Heungdeok of Silla

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Heungdeok of Silla

Hangul	흥덕왕
Hanja	興德王
Revised Romanization	Heungdeok wang
McCune-Reischauer	Hŭngdŏk wang

Birth name

Hangul	김경휘
Hanja	金景徽
Revised Romanization	Gim Gyeong-hwi
McCune-Reischauer	Kim Kyŏnghwi

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 913-917 Gyeongmyeong 917-924 Gyeongae 924-927 Gyeongsun 927-935

Heungdeok of Silla (r. 826-836, r. 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. Jang later used this as a basis for dominating Silla politics through the mid-9th century.

In 834, the king revised the colors of official dress. He also issued an edict forbidding "excessive luxuries" to the common people.

In 836, Heungdeok died without an heir. He was buried in the north of Angang-hyeon, now Angang-eup, Gyeongju-si, South Korea.