Ilseong of Silla

Template:Infobox Korean name/categories Template:Infobox Korean name/categories Template:Infobox Korean name/categories Template:Infobox Korean name/categories Template:Infobox Korean name/categories Template:Infobox Korean name/categories Template:Infobox Korean name/categories Template:Infobox Korean name/categories Template:Infobox Korean name/categories Template:Infobox Korean name/categories Template:Infobox Korean name/categories Ilseong (died 154, r. 134–154) was the seventh ruler of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He is commonly called Ilseong Isageum, isageum being the royal title in early Silla. As a descendant of Silla's founder Hyeokgeose, his surname was Bak.

Background

Reports differ as to whether he was the eldest son of King Yuri, or perhaps a more distant relative. Modern scholars believe he was likely the grandson of Yuri. He married a princess of the Bak clan. and he was an older brother of Pasa

Reign

He created bureaucratic offices and built a central administrative building. He ordered the cultivation of new agricultural fields.

He is primarily remembered for his 144 edict banning the use of jewelry and other luxury goods by the populace.

During his reign there were several invasions by the northern Malgal tribes. In 146, he suppressed a rebellion by a tributary state in present-day Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province.

The tomb of King Ilseong is located in Tap-dong, central Gyeongju.

Family

• Grandfather: King Namhae of Silla(남해)
• Grandmother: Lady Unje (Template:Category handler)
• Father: Yuri Isageum (유리 이사금)
• Mother: Queen Ilsaeng (Template:Category handler)
• Wife:
  • Queen Park, of the Park clan (Template:Category handler) daughter of Jisorye Wang (Template:Category handler)
    • Adalla of Silla (아달라 이사금, d. 184), 1st son

See also

• Three Kingdoms of Korea
• Rulers of Korea
• History of Korea

References

• Korea Britannica