Cheomhae (r. 247–261, died 261), often known by his title Cheomhae Isageum, was the
twelfth ruler of the Korean 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 a
Seok, and the younger brother of the previous king,
Jobun.
The ''
Samguk sagi
''Samguk sagi'' () is a historical record of the Three Kingdoms of Korea: Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla. Completed in 1145, it is well-known in Korea as the oldest surviving chronicle of Korean history.
The ''Samguk sagi'' is written in Classical ...
'' also reports that the Cheomhae forged a truce with
Goguryeo
Goguryeo (37 BC – 668 AD) (; ; Old Korean: Guryeo) also later known as Goryeo (; ; Middle Korean: 고ᇢ롕〮, ''kwòwlyéy''), was a Korean kingdom which was located on the northern and central parts of the Korea, Korean Peninsula an ...
, and that his reign saw repeated clashes with
Baekje
Baekje or Paekche (; ) was a Korean kingdom located in southwestern Korea from 18 BCE to 660 CE. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla. While the three kingdoms were in separate existence, Baekje had the h ...
. Cheomhae's kinsman, the general
Uro
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* '' ...
, was slain by the people of
Wa in the year 250.
The defeat at this time dealt a serious blow to Silla. Later, Silla became close to Baekje and Goguryeo to guard against Japan even though Baekje had close relations and was allied with Japan. Given that some of the conquered city-states reappeared as Gaya, some city-states became independent.
[regarded city-state: Kueo-ch'il (renamed Dokno), Iseoguk, Chopal(renamed Dara)] It was not until the reign of King
Jijeung that Silla overcame the aftereffects and resumed its conquest.
Family
* Grandfather:
Beolhyu of Silla
Beolhyu (died 196, r. 184–196) was the ninth king of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He is also known as ''Balhui Isageum'', ''Isageum'' being the royal title in early Silla. As a descendant of Silla's 4th king Talhae, his surna ...
(died 196, r. 184–196)
* Grandmother: Unknown Queen
* Father: Seok Goljeong ()
* Mother: Queen Ongmo, of the Park clan ()
* Brother:
Jobun of Silla
See also
*
Three Kingdoms of Korea
The Three Kingdoms of Korea or Samhan (Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla) competed for hegemony over the Korea, Korean Peninsula during the ancient period of History of Korea, Korean history. During the Three Kingdoms period (), many states and statele ...
*
Rulers of Korea
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
G ...
*
History of Korea
The Lower Paleolithic era on the Korean Peninsula and in Manchuria began roughly half a million years ago.
Christopher J. Norton, "The Current State of Korean Paleoanthropology", (2000), ''Journal of Human Evolution'', 38: 803–825.
The earl ...
References
Silla monarchs
261 deaths
3rd-century monarchs in Asia
Year of birth unknown
3rd-century Korean people
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