인), of the Kim clan (의명왕후 김씨)
- Wife:
- Queen Park, of the Park clan (왕비 박씨), –was the daughter of Park Ye–gyeom (박예겸) and the sister of Sindeok of Silla
Media[]
- Portrayed by Han Geun-Ok 《Taejo Wang Geon (TV series)》 (kbs, 2000~2002년),
See also[]
- List of Korean monarchs
- List of Silla people
- Later Three Kingdoms of Korea
References[]
- ^ "효공왕(孝恭王) - 한국민족문화대백과사전". encykorea.aks.ac.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-05-06.
Categories:
- Silla rulers
- 883 births
- 912 deaths
- 10th-century rulers in Asia
- Asian royalty stubs
- Korean history stubs
- Korean people stubs