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The Korea

Korea

Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...

n dynasties are listed in the order of their fall.

This list includes the monarchs' Romanized posthumous

Posthumous name

A posthumous name is an honorary name given to royalty, nobles, and sometimes others, in East Asia after the person's death, and is used almost exclusively instead of one's personal name or other official titles during his life...

or temple name

Temple name

Temple names are commonly used when naming most Chinese, Korean , and Vietnamese royalty. They should not be confused with era names. Compared to posthumous names, the use of temple names is more exclusive...

s and reign dates. Names are romanized according to the South Korean Revised Romanization of Korean

Revised Romanization of Korean

The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea proclaimed by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, replacing the older McCune–Reischauer system...

. McCune-Reischauer

McCune-Reischauer

McCune–Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced McCune–Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000...

romanizations may be found at the articles about the individual monarchs.

Gojoseon

Gojoseon was an ancient Korean kingdom. Go , meaning "ancient," distinguishes it from the later Joseon Dynasty; Joseon, as it is called in contemporaneous writings, is also romanized as Chosŏn....

(c.2333 - 108 BCE) was the first Korea

Korea

n kingdom. It is said to have been founded by Dangun

Dangun

Dangun Wanggeom was the legendary founder of Gojoseon, the first Korean kingdom, around present-day Liaoning, Manchuria, and the Korean Peninsula. He is said to be the "grandson of heaven", and to have founded the kingdom in 2333 BC...

in 2333 BCE, although the foundation year is disputed among historians. Bronze age

Bronze Age

The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze as the chief hard materials in the manufacture of some implements and weapons. Chronologically, it stands between the Stone Age and Iron Age...

archaeological evidence of Gojoseon culture is found in northern Korea and southern Manchuria. By the 9th to 4th century BCE, various historical and archaeological evidence shows Gojoseon was a flourishing state and a self-declared kingdom.

#	Name		Period of reign
#	Westernized	Hangul/Hanja	Period of reign
1	Dangun Dangun Dangun Wanggeom was the legendary founder of Gojoseon, the first Korean kingdom, around present-day Liaoning, Manchuria, and the Korean Peninsula. He is said to be the "grandson of heaven", and to have founded the kingdom in 2333 BC... Wanggeom	단군왕검 檀君王儉	2333-? BCE
···	···	···	···
?	King Bu	부왕 否王	?-? BCE
?	King Jun	준왕 準王	?-194 BCE

Notes:
[1] Gija (r. 1126 -1082 BCE): Whether Gija Joseon

Gija Joseon

Gija Joseon describes the period after the alleged arrival of Gija in the northwest of Korean peninsula. It was considered by most of the Chinese and the Korean scholars as a part of the Gojoseon period of Korean history...

actually existed is a matter of controversy. Korean scholars deny its existence for various reasons.

Wiman Joseon

#	Name		Period of reign
#	Westernized	Hangul/Hanja	Period of reign
1	Wi Man Wiman of Gojoseon Wiman was a refugee from the State of Yan who established a kingdom in north-western Korea in the 2nd century BC. He was the first figure in the history of Korea to have been recorded in documents from the same time period.-Biography:...	위만 衛滿	194-? BCE
2	Unknown (Son of Wi Man)	Unknown	?-?
3	King Ugeo Ugeo of Gojoseon King Ugeo was the last king of Wiman Joseon, the last remnant of Gojoseon. He was a grandson of Wiman.The Chinese viewpoint on this struggle is described in Records of the Grand Historian , according to which the kingdom of Gojoseon had blocked trade between the Han Dynasty and the other kingdoms...	우거왕 右渠王	?-108 BCE

Buyeo

Buyeo kingdom

Buyeo or Puyŏ , Fuyu in Chinese, was an ancient Korean kingdom located from today's Manchuria to northern North Korea, from around the 2nd century BC to 494. Its remnants were absorbed by the neighboring and brotherhood kingdom of Goguryeo in 494...

(2nd century BC - 494 CE) ruled in modern-day Manchuria

Manchuria

Manchuria is a historical name given to a large geographic region in northeast Asia. Depending on the definition of its extent, Manchuria usually falls entirely within the People's Republic of China, or is sometimes divided between China and Russia. The region is commonly referred to as Northeast...

. The rulers continued to use the titles of Dangun. Some records refer to Bukbuyeo (North Buyeo) and Dongbuyeo

Dongbuyeo

Dongbuyeo was an ancient Korean kingdom that developed from Bukbuyeo, until conquered by the early Goguryeo, which then grew into one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea...

(East Buyeo). It was absorbed into Goguryeo

Goguryeo

Goguryeo or Koguryŏ was an ancient Korean kingdom located in present day northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula, southern Manchuria, and southern Russian Maritime province....

Eastern Buyeo

(c.86 BCE–22 CE)
The rulers of Dongbuyeo submitted to Bukbuyeo in 86 BC, and thus used the title Wang ("King").

#	Name		Period of reign
#	Westernized	Hangul/Hanja	Period of reign
1	Hae Buru Hae Buru of Dongbuyeo Hae Buru was king of Bukbuyeo and founder of Dongbuyeo , an ancient Korean kingdom.Hae Buru took the throne and became the king of Bukbuyeo. Hae Buru led his followers and some of Bukbuyeo people to the city of Gaseopwon, a city near the Sea of Japan...	해부루 解夫婁	86-48 BCE
2	Geumwa Geumwa of Dongbuyeo Geumwa was the second ruler of Dongbuyeo. , an ancient kingdom of Korea. His story is recorded in Samguk Sagi, Samguk Yusa and Book of King Dongmyeong.- Birth and background :...	금와왕 金蛙王	48-7 BCE
3	Daeso	대소왕 臺素王	7 BCE-22 CE

Galsa Buyeo

#	Name		Period of reign
#	Westernized	Hangul/Hanja	Period of reign
1	King of Galsa	갈사왕 曷思王	21 CE-?
?	Dodu	도두 都頭	?-68 CE

Later Buyeo

Name		Period of reign
Westernized	Hangul/Hanja	Period of reign
Wigutae	위구태왕 慰仇太王	?-?, 2nd century
Ganwigeo	간위거왕 簡位居王	?-?, 3rd century
Maryeo	마려왕 麻余王	?-?, 3rd century
···	···	···
Uiryeo	의려왕 依慮王	?-285 CE
Uira	의라왕 依羅王	286 CE-?
···	···	···
Hyeon	현왕 玄王	?-346 CE
Yeoul	여울왕 餘蔚王	?-384 CE
···	···	···
Jan	잔 孱	?-494 CE

Goguryeo

Goguryeo or Koguryŏ was an ancient Korean kingdom located in present day northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula, southern Manchuria, and southern Russian Maritime province....

