Hyogong of Silla

Hyogong of Silla
효공왕
孝恭王
Tomb of King Hyogong
King of Silla
Reign897-912
Coronation897
PredecessorJinseong of Silla
SuccessorSindeok of Silla
Born885
Unified Silla
Died912
Unified Silla
HouseKim
FatherHeongang of Silla
MotherQueen Uimyeong
ReligionBuddhism
Hyogong of Silla
Hangul
효공왕
Hanja
孝恭王
Revised RomanizationHyogong wang
McCune–ReischauerHyogong wang
Birth name
Hangul
김요
Hanja
金嶢
Revised RomanizationGim Yo
McCune–ReischauerKim Yo

Hyogong (885–912), personal name Kim Yo, was the 52nd ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the illegitimate son of King Heongang by Lady Uimyeong. He married the daughter of Ichan Ugyeom. His reign saw the collapse of Silla's authority across its northern and western provinces, as rebel warlords such as Kung Ye and Kyŏn Hwŏn rose to power. This period, known as the Later Three Kingdoms saw the breakup of Silla, as the previously defeated Goguryeo and Baekje were revived as Taebong and Hubaekje across what had once been the western and northern provinces of Unified Silla.[1][2]

In 905, Silla lost its holdings to the northeast of Jungnyeong pass. In 907, Kyŏn Hwŏn's Later Baekje forces seized ten castles to the south of Ilseon. Faced with these defeats, the king turned to drink and neglected state affairs. Upon his death in 912, he was buried to the north of Sajasa temple.

  1. ^ 장, 창호 (February 23, 2022). [오디오클립] 효공왕의 선택, 나랏일보다 사랑. 울산신문. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. ^ 효공왕(孝恭王). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-05-06.