List of Silla people
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- AdallaAdalla of SillaAdalla of Silla was the eighth ruler of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He is commonly called Adalla Isageum, isageum being the royal title in early Silla. As a descendent of Silla's founder Hyeokgeose, his surname was Bak.-Background:He was the eldest son of King Ilseong, his mother...
, eighth ruler of Silla (r. 154-184). - AjagaeAjagaeAjagae was a military leader in the Sangju area during the waning years of Unified Silla. He led a local rebellion which seized Sangju. He is remembered today primarily as the father of Gyeon Hwon, the king of Hubaekje. Some Gyeon family lineages therefore claim him as their progenitor, although...
, 9th-century rebel leader.
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- Bak HyeokgeoseBak Hyeokgeose of SillaHyeokgeose of Silla , commonly called Bak Hyeokgeose, was the founding monarch of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea...
, legendary founder of the Silla kingdom. - BeolhyuBeolhyu of SillaBeolhyu of Silla was the ninth king of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He is also known as Beolhyu Isageum, isageum being the royal title in early Silla. As a descendent of Silla's 4th king Talhae, his surname was Seok.-Background:The Samguk Sagi states that he was made king by the...
, ninth ruler of Silla (r. 184–196). - Bidam of Silla, Greatest Rebel in Silla History
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- CheomhaeCheomhae of SillaCheomhae of Silla , often known by his title Cheomhae Isageum, was the twelfth ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was a Seok, and the younger brother of the previous king, Jobun....
, twelfth ruler of Silla (r. 247–261). - Choe ChiwonChoe ChiwonChoe Chiwon was a noted Korean Confucian official, philosopher, and poet of the late Unified Silla period . He studied for many years in Tang China, passed the Tang imperial examination, and rose to high office there before returning to Silla, where he made ultimately futile attempts to reform the...
, 9th-century philosopher.
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- Geom MojamGeom MojamGeom Mojam was the military leader of a short-lived movement to restore Goguryeo after its fall to Silla in the later 7th century CE. After the kingdom fell to Tang and Silla in 668, he kindled an opposition movement in the Taedong River valley and in 670 established Anseung as the new King of...
, 7th-century rebel leader. - Girim IsageumGirim of SillaGirim of Silla , whose name is sometimes given as Girip and also as Gigu, was the fifteenth king of Silla. The Samguk Sagi records that he was either the grandson or great-grandson of King Jobun....
, fifteenth ruler of Silla (r. 298–310). - Gyeon HwonGyeon HwonGyeon Hwon was the king and founder of Hubaekje, one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea. Some records render his name as "Jin Hwon" . He was also the progenitor of the Hwanggan Gyeon clan...
, rebel leader who went on to found HubaekjeHubaekjeHubaekje, or Later Baekje, was one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea, along with Hugoguryeo and Silla. It was officially founded by the disaffected Silla general Gyeon Hwon in 900, and fell to Wanggeon's Goryeo army in 936. Its capital was at Jeonju, in present-day North Jeolla province...
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- HeulhaeHeulhae of SillaHeulhae of Silla , titled Heulhae Isageum, was the sixteenth ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was a member of the aristocratic Seok clan, which held the throne for much of the early period of Silla. According to the Samguk Sagi, he was the son of the general Uro, who was the son of Naehae...
, sixteenth ruler of Silla (r. 310–356). - HyechoHyechoHyecho , Sanskrit: Prajñāvikram; Hui Chao in Chinese Pinyin, was a Korean Buddhist monk from Silla, one the three Korean kingdoms of the period."You complain of the long way home to the west,and I sigh at the endless road to the east."...
, 8th-century monk and traveller.
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- IchadonIchadonIchadon , also known as Geochadon or by his courtesy name Yeomchok or Yeomdo, was a Buddhist monk and advisor to the Silla king Beopheung.-Miracle:...
, 6th-century monk and martyr. - IlseongIlseong of SillaIlseong of Silla 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 descendent of Silla's founder Hyeokgeose, his surname was Bak.-Background:Reports differ as to whether he was the eldest...
, seventh ruler of Silla (r. 134-154).
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- Jang BogoJang BogoJang Bogo , also known as Gungbok, rose to prominence in Korea in the late Unified Silla period as a powerful maritime figure who for several decades effectively controlled the West Sea and Korean coast between southwestern Korea and China's Shandong peninsula...
, ninth military leader. - Jima, sixth ruler of Silla (r. 112-134).
- JinpyoJinpyoJinpyo was a monk in the Korean Silla dynasty. He was born either in Geumsan or in Samcheok. His name means "symbol of truth."...
, eighth-century monk. - Jobun, eleventh ruler of Silla (r. 230-247).
