Heungdeok of Silla

42nd monarch of Silla (r. 826–836)

King Heungdeok 흥덕왕 興德王
King of Silla
Reign	826-836
Predecessor	Heondeok of Silla
Successor	Huigang of Silla

Born	777
Died	836 Silla
House	House of Kim
Father	Prince Hyechung
Mother	Queen Seongmok

Birth name
Heungdeok of Silla
Hangul	흥덕왕
Hanja	興德王
Revised Romanization	Heungdeok wang
McCune–Reischauer	Hŭngdŏk wang
Hangul	김경휘
Hanja	金景徽
Revised Romanization	Gim Gyeong-hwi
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Kyŏnghwi

Silla
Monarchs of Korea
(Post-unification)
Munmu 661–681 Sinmun 681–691 Hyoso 692–702 Seongdeok 702–737 Hyoseong 737–742 Gyeongdeok 742–765 Hyegong 765–780 Seondeok 780–785 Wonseong 785–798 Soseong 798–800 Aejang 800–809 Heondeok 809–826 Heungdeok 826–836 Huigang 836–838 Minae 838–839 Sinmu 839 Munseong 839–857 Heonan 857–861 Gyeongmun 861–875 Heongang 875–886 Jeonggang 886–887 Jinseong 887–897 Hyogong 897–912 Sindeok 912–917 Gyeongmyeong 917–924 Gyeongae 924–927 Gyeongsun 927–935
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Heungdeok of Silla (777–836; r. 826–836) was the 42nd ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the younger brother of King Heondeok. He was married to Queen Jeongmok, the daughter of King Soseong.

Upon rising to the throne, Heungdeok made Kim Yu-jing his prime minister (sijung) and appointed Jang Bogo to the command of the Cheonghae Garrison.^[1] Jang later used this as a basis for dominating Silla politics through the mid-9th century.^[1]

In 834, the king revised the colors of official dress.^{[citation needed]} The same year, he also prohibited certain styles of clothing (including extravagant clothing of the Court of Silla, which had been made extravagant under the influence and adoption of Tang dynasty attire;^[2]^[3] banbi,^[4] a short-sleeved garment which had been introduced from the Tang dynasty in the times of Kim Chunchu^[2]) and strictly regulated the clothing (21 clothing items, which including the official's hat bokdu (幞頭))^[3] and use of textiles according to a person's golpum.^[5] He also issued an edict forbidding "excessive luxuries" to the common people.^{[citation needed]} He also issued the ban edicts of gold and silver ware even for people who held the status of jingol, only allowing the use of silver-plated ware; thus intending to return to the time (mid-Silla period) when the royalty of Silla had the monopoly over gold and silver ware.^[6]

In 836, Heungdeok died without an heir, which sparked a bloody power struggle between rival members of the royal family of Silla.^[7] He was buried in the north of Angang-hyeon, now Angang-eup, Gyeongju-si, South Korea.

Family

Grandfather: Wonseong of Silla
Grandmother: Queen Kim (Lady Yeonhwa; 숙정부인 김씨), of the Kim clan, the daughter of
Father: Prince Hyechung (혜충태자; 750–791/792), posthumously named King Hyechung (혜충왕)
Mother: Queen Seongmok, of the Kim clan (성목태후 김씨)
Wife:
- Queen Jeongmok,of the Kim clan (정목왕후 김씨), known as Madan Janhwa (귀승부인) the daughter of King Soseong.

In Popular Culture

Portrayed by Park Sang Hyun in the 2004 KBS TV series Emperor of the Sea

References

^ ^a ^b "Jang Bogo, the King of the Seas". KBS World. June 4, 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b Ju-Ri, Yu; Jeong-Mee, Kim (2006). "A Study on Costume Culture Interchange Resulting from Political Factors". Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles. 30 (3): 458–469. ISSN 1225-1151.
^ ^a ^b "Hanbok(韓服)". Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture.
^ 李鳳淑 (1983). "답호에 關한 硏究". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Guide to Korean culture. Haeoe Hongbowŏn. Seoul, Republic of Korea. 2013. p. 209. ISBN 978-89-7375-571-4. OCLC 882879939.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
^ 고, 태진 (2019). 新羅興德王代金銀器禁令의 성격 (Thesis thesis). 서울대학교 대학원.
^ "희강왕". Joongang Ilbo. August 3, 1986. Retrieved 22 February 2024.