(37 BC - 668 CE) was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea

Three Kingdoms of Korea

The Three Kingdoms of Korea refer to the ancient Korean kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla, which dominated the Korean peninsula and parts of Manchuria for much of the 1st millennium...

. Goguryeo rulers may have used the title of Taewang
Taewang
Taewang, meaning "The Greatest of all Kings", was the title used by the rulers of Goguryeo, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, since the reign of Gwanggaeto the Great....

(太王, "Greatest King"). [1]

Legendary line [5]
#	Posthumous name Posthumous name A posthumous name is an honorary name given to royalty, nobles, and sometimes others, in East Asia after the person's death, and is used almost exclusively instead of one's personal name or other official titles during his life... [2]	Hangul Hangul Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean... (Hanja Hanja Hanja is the Korean name for the Chinese characters hanzi. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation... )	Personal names [3][4]	Period of reign
1	Dongmyeong	동명성왕 (東明聖王), 동명왕 (東明王)	Jumong 주몽 (朱蒙), Chumo 추모 (鄒牟), Sanghae 상해 (象解)	37-19 BCE
2	Yuri Yuri of Goguryeo King Yuri was the second ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the eldest son of the kingdom's founder King Dongmyeongseong. As with many other early Korean rulers, the events of his life are known largely from the Samguk Sagi.- Background :Yuri was the son...	유리왕 (琉璃王), 유리명왕 (琉璃明王)	Yuri 유리 (琉璃, 類利), Yuryu 유류 (孺留), Nuri 누리 (累利)	19 BCE - 18 CE
3	Daemusin Daemusin of Goguryeo King Daemusin of Goguryeo was the third ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. King Daemusin led early Goguryeo through a period of massive territorial expansion, conquering several smaller nations and the powerful kingdom of Dongbuyeo.- Background :Prince Muhyul was...	대무신왕 (大武神王), 대해주류왕 (大解朱留王)	Muhyul 무휼 (無恤)	18-44
4	Minjung Minjung of Goguryeo King Minjung of Goguryeo was the fourth ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.- Background :...	민중왕 (閔中王)	Saekju 색주 (色朱)	44-48
5	Mobon Mobon of Goguryeo King Mobon of Goguryeo was the fifth king of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.-Background and reign:...	모본왕 (慕本王)	U 우 (憂), Aeru 애루 (愛婁), Mangnae 막래 (莫來)	48-53
Gungnae line
6	Taejo Taejo of Goguryeo King Taejo of Goguryeo was the sixth monarch of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He is sometimes called Taejo the Great. He rose to the throne following the assassination of King Mobon. Under his reign, the young state expanded its territory and developed into a...	태조[대]왕 (太祖[大]王), 국조왕 (國祖王)	Gung 궁 (宮), Eosu 어수 (於漱)	53-146
7	Chadae Chadae of Goguryeo King Chadae of Goguryeo was the seventh ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.-Background and rise to the throne:...	차대왕 (次大王)	Suseong 수성 (遂成)	146-165
8	Sindae Sindae of Goguryeo King Sindae of Goguryeo was the eighth ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. The Samguk Sagi records him as the half-brother of the sixth king Taejo and the seventh king Chadae. Other records indicate he may have been Taejo or Chaedae's son.He remained quiet under...	신대왕 (新大王)	Baekgo 백고 (伯固), Baekgu 백구 (伯句)	165-179
9	Gogukcheon Gogukcheon of Goguryeo King Gogukcheon of Goguryeo was the ninth monarch of Goguryeo, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.- Background and reign:Gogukcheon was the second son of Goguryeo's eighth king, Sindae...	고국천왕 (故國川王), 국양왕 (國襄王)	Nammu 남무 (男武)	179-197
10	Sansang Sansang of Goguryeo King Sansang of Goguryeo was the 10th ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the third son of the eighth king Sindae and the younger brother of the ninth king Gogukcheon, who died without an heir....	산상왕 山上王	Jeong-u 정우 廷優, Wigung 위궁 位宮	197-227
11	Dongcheon Dongcheon of Goguryeo King Dongcheon of Goguryeo was the 11th monarch of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.-Background:...	동천왕 東川王, 東襄王	Uwigeo 우위거 憂位居, Gyoche 교체 郊彘	227-248
12	Jungcheon Jungcheon of Goguryeo King Jungcheon of Goguryeo was the 12th ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.-Background and rise to the throne:...	중천왕 中川王, 中襄王	Yeonbul 연불 然弗	248-270
13	Seocheon Seocheon of Goguryeo King Seocheon of Goguryeo was the 13th ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the second son of King Jungcheon, and was confirmed as Crown Prince in 255. He ascended the throne upon his father's death in 270...	서천왕 西川王, 西襄王	Yangno 약로 藥盧, Yagu 약우 若友	270-292
14	Bongsang Bongsang of Goguryeo King Bongsang of Goguryeo was the 14th ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the eldest son of King Seocheon....	봉상왕 烽上太王, 鴙葛王	Sangbu 상부 相夫, Sapsiru 삽시루 插矢婁	292-300
15	Micheon Micheon of Goguryeo King Micheon of Goguryeo was the 15th ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.- Background and Rise to the throne :...	미천왕 美川太王, 好攘王	Eulbul 을불 乙弗, Ubul 우불 憂拂	300-331
16	Gogugwon Gogugwon of Goguryeo King Gogugwon of Goguryeo was the 16th king of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the son of King Micheon and Lady Ju. He's birth name is Sa-Yu. He was made crown prince in 314 and became king upon his father's death...	고국원왕 故國原王	Sayu 사유 斯由, Yu 유 劉, Soe 쇠 釗	331-371
17	Sosurim Sosurim of Goguryeo King Sosurim of Goguryeo was the 17th ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the son of King Gogugwon.-Background and Rise to the throne:...	소수림왕 小獸林王	Gubu 구부 丘夫	371-384
18	Gogugyang Gogugyang of Goguryeo King Gogugyang of Goguryeo was the 18th ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. During his reign, the balance of power among the Three Kingdoms began to shift, as Goguryeo attacked Baekje, and allied with Silla.- Background and rise to the throne :He was the son of...	고국양왕 故國攘王	Yiryeon 이련 伊連, Eojiji 어지지 於只支	384-391
19	Gwanggaeto the Great Gwanggaeto the Great of Goguryeo Gwanggaeto the Great of Goguryeo was the nineteenth monarch of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. His full posthumous name roughly means "Very Greatest King, Broad Expander of Territory, buried in Gukgangsang.", sometimes abbreviated to Hotaewang or Taewang...	국강상광개토경평안호태왕 國彊上廣開土境平安好太王	Damdeok 담덕 談德, An 안 安	391-413
Pyongyang line
20	Jangsu Jangsu of Goguryeo Emperor Jangsu of Goguryeo was the 20th monarch of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was born in 394, the eldest son of King Gwanggaeto the Great...	장수왕 長壽王	Georyeon 거련 巨連, Goryeon 고련 高璉	413-490
21	Munjamyeong Munjamyeong of Goguryeo King Munja of Goguryeo was the 21st monarch of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the grandson of King Jangsu...	문자명왕 文咨明王	Na-un 나운 羅雲, Go-un 고운 高雲	491-519
22	Anjang Anjang of Goguryeo King Anjang of Goguryeo was the 22nd ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.-Background:Go Heung-an was the eldest son of King Munjamyeong...	안장왕 安藏王	Heung-an 흥안 興安, Go-an 고안 高安	519-531
23	Anwon Anwon of Goguryeo King Anwon of Goguryeo was the 23rd ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the younger brother of King Anjang, and is said to have been tall and wise....	안원왕 安原王	Bojeong 보정 寶廷, Gojeong 고정 高廷	531-545
24	Yangwon Yangwon of Goguryeo King Yangwon of Goguryeo was the 24th ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the eldest son of King Anwon...	양원왕 陽原王, 陽崗王	Pyeongseong 평성 平成	545-559
25	Pyeongwon	평원왕 平原王	Yangseong 양성 陽成, Tang 탕 湯, Goyang 고양 高陽	\| 559-590
26	Yeongyang	영양왕 嬰陽王, 평양왕 平陽王	Go Won 고원 高元, Daewon 대원 大元	590-618
27	Yeongnyu Yeongnyu of Goguryeo King Yeongnyu of Goguryeo was the 27th king of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.-Background:He was the younger half-brother of the 26th king Yeong-yang, and son of the 25th king Pyeongwon...	영류왕 榮留王	Go Geonmu 고건무 高建武, Seong 성 成, Gomu 고무 高武	618-642
28	Bojang Bojang of Goguryeo Bojang of Goguryeo was the 28th and last king of Goguryeo the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was placed on the throne by the military leader Yeon Gaesomun...	보장왕 寶藏王	Go Jang 고장 高藏, Bojang 보장 寶藏	642-668

