Heungdeok of Silla

King Heungdeok
흥덕왕
興德王
King of Silla
Reign826-836
PredecessorHeondeok of Silla
SuccessorHuigang of Silla
Born777
Died836
Silla
HouseHouse of Kim
FatherPrince Hyechung
MotherQueen Seongmok
Heungdeok of Silla
Hangul
흥덕왕
Hanja
興德王
Revised RomanizationHeungdeok wang
McCune–ReischauerHŭngdŏk wang
Birth name
Hangul
김경휘
Hanja
金景徽
Revised RomanizationGim Gyeong-hwi
McCune–ReischauerKim Kyŏnghwi

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.

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  2. ^ 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.
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  4. ^ 李鳳淑 (1983). "답호에 關한 硏究". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ 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)
  6. ^ 고, 태진 (2019). 新羅 興德王代 金銀器 禁令의 성격 (Thesis thesis). 서울대학교 대학원.
  7. ^ "희강왕". Joongang Ilbo. August 3, 1986. Retrieved 22 February 2024.