Sindeok of Silla

Sindeok of Silla (died 917), personal name Pak Kyŏng-hwi, was the 53rd ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was born to the Pak clan, and was the son of Daeachan Pak Ye-gyŏm. He was chosen to succeed the childless King Hyogong, because he was a descendant of King Adalla (d. 184, the last Pak to sit on the Silla throne) and was also a son-in-law of King Heongang.^[1]

Sindeok of Silla 신덕왕 神德王
King of Silla
Reign	912-917
Coronation	912
Predecessor	Hyogong of Silla
Successor	Gyeongmyeong of Silla
Born	? Unified Silla
Died	917 Unified Silla
House	Pak
Father	Pak Ye-gyŏm
Mother	Madame Jeonghwa
Religion	Buddhism

Sindeok of Silla
Hangul	신덕왕
Hanja	神德王
Revised Romanization	Sindeok wang
McCune–Reischauer	Sindŏk wang
Birth name
Hangul	박경휘
Hanja	朴景暉
Revised Romanization	Bak Gyeong-hwi
McCune–Reischauer	Pak Kyŏnghwi

Reigning during the Later Three Kingdoms period, Sindeok was faced with constant attacks by the new kingdoms of Taebong and Later Baekje in the west.

Upon his death in 917, King Sindeok was buried near Juk Castle in Gyeongju.

Family

Parents

• Father: Pak Ye-gyŏm (박예겸)
• Mother: Madame Jeonghwa (정화부인)

Consorts and their respective issue:

• Queen Uiseong of the Kim clan (의성왕후 김씨), daughter of Heongang of Silla
  • Son: Gyeongmyeong of Silla–was the 54th ruler of Silla
  • Son: Gyeongae of Silla–was the 55th ruler of Silla

In Samguk Yusa recorded that Pak Ye-gyŏm was his adoptive father and Pak Mun-wŏn (박문원) was King Sindeok's biological father.

In Popular Culture

• Portrayed by Kim Geon-Ho in the 2000-2002 KBS1 TV series Taejo Wang Geon

See also

• List of Korean monarchs
• List of Silla people
• Later Three Kingdoms of Korea

References

1. 이, 종서 (October 15, 2017). "김씨가 550여년간 다스린 신라…후대에 박씨 왕 나온 이유는". YNA. Retrieved 10 February 2024.

Sindeok of Silla House of Park  Died: 917
Regnal titles
Preceded by Hyogong	King of Silla Silla 912–917	Succeeded by Gyeongmyeong