Notes:
[1] Some of Goguryeo's own records of individual kings, especially of the 19th (Gwanggaeto), use the title "Taewang" or "Hotaewang", roughly meaning Greatest King or Very Greatest King. Some argue that the title should be translated as "Emperor," equivalent of the Chinese title 皇帝, but this is not widely accepted. The most complete and oldest existing Korean history text, the Samguk Sagi

Samguk Sagi

Samguk Sagi is a historical record of the Three Kingdoms of Korea: Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla. The Samguk Sagi is written in Classical Chinese and its compilation was ordered by Goryeo's King Injong Samguk Sagi (History of the Three Kingdoms) is a historical record of the Three Kingdoms of...

and the Samguk Yusa

Samguk Yusa

Samguk Yusa, or Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms, is a collection of legends, folktales, and historical accounts relating to the Three Kingdoms of Korea , as well as to other periods and states before, during, and after the Three Kingdoms period.The text was written in Classical Chinese, which was...

, written centuries after Goguryeo was defeated, uses the title "Wang", meaning King.

[2] The king names generally derive from the location of the king's burial, and do not necessarily correspond to the Chinese concept of 諡號.

[3] Goguryeo kings had the surname Go, except for the second (Yuri) through fifth (Mobon), whose surnames are recorded as Hae. All of the kings are recorded to belong to the same patrilineal bloodline. It is not clear whether the two surnames are different transcription of the same name, or evidence of a power struggle.

[4] The Samguk Sagi

Samguk Sagi

and Samguk Yusa

Samguk Yusa

, and sometimes other records mention "other names," "birth names," "childhood names," or "personal names."

[5] The Legendary line names and dates are from the Samguk Sagi
Samguk Sagi
Samguk Sagi is a historical record of the Three Kingdoms of Korea: Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla. The Samguk Sagi is written in Classical Chinese and its compilation was ordered by Goryeo's King Injong Samguk Sagi (History of the Three Kingdoms) is a historical record of the Three Kingdoms of...

. The Wei shu (History of the Wei dynasty) gives the following names: 朱蒙 Jumong, 閭達 Yeodal, 始閭諧 Shiryeohae, 如栗 Yeoyul, and 莫來 Mangnae. The legendary line had already been formed with some variants in the early 5th century when king Jangsu built a monument for his father and Goguryeo made contact with the Northern Wei

Northern Wei

The Northern Wei Dynasty , also known as the Tuoba Wei , Later Wei , or Yuan Wei , was a dynasty which ruled northern China from 386 to 534 . It has been described as "part of an era of political turbulence and intense social and cultural change"...

