Aejang (788–809) (r. 800–809) was the 40th ruler of the
Korea
Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...
n kingdom of
Silla
Silla (; Old Korean: wikt:徐羅伐#Old Korean, 徐羅伐, Yale romanization of Korean, Yale: Syerapel, Revised Romanization of Korean, RR: ''Seorabeol''; International Phonetic Alphabet, IPA: ) was a Korean kingdom that existed between ...
. He was the eldest son of
King Soseong and Queen Gyehwa. He married a lady of the
Pak
Pak or PAK may refer to:
Places
* Pakistan (country code PAK)
* Pak, Afghanistan
* Pakpak Bharat, a regency in North Sumatra, Indonesia
* Pak Island, in the Admiralty Islands group of Papua New Guinea
* Pak Tea House, a café in Lahore, Punj ...
clan.
In 802, Aejang had the great temple of
Haeinsa
Haeinsa () is a Buddhist temple in Gayasan National Park, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is the head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Seon Buddhism. Haeinsa is most notable for being the home of the ''Tripitaka Koreana,'' the who ...
built on
Gayasan. In 803, he formed an alliance with
Wa. In 806, he forbade the building of new temples. In 809, he was slain along with his brother
Chemyeong by his uncle
Kim Eon-seung, who had been regent and took the throne for himself.
Family
* Father:
Soseong of Silla
Soseong (died 800) (r. 798–800) was the 39th to rule the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the grandson of King Wonseong, his father Kim In-gyeom having died before he could take the throne. He married Lady Gyehwa, the daughter of the '' dae ...
* Mother: Queen Gyehwa, of the Kim clan ()
* Wife:
**Queen Park, of the Park clan ()
See also
*
Unified Silla
Unified Silla, or Late Silla, is the name often applied to the historical period of the Korean kingdom of Silla after its conquest of Goguryeo in 668 AD, which marked the end of the Three Kingdoms period. In the 7th century, a Silla–Tang alli ...
*
List of Korean monarchs
This is a list of monarchs of Korea, arranged by dynasty. Names are romanized according to the South Korean Revised Romanization of Korean. McCune–Reischauer romanizations may be found at the articles about the individual monarchs.
Gojoseon
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List of Silla people {{Short description, none
This is a partial list of people who lived in Silla, 57 BCE (traditional date) - 935 CE.
A
* Adalla, eighth ruler of Silla (r. 154-184).
* Ajagae, 9th-century rebel leader.
B
* Bak Hyeokgeose, legendary founder of the S ...
References
Silla monarchs
788 births
809 deaths
9th-century Korean monarchs
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