Gyeongsun of Silla
敬順王
경순왕
Posthumous image of Gyeongsun of Silla
King of Silla
Reign927–935
Coronation927
PredecessorGyeongae of Silla
SuccessorDynasty abolished
(Taejo of Goryeo as the King of Goryeo)
Born897
Unified Silla (Later Silla)
Died978 (aged 80–81)
Kingdom of Goryeo
ConsortLady Jukbang
Princess Nakrang
Issue
Among others...		Crown Prince Maui
Queen Heonsuk
HouseHouse of Kim
FatherKim Hyo-Jong
MotherPrincess Gyea
ReligionBuddhism
Gyeongsun of Silla
Hangul
경순왕
Hanja
敬順王
Revised RomanizationGyeongsun wang
McCune–ReischauerKyŏngsun wang
Birth name
Hangul
김부
Hanja
金傅
Revised RomanizationGim Bu
McCune–ReischauerKim Pu

Gyeongsun of Silla (897–978) 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 Kim Hyo-Jong by Princess Gyea, who was the daughter of King Heongang. His wife was Lady Jukbang (죽방부인) of the Juksan Park clan, his eldest son was Crown Prince Maui, and his youngest son was Beomgong.[1]

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 (낙랑공주) and was appointed sasim-gwan (사심관, inspector-general) of Gyeongju, becoming the first of Goryeo's sasim-gwan system. He lived out the remainder of his life near the Goryeo capital (modern-day Kaesong).[2]

He died in 978 and his tomb lies in Jangnam-myeon, Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.[2]

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.[3]

Family

  • Father: Kim Hyo-jong, King Shinheung of Silla (신흥대왕) (877 - ?)[4]
    • Grandfather: King Uiheung of Silla (의흥대왕) (857 - 915)[5]
    • Unnamed grandmother (856 - 916)
  • Mother: Grand Princess Gyea of the Gyeongju Kim clan (계아태후 김씨) (886 - ?)[6]
    • Grandfather: King Heongang of Silla (861 – 886) (신라 헌강왕)
    • Grandmother: Queen Mother Uimyeong of the Gyeongju Kim clan (의명왕태후 김씨) (861 - ?)
  • Consorts and their Respective Issue:
  1. Lady Jukbang of the Juksan Park clan (죽방부인 박씨) (893 - 954)[7]
    1. Kim Il, Crown Prince Maui (마의태자) (912 - ?), sixth son
    2. Kim Gwing (김굉) (914 - 967), seventh son
    3. Kim Myeong-jong, Duke Yeongbun (영분공) (916 - ?), eighth son
    4. Lady Kim of the Gyeongju Kim clan (경주김씨) (918 - ?), second daughter
  2. Lady Ahn of the Sunheung Ahn clan (순흥 안씨) (899 - ?)
    1. Kim Deok-ji (김덕지) (920 - ?), tenth son
  3. Princess Nakrang of the Kaesong Wang clan (낙랑공주 왕씨) (897 - ?)[8]
    1. Lady Kim of the Gyeongju Kim clan (경주김씨) (913 - ?), first daughter[9]
    2. Kim Seok, Prince Uiseong (김석 의성군) (922 - ?), eleventh son
    3. Kim Eun-yeol, Prince Daean (김은열 대안군) (934 - 1028), twelfth son[10]
    4. Lady Kim of the Gyeongju Kim clan (경주김씨) (936 - ?), third daughter[11]
    5. Queen Heonsuk of the Gyeongju Kim clan (헌숙왕후 김씨) (937 - ?), fourth daughter[12][13]
    6. Kim Geon, Prince Gangreung (김건 강릉군) (940 - ?), thirteenth son
    7. Kim Seon, Prince Eonyang (김선 언양군) (943 - ?), fourteenth son
    8. Kim Chu, Prince Samcheok (김추 삼척군) (946 - ?), fifteenth son
    9. Kim Ryeo-gyeong (김려경), Lady Kim of the Gyeongju Kim clan (950 - ?), fifth daughter
  4. Princess Wang of the Kaesong Wang clan (공주 왕씨)[14] – No issue.
  5. Lady Songhui of the Seok clan (송희부인 석씨) (885 - ?)
    1. Kim Jeon (김전) (901 - 935), first son
    2. Kim Yo (김요) (903 - ?), second son
    3. Kim Gon (김곤) (905 - 935), third son
    4. Kim Bun (김분) (907 - ?), fourth son
    5. Kim Yeong (김영) (907 - ?), fifth son
    6. Kim Jeong (김정) (917 - ?), ninth son
  6. Lady Ahn (안씨) (920 - ?)

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in Korean) King Gyeongsun Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine at Encyclopedia of Korean Culture
  2. 1 2 (in Korean) King Gyeongsun at Doosan Encyclopedia
  3. ↑ (in Korean) Crown Prince Ma-ui at Doosan Encyclopedia
  4. ↑ Shinheung is a posthumous title, his real name was Kim Hyo-jong.
  5. ↑ Uiheung is a posthumous title, his real name was Kim Sil-hong.
  6. ↑ She was the younger sister of Queen Uiseong, wife of King Sindeok of Silla
  7. ↑ Personal name was Park So-won (박소원, 朴昭元)
  8. ↑ First daughter of Taejo of Goryeo and Queen Sinmyeongsunseong.
  9. ↑ Later married Yi Geum-seo (이금서, 李金書; 890 - ?) of the Gyeongju Yi clan (경주 이씨), and had issue (3 sons).
  10. ↑ Eventually became the 12th great-grandfather of Queen Jeongan and the 25th great-grandfather of Queen Jeongsun.
  11. ↑ Later married Hwang Gyeong.
  12. ↑ Later married Wang Ju, King Gyeongjong of Goryeo
  13. ↑ Was also known as Lady Sinran of the Gyeongju Kim clan (신란궁부인 김씨)
  14. ↑ Daughter of Taejo of Goryeo and Lady Seongmu of the Pyeongsan Park clan.
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