. The inscription of that monument gives these names: 鄒牟 Chumo, 儒留 Yuryu, and 大朱留 Daejuryu. The connections between those names are not clear.

Sources: http://kdaq.empas.com/koreandb/history/koreanking/html/person/koguryeo_king.html (The Academy of Korean Studies) and http://enc.daum.net/dic100//topView.do (Korea Britannica Corp.)

Baekje

Baekje or Paekche was a kingdom located in southwest Korea. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla....

(18 BC - AD 660) was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea

Three Kingdoms of Korea

The Three Kingdoms of Korea refer to the ancient Korean kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla, which dominated the Korean peninsula and parts of Manchuria for much of the 1st millennium...

. Temple names were the same as personal names, unless noted otherwise.

#	Temple name Temple name Temple names are commonly used when naming most Chinese, Korean , and Vietnamese royalty. They should not be confused with era names. Compared to posthumous names, the use of temple names is more exclusive...	Hangul Hangul Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean...	Hanja Hanja Hanja is the Korean name for the Chinese characters hanzi. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation...	Period of reign	Personal name	Relationship	Note
1	Onjo Onjo of Baekje Onjo was the founding monarch of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. According to the Samguk Sagi, he was the ancestor of all Baekje kings.- Background :...	온조왕	溫祚王	18 BCE - 29 CE		founder	son of Dongmyeongseong of Goguryeo Dongmyeongseong of Goguryeo King Dongmyeong of Goguryeo or Dongmyeongseongwang , which literally means "Holy King of the East". also known by his birth name Jumong, was the founding monarch of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. In the Gwanggaeto Stele, he is called Chumo-wang ...
2	Daru Daru of Baekje Daru of Baekje was the second king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.-Background:He was the eldest son of the founding monarch Onjo and became the heir of throne in the year 10...	다루왕	多婁王	29 - 77		first son of Onjo
3	Giru Giru of Baekje Giru of Baekje was the third king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.-Background:He was the eldest son of King Daru and became the heir to the throne in the year 33.-Reign:Little is known about the details of his reign...	기루왕	己婁王	77 - 128		first son of Daru
4	Gaeru Gaeru of Baekje Gaeru of Baekje was the fourth king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. According to the history compilation Samguk Sagi, he was the son of the previous king Giru.-Reign:...	개루왕	蓋婁王	128 - 166		son of Giru
5	Chogo Chogo of Baekje Chogo of Baekje was the fifth king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.-Background:He was the son of King Gaeru....	초고왕	肖古王	166 - 214		son of Gaeru	also Sogo (소고왕, 素古王)
6	Gusu Gusu of Baekje Gusu of Baekje was the 6th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. According to the Samguk Sagi, he was descended from the founding king Onjo and the eldest son of the 5th king Chogo....	구수왕	仇首王	214 - 234		first son of Chogo	also Guisu (귀수왕, 貴須王)
7	Saban Saban of Baekje Saban of Baekje was the 7th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the eldest son of the 6th king Gusu.According to the Samguk Sagi, Saban was found too young to rule and quickly succeeded by King Goi, the younger brother of the 5th king Chogo...	사반왕	沙泮王	234		first son of Gusu	also Sai (사이왕, 沙伊王)
8	Goi Goi of Baekje Goi of Baekje was the 8th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the second son of the 4th king Gaeru and younger brother of the 5th king Chogo.-Background:...	고이왕	古爾王	234 - 286		second son of Gaeru	also Gui (구이군, 久爾君)
9	Chaekgye Chaekgye of Baekje Chaekgye of Baekje was the ninth king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the eldest son of King Goi.His wife, whose name is recorded as Bogwa , was a daughter of the governor of Daifang commandery...	책계왕	責稽王	286 - 298		son of Goi	also Cheonggye (청계왕, 靑稽王)
10	Bunseo Bunseo of Baekje Bunseo of Baekje was the tenth king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the eldest son of the ninth king Chaekgye. He continued to wage war against the Chinese Lelang commandery whose forces had killed his father....	분서왕	汾西王	298 - 304		first son of Chaekgye
11	Biryu Biryu of Baekje Biryu of Baekje was the 11th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. According to the Samguk Sagi, he was second son of the 6th king Gusu and the younger brother of the 7th king Saban...	비류왕	比流王	304 - 344		second son of Gusu
12	Gye Gye of Baekje Gye of Baekje was the 12th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.He was the eldest son of the 10th king Bunseo, who was assassinated. The Samguk Sagi records that Biryu became king because of Gye's young age...	계왕	契王	344 - 346		first son of Bunseo
13	Geunchogo Geunchogo of Baekje Geunchogo of Baekje was the 13th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He reigned over the apex of Baekje's powers.-Background:...	근초고왕	近肖古王	346 - 375		second son of Biryu	also Chogo (초고왕, 肖古王) or Sokgo (속고왕, 速古王)
14	Geun-gusu Geungusu of Baekje Geungusu of Baekje was the 14th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. Geungusu was the eldest son of the 13th king Geunchogo, and father to the 15th king Chimnyu and the 16th king Jinsa.- Background and rise to the throne :...	근구수왕	近仇首王	375 - 384		son of Geunchogo	also Guisu (귀수왕, 貴首王)
