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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 (presumably as a second wife), 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.
According to
Samguk Sagi, Gyeongsun's son, Prince Ma-Ui objected to his father's submission to Goryeo and became a hermit in Mount
Kumgang. Another myth, recently made somewhat prominent by Korean ultranationalists, holds that Prince Ma-Ui went much farther noth, into the land of the
Jurchens where he became the founder of the
Aisin Gioro clan, who would eventually become masters of China as rulers of the
Qing Dynasty. It should be noted that
Aisin Gioro does mean "gold," like the royal Shilla surname "Kim" and indeed some surviving members of the Aisin Goro clan also use the character 金 for their surname.
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