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- Kim AlcheonKim AlcheonKim Alcheon was a member of the Silla royal family. He became Hwarang at a young age and was a famous general.-Biography:Alcheon supported Princess Deokman in politics and in her succession to the throne after the death of her father, Jinpyeong of Silla...
, seventh-century chief of the royal palace guard and bodyguard to Queen Seondeok. - Kim Dae-MunKim Dae-MunKim Dae-mun was a Silla historian. He was the governor of Hansan in 704. According to book 46, biography section of Samguk Sagi, he wrote several books.* Tales from Gyerim...
, eighth-century historian. - Kim HeonchangKim HeonchangKim Heonchang was the leader of an aristocratic rebellion in early ninth-century Unified Silla. He was a seventh-generation descendant of King Muyeol, and thus bore the "true bone" status in the Silla bone rank system...
, ninth-century rebel leader. - Kim InmunKim InmunKim Inmun was a noted aristocrat, scholar, and official of the ancient Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the son of Muyeol and the younger brother of Munmu, the twenty-ninth and thirtieth kings respectively of Silla....
, seventh-century aristocrat. - Mu-ryeok Kim, în general, sasea-lea.
- Kim YushinKim YushinKim Yushin was a general in 7th-century Silla. He led the unification of the Korean peninsula by Silla under the reign of King Muyeol of Silla and King Munmu of Silla. He is said to have been the great-grandchild of King Guhae of Geumgwan Gaya, the last ruler of the Geumgwan Gaya state...
, Silla's greatest general.
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- NaehaeNaehae of SillaNaehae of Silla was the 10th king of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He is commonly called Naehae Isageum, isageum being the royal title in early Silla. As a descendent of Silla's 4th king Talhae, his surname was Seok.-Background:He was the grandson of the previous ruler, Beolhyu Isageum...
, tenth ruler of Silla (r. 196–230). - Naemul MaripganNaemul of SillaNaemul of Silla was the 17th ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the nephew of King Michu. He married Michu's daughter, Lady Boban. He is given the title Isageum, the same one borne by earlier rulers, in the Samguk Sagi; he is given the title Maripgan, borne by later rulers, in the...
, seventeenth ruler of Silla (r. 356–402). - NamhaeNamhae of SillaNamhae of Silla was the second king of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He is commonly called Namhae Chachaung, chachaung being an early Silla title.Namhae is the only king who is called Chachaung...
, second ruler of Silla.
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- Seol ChongSeol ChongSeol Chong was a leading scholar of the Unified Silla period. He studied Confucian writings and the related Chinese classics. He is also known by the courtesy name Chongji and the pen name Bingwoldang....
, 8th-century scholar and son of Choe Chi-won. - Queen SeondeokQueen Seondeok of SillaQueen Seondeok of Silla reigned as Queen of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, from 632 to 647. She was Silla's twenty-seventh ruler, and its first reigning queen...
, twenty-seventh ruler and first reigning queen of Silla (r. 632-647).
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- Wang GeonTaejo of GoryeoTaejo of Goryeo was the founder of the Goryeo Dynasty, which ruled Korea from the 10th to the 14th century. Taejo ruled from 918 to 943.-Background:...
, general who went on to found GoryeoGoryeoThe Goryeo Dynasty or Koryŏ was a Korean dynasty established in 918 by Emperor Taejo. Korea gets its name from this kingdom which came to be pronounced Korea. It united the Later Three Kingdoms in 936 and ruled most of the Korean peninsula until it was removed by the Joseon dynasty in 1392...
. - Woncheuk, 7th-century monk who spent much of his career in Tang China.
- WonhyoWonhyoWonhyo was one of the leading thinkers, writers and commentators of the Korean Buddhist tradition. Essence-Function , a key concept in East Asian Buddhism and particularly that of Korean Buddhism, was refined in the syncretic philosophy and worldview of Wonhyo.As one of the most eminent...
, eminent 7th-century monk and scholar.
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- Yi Alpyeong, village chief of ancient Saro.
- Yi Sabu, 6th-century general.
- Yuri IsageumYuri of SillaYuri of Silla was the third king of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He is commonly called Yuri Isageum.- Name :As a descendent of Silla's founder Hyeokgeose, his surname was Park....
, third ruler of Silla (r. 24-57). - Yurye IsageumYurye of SillaYurye of Silla , also known as Yuri or by his official title Yurye Isageum, was the fourteenth ruler of the Korean state of Silla. He was a Seok and the son of King Jobun, but his mother was a Park and a descendant of Bak Hyeokgeose.The Samguk Sagi relates that Yurye's mother conceived from...
, fourteenth ruler of Silla (r. 284–298).
See also
- SillaSillaSilla was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, and one of the longest sustained dynasties in...
- List of Baekje people
- List of Goguryeo people
- List of Goryeo people
- List of Joseon Dynasty people
- List of Koreans
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