15	Chimnyu Chimnyu of Baekje Chimnyu of Baekje was the 15th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the eldest son of Geungusu of Baekje and Lady Ai. He was the first Baekje king to officially recognize Buddhism....	침류왕	枕流王	384 - 385		first son of Geungusu
16	Jinsa Jinsa of Baekje Jinsa of Baekje was the 16th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.He was the younger brother of the previous ruler, King Chimnyu. According to the Samguk Sagi, he ascended to the throne because the heir, later King Asin, was too young...	진사왕	辰斯王	385 - 392		younger brother of Chimnyu	also Buyeohui (부여휘, 扶餘暉)
17	Asin Asin of Baekje Asin of Baekje was the 17th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.- Background :Buyeo Abang was the eldest son of Baekje's 15th ruler Chimnyu, and ascended to the throne after the death of Chimnyu’s brother, the 16th king Jinsa, of whom he is said to have killed.- Reign :During his...	아신왕	阿莘王	392 - 405		cousin of Jinsa; first son of Chimnyu	also Aha (아화왕, 阿華王)
18	Jeonji Jeonji of Baekje Jeonji of Baekje was the 18th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.As the eldest son, he was confirmed as successor to King Asin, in 394. His queen was Lady Palsu of the Hae clan....	전지왕	腆支王	405 - 420		first son of Asin	also Jikji (직지왕, 直支王) or Jinji (진지왕, 眞支王)
19	Gu-isin Guisin of Baekje Guisin of Baekje was the 19th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the eldest son of King Jeonji and Lady Palsu.The traditional dates of Guisin's rule are based on the Samguk Sagi...	구이신왕	久爾辛王	420 - 427		first son of Jeonji
20	Biyu Biyu of Baekje Biyu of Baekje was the 20th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.According to the Samguk Sagi, he was the eldest son of the 19th king Guisin. The traditional dates of Biyu's rule are based on the Samguk Sagi...	비유왕	毗有王	427 - 454		first son of Guisin	also Yeobi (여비, 餘毗)
21	Gaero Gaero of Baekje Gaero of Baekje was the 21st king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the eldest son of the 20th king Biyu...	개로왕	蓋鹵王	454 - 475	Gyeongsa (경사, 慶司) or Gyeong (경, 慶)	first son of Biyu	also Yeogyeong (여경, 餘慶)
22	Munju Munju of Baekje Munju of Baekje was the 22nd king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. His reign saw considerable disunity within Baekje following the fall of its capital in present-day Seoul.-Background:...	문주왕	文周王	475 - 477	Modo (모도, 牟都) or Do (도, 都)	son of Gaero
23	Samgeun Samgeun of Baekje Samgeun of Baekje was the 23rd king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. According to the Samguk Sagi, he was the eldest son of the 22nd king Munju.-Background:...	삼근왕	三斤王	477 - 479	Samgeun (삼근, 三斤), Imgeol (임걸, 壬乞) or Samgeol (삼걸, 三乞)	first son of Munju	also Mun-geun (문근왕, 文斤王)
24	Dongseong Dongseong of Baekje Dongseong of Baekje was the 24th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.-Background:He was the son of Gonji, the younger brother of the 22nd king Munju who returned to Baekje from Yamato Japan in 477 after hearing of the fall of the Baekje capital. Gonji died in that year, and like...	동성왕	東城王	479 - 501	Modae (모대, 牟大) or Mamo (마모, 摩牟)	cousin of Samgeum
25	Muryeong Muryeong of Baekje Muryeong of Baekje was the 25th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. During his reign, Baekje remained allied with Silla against Goguryeo, and expanded its relationships with China and Japan.-Background:...	무령왕	武寧王	501 - 523	Sama (사마, 斯麻 or 斯摩) or Yung (융, 隆)	second son of Dongseong	also Sama (사마왕, 斯麻王), Do (도왕, 嶋王), or Horyeong (호령왕, 虎寧王)
26	Seong Seong of Baekje Seong of Baekje was the 26th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was a son of Muryeong of Baekje. He made Buddhism the state religion, moved the national capital, and succeeded in reclaiming the center of the Korean Peninsula, only to be betrayed by an ally.-Foreign relations...	성왕	聖王	523 - 554	Myeong (명, 明)	son of Muryeong	also Myeong (명왕, 明王) or Seongmyeong (성명왕, 聖明王)
27	Wideok Wideok of Baekje Wideok of Baekje was the 27th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the eldest son of King Seong, and rose to the throne upon his father's death.-Background:...	위덕왕	威德王	554 - 598	Chang (창, 昌)	first son of Seong	also Chang (창왕, 昌王)
28	Hye Hye of Baekje King Hye of Baekje was the 28th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.The second son of the 26th king Seong, he assumed the throne after the death of his older brother and 27th king Wideok, but reigned only briefly before his own death. The Samguk Yusa describes him as the son of...	혜왕	惠王	598 - 599	Gye (계, 季)	younger brother of Wideok	also Heon (헌왕, 獻王)
29	Beop Beop of Baekje Beop of Baekje was the 29th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the eldest son of King Hye. He reigned as Baekje power declined, having lost the Seoul region to the rival Silla kingdom....	법왕	法王	599 - 600	Seon (선, 宣) or Hyosun (효순, 孝順)	first son of Hye
30	Mu Mu of Baekje King Mu of Baekje was the 30th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the son of King Wideok.- Background :...	무왕	武王	600 - 641	personal name Jang (장, 璋) or Seodong (서동, 薯童)	youngest son of Wideok	also Mugang (무강왕, 武康王) or Mugwang (무광왕,武廣王)
31	Uija Uija of Baekje Uija of Baekje was the 31st and final ruler of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. His reign ended when Baekje was conquered by the alliance of the rival Korean kingdom Silla and China's Tang Dynasty.- Background :...	의자왕	義慈王	641 - 660		first son of Mu

