Soseong of Silla

King Soseong
소성왕
昭聖王
King of Silla
Reign798-800
PredecessorWonseong of Silla
SuccessorAejang of Silla
Born???
Died800
Silla
HouseHouse of Kim
FatherPrince Hyechung
MotherQueen Seongmok
Soseong of Silla
Hangul
소성왕
Hanja
昭聖王
Revised RomanizationSoseong Wang
McCune–ReischauerSosŏng Wang
Birth name
Hangul
김준옹
Hanja
金俊邕
Revised RomanizationGim Junong
McCune–ReischauerKim Chunong
Monarchs of Korea
Silla
(Post-unification)
  1. Munmu 661–681
  2. Sinmun 681–691
  3. Hyoso 692–702
  4. Seongdeok 702–737
  5. Hyoseong 737–742
  6. Gyeongdeok 742–765
  7. Hyegong 765–780
  8. Seondeok 780–785
  9. Wonseong 785–798
  10. Soseong 798–800
  11. Aejang 800–809
  12. Heondeok 809–826
  13. Heungdeok 826–836
  14. Huigang 836–838
  15. Minae 838–839
  16. Sinmu 839
  17. Munseong 839–857
  18. Heonan 857–861
  19. Gyeongmun 861–875
  20. Heongang 875–886
  21. Jeonggang 886–887
  22. Jinseong 887–897
  23. Hyogong 897–912
  24. Sindeok 912–917
  25. Gyeongmyeong 917–924
  26. Gyeongae 924–927
  27. Gyeongsun 927–935

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 daeachan Suk-myeong.

Soseong died only nineteen months after taking the throne. On his deathbed, King Soseong, he called his younger brothers, including Eonseung, and told them that he would hand over the throne to his son as his grandfather had wished, and that they should respect the succession. However, this was ignored as Aejang was usurped, which brought on a renewal of the succession strife which typified later Unified Silla.[1]

Soseong of Silla, who was raised in the royal court before he ascended the throne, was given a royal rite in 789, and went to the Tang dynasty in 790. He was appointed to the Si-jung in October 791, but retired due to illness in August the following year. When Uncle Uiyoung died early in 794, he was proclaimed Crown Prince in the year 795.[2]

Family

  • Grandfather: Wonseong of Silla
  • Grandmother: Queen Kim (Lady Yeonhwa)(숙정부인 김씨), of the Kim clan
  • Father: Prince Hyechung (혜충태자; 750–791/792), posthumously named King Hyechung (혜충왕)
  • Mother: Queen Seongmok, of the Kim clan ( 성목태후 김씨)
  • Wife:
    • Queen Gyehwa, of the Kim clan (계화부인 김씨)

See also

References

  1. ^ 강, 시일 (June 19, 2023). 신라사람들 62 헌덕왕. Daegu News. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  2. ^ 소성왕(昭聖王). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-24.
Soseong of Silla
 Died: 800
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Silla
Silla
798–800 		Succeeded by


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