Gyeongsun of Silla

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Gyeongsun of Silla
Hangul: 경순왕
Hanja: 景順王
Revised Romanization: Gyeongsun wang
McCune-Reischauer: Kyŏngsun wang
Birth name
Hangul: 김부
Hanja: 金傅
Revised Romanization: Gim Bu
McCune-Reischauer: Kim Pu
Monarchs of Korea
Silla (Post-Unification)
30. Munmu 661-681
31. Sinmun 681-691
32. Hyoso 692-702
33. Seongdeok 702-737
34. Hyoseong 737-742
35. Gyeongdeok 742-765
36. Hyegong 765-780
37. Seondeok 780-785
38. Wonseong 785-798
39. Soseong 798-800
40. Aejang 800-809
41. Heondeok 809-826
42. Heungdeok 826-836
43. Huigang 836-838
44. Minae 838-839
45. Sinmu 839
46. Munseong 839-857
47. Heonan 857-861
48. Gyeongmun 861-875
49. Heongang 875-886
50. Jeonggang 886-887
51. Jinseong 887-897
52. Hyogong 897-912
53. Sindeok 913-917
54. Gyeongmyeong 917-924
55. Gyeongae 924-927
56. Gyeongsun 927-935

Gyeongsun of Silla (d. 978, r. 927-935) was the 56th and final ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. A sixth-generation descendant of King Munseong, he was the son of Ichan Hyojong by Princess Gyea, who was the daughter of King Heongang.

Gyeongsun was placed on the throne by Hubaekje king Gyeon Hwon after the Hubaekje forces sacked Gyeongju in 927. Gyeongsun reigned over a tiny remnant of the former Silla territory until finally abdicating to Taejo of Goryeo in 935. His abdication completed Taejo's unification of Korea.

Gyeongsun married a daughter of Taejo, and lived out the remainder of his life near the Goryeo capital (modern-day Kaesong). His tomb lies in Jangdan-myeon, Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.

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