*Source: http://baekje.chungnam.go.kr/history/history_01_06.html

Silla

Silla was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, and one of the longest sustained dynasties in...

(57 BC - 935 CE) was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea

Three Kingdoms of Korea

The Three Kingdoms of Korea refer to the ancient Korean kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla, which dominated the Korean peninsula and parts of Manchuria for much of the 1st millennium...

. In the early years, Silla was ruled by the Pak

Park (Korean name)

Park is a common and time-honoured Korean surname, founded by King Hyeokgeose. All Parks are descendants of him in principle except naturalized people...

, Seok, and Kim

Kim (Korean name)

Kim, sometimes spelled Gim, is the most common family name in Korea. The name is common in both modern-day North Korea and South Korea. The hanja used for the name means "gold," and although the character is usually pronounced 금 geum, it is pronounced 김 gim when used for the family name and...

families. Rulers of Silla had various titles, including Isageum, Maripgan, and Daewang. Like some Baekje kings, some declared themselves emperor.

Hyeokgeose Geoseogan
Bak Hyeokgeose of Silla
Hyeokgeose of Silla , commonly called Bak Hyeokgeose, was the founding monarch of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea...

혁거세 거서간 朴赫居世居西干 (57 BCE–4
4
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Namhae Chachaung
Namhae of Silla
Namhae 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...

남해 차차웅 南解次次雄 (4–24
24
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Yuri Yisageum
Yuri of Silla
Yuri 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....

(24–57
57
Year 57 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Piso...

) 유리이사금 儒理尼師今 (Kings Yuri to Heurhae bore the Korean title Isageum, an old word for "ruler")
Talhae Isageum
Talhae of Silla
Talhae of Silla was the fourth king of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He is commonly called Talhae Isageum or Seok Talhae, isageum being the royal title in early Silla.-Background:...

탈해이사금 脫解尼師今 (57–80
80
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Pasa Isageum
Pasa of Silla
Pasa Isageum was the fifth ruler of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He is commonly called Pasa Isageum, isageum being the royal title in early Silla...

파사이사금 婆娑尼師今 (80–112
112
Year 112 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Traianus and Cornelius...

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Jima Isageum
Jima of Silla
Jima of Silla was the sixth ruler of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He is commonly called Jima Isageum, isageum being the royal title in early Silla. As a descendent of Silla's founder Hyeokgeose, his surname was Bak.-Background:Jima was the eldest son of the previous king, Pasa...

지마이사금 祗摩尼師今 (112–134
134
Year 134 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Ursus and Varus...

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Ilseong Isageum
Ilseong of Silla
Ilseong 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...

일성이사금 逸聖尼師今 (134–154
154
Year 154 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Lateranus...

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Adalla Isageum
Adalla of Silla
Adalla 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...

아달라이사금 阿達羅尼師今 (154–184
184
Year 184 was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Eggius and Aelianus...

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Beolhyu Isageum
Beolhyu of Silla
Beolhyu 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...

벌휴이사금 伐休尼師今 (184–196
196
Year 196 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla...

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Naehae Isageum
Naehae of Silla
Naehae 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...

내해이사금 奈解尼師今 (196–230
230
Year 230 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Agricola and Clementinus...

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Jobun Isageum
Jobun of Silla
Jobun of Silla , also known by his title Jobun Isageum, was the eleventh king of the Korean state of Silla. He was the grandson of Beolhyu Isageum, and a member of the Seok clan. His father was Goljeong...

조분이사금 助賁尼師今 (230–247
247
Year 247 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Philippus and Severus...

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Cheomhae Isageum
Cheomhae of Silla
Cheomhae 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....

첨해이사금 沾解尼師今 (247–261
261
Year 261 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gallienus and Taurus...

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Michu Isageum
Michu of Silla
Michu of Silla was the thirteenth ruler of the Korean state of Silla . He was the first king of the Kim clan to sit on the Silla throne; this clan would hold the throne for most of Silla's later history...

미추이사금 味鄒尼師今 (262–284
284
Year 284 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Carinus and Numerianus...

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Yurye Isageum
Yurye of Silla
Yurye 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...

유례이사금 儒禮尼師今 (284–298
298
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Girim Isageum
Girim of Silla
Girim 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....

기림이사금 基臨尼師今 (298–310
310
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Heulhae Isageum
Heulhae of Silla
Heulhae 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...

흘해이사금 訖解尼師今 (310–356
356
Year 356 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Iulianus...

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Naemul Maripgan
Naemul of Silla
Naemul 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...

내물마립간 奈勿麻立干 (356–402
402
Year 402 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Arcadius and Honorius...

) (Kings Naemul to Soji bore the Korean title Maripgan, an old word for "ruler")
Silseong Maripgan
Silseong of Silla
Silseong of Silla , whose name is also given as Silju or Silgeum, was the 18th ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the son of the general Kim Daeseoji, who was the younger brother of King Michu...

실성마립간 實聖麻立干 (402–417
417
Year 417 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Honorius and Constantius...

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Nulji Maripgan
Nulji of Silla
Nulji was the nineteenth king of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the son of King Naemul and Lady Boban, who was the daughter of King Michu....

눌지마립간 訥祗麻立干 (417–458
458
Year 458 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Maiorianus and Leo...

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Jabi Maripgan
Jabi of Silla
Jabi of Silla , also known by his title Jabi Maripgan, was the 20th ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the eldest son of King Nulji, and his mother was the daughter of King Silseong. He married the daughter of Kim Misaheun.In 474, Goguryeo launched a massive assault on Baekje, Silla's...

자비마립간 慈悲麻立干 (458–479
479
Year 479 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Zeno without colleague...

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Soji Maripgan
Soji of Silla
Soji of Silla was King of Silla . He was preceded by Jabi Maripgan and succeeded by King Jijeung .-See also:*Three Kingdoms of Korea*List of Korean monarchs*List of Silla people...

소지마립간 炤智麻立干 (479–500
500
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King Jijeung
Jijeung of Silla
Jijeung of Silla was the 22nd ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He is remembered for strengthening royal authority and building Silla into a centralized kingdom....

지증왕 智證王 (500–514
514
Year 514 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Cassiodorus without colleague...

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King Beopheung the Great
Beopheung of Silla
King Beopheung was the 23rd monarch of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was preceded by King Jijeung and succeeded by King Jinheung....

법흥태왕 法興太王 (514–540
540
Year 540 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Iustinus without colleague...

) ("King Beopheung the Great" is a translation of Beopheung Taewang, "Taewang" meaning "great king")
King Jinheung the Great
Jinheung of Silla
King Jinheung was the 24th monarch of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.He followed King Beopheung and was followed by King Jinji . Jinheung was the nephew of King Beopheung. King Jinheung was one of the greatest kings of Silla, and was responsible for expanding Silla territory immensely...

진흥태왕 眞興太王 (540–576
576
Year 576 was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 576 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Europe :* The Visigoths establish the capital of...

) ("King Jinheung the Great" is a translation of Jinheung Taewang, "Taewang" meaning "great king")
King Jinji
Jinji of Silla
Geomryun Kim , whose name as king was Jinji, was the twenty-fifth monarch of the ancient Korean kingdom of Silla. His wife was Lady Jido of the Park clan....

