Hyogong (885–912), personal name Kim Yo, was the
52nd 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 illegitimate son of
King Heongang by
Lady Uimyeong. He married the daughter of ''
Ichan''
Ugyeom. His reign saw the collapse of Silla's authority across its northern and western provinces, as rebel warlords such as
Kung Ye and
Kyŏn Hwŏn
Kyŏn Hwŏn (; 867 – 27 September 936, ruled from 892 – March 935) was the king and founder of Later Baekje, one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea, and reigned from 892 to 935. Some records render his name as Chin Hwŏn (). He was also t ...
rose to power. This period, known as the
Later Three Kingdoms
The Later Three Kingdoms period (; c. 890s – 936 AD) of ancient Korea saw a partial revival of the old three kingdoms which had dominated the peninsula from the 1st century BC to the 7th century. After the Unified Silla kingdom had ruled Kor ...
saw the breakup of Silla, as the previously defeated
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
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 ...
were revived as
Taebong and
Hubaekje
Later Baekje (, ) was one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea, along with Taebong and Silla. Later Baekje was a Korean dynastic kingdom founded by the disaffected Silla general Kyŏn Hwŏn in 900, whom led the local gentry and populace tha ...
across what had once been the western and northern provinces of
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 ...
.
In 905, Silla lost its holdings to the northeast of
Jungnyeong pass. In 907,
Kyŏn Hwŏn
Kyŏn Hwŏn (; 867 – 27 September 936, ruled from 892 – March 935) was the king and founder of Later Baekje, one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea, and reigned from 892 to 935. Some records render his name as Chin Hwŏn (). He was also t ...
's Later Baekje forces seized ten castles to the south of
Ilseon. 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
Sajasa temple.
Family
Parents
* Father:
Heongang of Silla
Heongang (c.861–886), personal name Kim Chŏng, was the 49th to rule the Korean kingdom of Silla.
According to the ''Samguk sagi'', he excelled at civil affairs. Heongang was the eldest son of Gyeongmun of Silla, King Gyeongmun; his mother ...
** Grandfather:
Gyeongmun of Silla
**Grandmother: Queen Munui of the Kim clan ()
* Mother: Queen Uimyeong (), of the Kim clan ()
Consorts and their respective issue:
* Queen Park, of the Pak clan () –was the daughter of Pak Ye-gyŏm () and the sister of
Sindeok of Silla
Media
* Portrayed by Han Geun-ok in the 2000
KBS1
KBS 1TV is a South Korean free-to-air television channel that launched on 31 December 1961 and is owned by Korean Broadcasting System. The channel offers more serious programming than its sister channel KBS2, and airs with no commercials.
Hi ...
TV series ''
Taejo Wang Geon''
See also
*
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
G ...
*
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 ...
*
Later Three Kingdoms of Korea
References
Silla monarchs
885 births
912 deaths
10th-century Korean monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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