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==Family==
==Family==
#Queen Munui of the Kim clan (문의왕후 김씨),eldest daughter of [[Heonan of Silla|King Heonan]]
#Queen Munui of the Kim clan (문의왕후 김씨), eldest daughter of [[Heonan of Silla|King Heonan]]
##Son:[[Heongang of Silla]] (c.861–886)
##Son: [[Heongang of Silla]] (c.861–886)
##Daughter:[[Jinseong of Silla]]
##Daughter: [[Jinseong of Silla]]
#Madam Jeonhwa (정화부인),second daughter of [[Heonan of Silla|King Heonan]]
#Madam Jeonhwa (정화부인), second daughter of [[Heonan of Silla|King Heonan]]
##Son:[[Jeonggang of Silla]] (c.863–887)
##Son: [[Jeonggang of Silla]] (c.863–887)
==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of Korean monarchs]]
*[[List of Korean monarchs]]

Revision as of 19:00, 22 November 2021

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 Kim Gye-myeong. His mother was Lady Gwanghwa, the daughter of King Sinmu. Gyeongmun married Queen Munui, 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

  1. Queen Munui of the Kim clan (문의왕후 김씨), eldest daughter of King Heonan
    1. Son: Heongang of Silla (c.861–886)
    2. Daughter: Jinseong of Silla
  2. Madam Jeonhwa (정화부인), second daughter of King Heonan
    1. Son: Jeonggang of Silla (c.863–887)

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
Born: 841 Died: 875
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Silla
Silla
861–875
Succeeded by