진지왕 眞智王 (576–579
579
Year 579 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 579 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Europe :* Frithuwald succeeds his brother Theodric as...

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King Jinpyeong
Jinpyeong of Silla
Jinpyeong of Silla is the 26th king of the Silla Dynasty, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. King Jinpyeong followed in the footsteps of King Jinheung by reorganizing the central ruling system, and as many conflicts with Baekje and Goguryeo arose, sent emissaries to improve relations and...

진평왕 眞平王 (579–632
632
Year 632 was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 632 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Asia :* January 27 – Annular eclipse of the...

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Queen Seondeok
Queen Seondeok of Silla
Queen 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...

선덕왕 善德王 (632–647
647
Year 647 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 647 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Asia :* A stone tower astronomical observatory named...

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Queen Jindeok
Jindeok of Silla
Queen Jindeok of Silla reigned as Queen of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, from 647 to 654. She was the kingdom's 28th ruler, and its second reigning queen following her predecessor Queen Seondeok. During her reign, Silla jockeyed with Baekje for favor in the Chinese Tang court...

진덕왕 眞德王 (647–654
654
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King Muyeol the Great
Muyeol of Silla
King Taejong Muyeol , born Kim Chunchu, was the 29th monarch of the southern Korean kingdom of Silla and ruled from 654 to 661. He is credited for leading the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea...

태종무열왕 太宗武烈王 (654–661
661
Year 661 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 661 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Europe :* Perctarit and Godepert become co-rulers of...

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Unified Silla

King Munmu
Munmu of Silla
Munmu of Silla was the thirtieth king of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He is usually considered to have been the first ruler of the Unified Silla period. Munmu was the son of King Muyeol and Munmyeong, who was the younger sister of Kim Yu-shin...

문무대왕 文武大王 (661–681
681
Year 681 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 681 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Byzantine Empire :* The Bulgars under Asparukh win...

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King Sinmun
Sinmun of Silla
Sinmun of Silla was the thirty-first king of Silla, a Korean state that originated in the southwestern Korean peninsula and went on to unify most of the peninsula under its rule in the mid 7th century. He was the eldest son of Silla's unifier-king, Munmu and Queen Jaeui...

신문왕 神文王 (681–691
691
Year 691 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 691 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Europe :* Theuderic III is succeeded by Clovis IV as...

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King Hyoso
Hyoso of Silla
Hyoso was the thirty-second monarch of Silla, a kingdom that flourished on the Korean peninsula from approximately 200 to 927 CE. He was the eldest son of King Sinmun and his second queen consort Sinmok 神穆...

효소왕 孝昭王 (692–702
702
Year 702 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 702 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Europe :* Franconian Duke Hetan II completes the...

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King Seongdeok the Great 성덕대왕 聖德大王 (702–737
737
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) ("King Seongdeok the Great" is a translation of Seongdeok Daewang, "Daewang" meaning "great king")
King Hyoseong
Hyoseong of Silla
Hyoseong of Silla was the 34th to rule the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the second son of King Seondeok and Queen Sodeok....

효성왕 孝成王 (737–742
742
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King Gyeongdeok
Gyeongdeok of Silla
King Gyeongdeok of Silla was the 35th ruler who reigned from 742 to 765 over the kingdom of Silla. He is perhaps best known today for his efforts to encourage Buddhism....

경덕왕 景德王 (742–765
765
Year 765 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 765 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.-Africa:* The Zenete Berber tribe of Banû Ifrân rebels...

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King Hyegong
Hyegong of Silla
Hyegong of Silla was the 36th ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the son of King Gyeongdeok by Lady Manwol. Hyegong was the last descendant of King Muyeol to sit on the throne. Because of this, his reign is often regarded as the end of the middle period of the Silla state.Hyegong...

혜공왕 惠恭王 (765–780
780
Year 780 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 780 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Byzantine Empire :* Constantine VI becomes Byzantine...

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King Seondeok
King Seondeok of Silla
King Seondeok of Silla was the successor to King Hyegong and the 37th to rule the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was an eleventh-generation descendant of King Naemul, and the Daughter of haechan Kim Hyo-bang by King Seongdeok's daughter Lady Saso...

선덕왕 宣德王 (780–785
785
Year 785 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. The article denomination 785 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years...

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King Wonseong
Wonseong of Silla
Wonseong of Silla was the 38th to rule the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was a twelfth-generation descendant of King Naemul. His father was Kim Hyo-yang, and his mother was Lady Gye-o, the daughter of Pak Chang-do...

원성왕 元聖王 (785–798
798
Year 798 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 798 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Europe :* Coenwulf of Mercia invades Kent, deposes and...

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King Soseong
Soseong of Silla
Soseong of Silla was the 39th to rule the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the grandson of King Wonseong, his father Kim In-gyeom having died before he could take the throne. He married Lady Gyehwa, the daughter of the daeachan Suk-myeong.Soseong died only nineteen months after taking the throne...

소성왕 昭聖王 (798–800
800
Year 800 was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. It was around this time that the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years, so from this time on, the years began being known as 800 and onwards.- Europe :* December 25 - Pope Leo III...

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King Aejang
Aejang of Silla
Aejang of Silla was the 40th ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the eldest son of King Soseong and Queen Gyehwa. He married a lady of the Pak clan....

애장왕 哀莊王 (800–809
809
Year 809 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* Emperor Saga succeeds Emperor Heizei as emperor of Japan.* Nagabhatta is defeated in India.- Births :* date unknown...

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King Heondeok
Heondeok of Silla
Heondeok of Silla was the 41st to rule the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the younger brother of King Soseong, and served as regent during the reign of Aejang....

헌덕왕 憲德王 (809
809
Year 809 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* Emperor Saga succeeds Emperor Heizei as emperor of Japan.* Nagabhatta is defeated in India.- Births :* date unknown...

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826
Year 826 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.- Religion :* June 24 – The Danish king Harald Klak accepts Christianity.- Deaths :...

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King Heungdeok
Heungdeok of Silla
Heungdeok of Silla 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....

