Not to be confused with the mid-late Goryeo Queen Consort as the third wife of Hyeonjong of Goryeo, Queen Wonseong.
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King Wonseong 원성왕 元聖王
Bunhwangsa Hogukyongbyeoneojeong
King of Silla
Reign
785–798
Coronation
785
Predecessor
King Seondeok of Silla
Successor
Soseong of Silla
Born
c.730s
Died
February 12, 799/December 29 798, Lunar Calendar Silla
Burial
Tomb of King Wonseong, Gyeongju
Posthumous name
King Wonseong (元聖王, 원성왕)
Temple name
Liezu (烈祖, 열조)
Father
Kim Hyo-yang
Mother
Lady Gye-o
Wonseong of Silla
Hangul
원성왕
Hanja
元聖王
Revised Romanization
Wonseong Wang
McCune–Reischauer
Wŏnsŏng Wang
Birth name
Hangul
김경신
Hanja
金敬信
Revised Romanization
Gim Gyeong-sin
McCune–Reischauer
Kim Kyŏngsin
Monarchs of Korea
Silla
(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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Wonseong of Silla (r. 785–798,[1] died 798) was the 38th to rule the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was a twelfth-generation descendant of King Naemul. His father was Kim Hyo-yang, and his mother was Lady Gye-o, the daughter of Park Chang-do. Wonseong's queen was Lady Yeonhwa, the daughter of Gakgan Kim Sin-sul.
Wonseong of Silla ruled out the Resolution of the Ji-jeong with the Yang-sang in 780 before becoming king. He killed Hyegong of Silla and contributed to the throne. From this point of view, he is a figure closely related to his appearance and has been opposed to the monarchy of the royal family since King Gyeongdeok. Hyegong of Silla was appointed to Sangdaedeung in 780 (King Seongdeok 1) for his work to calm down the turmoil at the end of King Hyegong's reign.[2]
In 780, Wonseong fought alongside his kinsman Kim Yang-sang to defeat the rebellion of Kim Ji-jeong. The rebellion left King Hyegong dead, and Kim took the throne as King Seondeok. The new king gave Wonseong the title of sangdaedeung. After Seondeok died without an heir, the nobles chose Wonseong as the new king.[3]
In 787, Wonseong sent tribute to Tang China and requested a title. In 788, he established the national civil service examination for the first time, on the Tang model.
After his death in 798,[4] the king was buried south of Bongdeoksa.
^Il-yeon: Samguk Yusa: Legends and History of the Three Kingdoms of Ancient Korea, translated by Tae-Hung Ha and Grafton K. Mintz. Book Two, page 96. Silk Pagoda (2006). ISBN 1-59654-348-5
^"원성왕(元聖王)". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-24.
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