흥덕왕 興德王 (826–836
836
Year 836 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* Abbasid caliph al-Mutasim establishes a new capital at Samarra, Iraq.- Europe :...

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King Huigang
Huigang of Silla
Huigang of Silla was the 43rd ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the grandson of King Wonseong and the son of ichan Kim Heon-jeong by Lady Podo. He married Lady Munmok, who was the daughter of daeachan Chunggong....

희강왕 僖康王 (836–838
838
Year 838 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* The Byzantine emperor Theophilos is heavily defeated at the Battle of Anzen by the Abbasids...

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King Minae
Minae of Silla
Minae of Silla was the 44th ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was a great-grandson of King Wonseong, and the son of Daeachan Kim Chung-gong. His mother was a Pak, Lady Gwibo. He married the daughter of Gakgan Kim Yeong-gong.Being of true bone rank, Minae rose to the rank of sangdaedeung...

민애왕 閔哀王 (838–839
839
Year 839 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Louis the Pious attempts to divide his empire among his sons.* Ethelwulf succeeds Egbert as king of Wessex....

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King Sinmu
Sinmu of Silla
Sinmu of Silla was the 45th monarch of the Korean kingdom of Silla. His reign was the briefest in the state's history, lasting only from the fourth to the seventh lunar month of 839....

신무왕 神武王 (839)
King Munseong
Munseong of Silla
Munseong of Silla was the 46th ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the eldest son of King Sinmu and Lady Jeonggye.Munseong's reign was typical of late Unified Silla, with rampant strife and uprisings...

문성왕 文聖王 (839–857
857
Year 857 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.- Byzantine Empire :* Michael III of Byzantium, under the influence of his uncle Bardas, banishes his mother Theodora...

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King Heonan
Heonan of Silla
Heonan of Silla was the 47th king of the Silla kingdom of Korea. He was the younger half-brother of King Sinmu. What little we know of his reign comes from the Samguk Sagi....

헌안왕 憲安王 (857–861
861
Year 861 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Carloman revolts against his father Louis the German.* Michael III and Bardas invade Bulgaria....

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King Gyeongmun
Gyeongmun of Silla
Gyeongmun of Silla was the 48th ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the grandson of King Huigang, and the son of the Achan Kim Gye-myeong. His mother was Lady Gwanghwa, the daughter of King Sinmu. Gyeongmun married Queen Munui, who was the daughter of King Heonan.Gyeongmun's reign saw...

경문왕 景文王 (861–875
875
Year 875 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* December 29 – Charles the Bald, king of West Francia, is crowned emperor....

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King Heongang
Heongang of Silla
Heongang of Silla was the 49th to rule the Korean kingdom of Silla. According to the Samguk Sagi, he excelled at civil affairs. Heongang was the eldest son of King Gyeongmun; his mother was Queen Munui...

헌강왕 憲康王 (875–886
886
Year 886 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :...

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King Jeonggang
Jeonggang of Silla
Jeonggang of Silla was the 50th ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the son of King Gyeongmun; his siblings included his predecessor King Heongang and his successor Queen Jinseong....

정강왕 定康王 (886–887
887
Year 887 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* The city of Toledo rises against the Umayyad leader....

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Queen Jinseong
Jinseong of Silla
Queen Jinseong of Silla was the fifty-first to ruler of the Korean kingdom, Silla. She was also Silla's third and final reigning queen . Her reign saw the end of Unified Silla and the beginning of the Later Three Kingdoms period.Jinseong was the daughter of King Gyeongmun...

진성왕 眞聖王 (887–897
897
Year 897 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* Emperor Uda of Japan is succeeded by Emperor Daigo....

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King Hyogong
Hyogong of Silla
Hyogong of Silla was the 52nd ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the illegitimate son of King Heongang by Lady Uimyeong. He married the daughter of Ichan Ugyeom...

효공왕 孝恭王 (897–912
912
Year 912 was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.-Africa:* Second rebellion of the Kutama tribesmen against the Fatimid Caliphate in two years.- Europe :...

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King Sindeok
Sindeok of Silla
Sindeok of Silla was the 53rd ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was born to the Pak clan, and was the son of Daeachan Pak Ye-gyeom. He was chosen to succeed the childless King Hyogong, because he was a descendant of King Adalla Sindeok of Silla (died 917) (r. 912–917) was the 53rd ruler...

신덕왕 神德王 (913–917
917
Year 917 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* The Great Yue Kingdom, later renamed Southern Han, is founded by Liu Yan in Guangdong and Guangxi.- Europe :...

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King Gyeongmyeong
Gyeongmyeong of Silla
Gyeongmyeong of Silla was the 54th ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the eldest son of King Sindeok and Princess Uiseong...

경명왕 景明王 (917–924
924
Year 924 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* Emperor Taizu of Liao leads another campaign to the west, reaching the former Uyghur capital on the Orkhon River...

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King Gyeongae
Gyeongae of Silla
Gyeongae of Silla was the 55th ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the son of King Sindeok by Princess Uiseong, and was the younger brother of King Gyeongmyeong, who preceded him to the throne....

경애왕 景哀王 (924–927
927
Year 927 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* The Chu State is founded by Ma Yin....

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King Gyeongsun
Gyeongsun of Silla
Gyeongsun of Silla was the 56th and final ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. A sixth-generation descendant of King Munseong, he was the son of Hyojong by Princess Gyea, who was the daughter of King Heongang...

경순왕 敬順王 (927–935
935
Year 935 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.-Africa:* A third attempt to conquer Egypt by the Tunisia-based Shi'ite Fatimid dynasty fails....

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Gaya confederacy

The Gaya confederacy

Gaya confederacy

Gaya was a confederacy of territorial polities in the Nakdong River basin of southern Korea, growing out of the Byeonhan confederacy of the Samhan period.The traditional period used by historians for Gaya chronology is 42–532 CE...

(42-562) consisted of several small statelets. All rulers of Gaya bore the title Wang ("King").

Geumgwan Gaya

Geumgwan Gaya , also known as Bon-Gaya or Garakguk , was the ruling city-state of the Gaya confederacy during the Three Kingdoms Period in Korea. It is believed to have been located around the modern-day city of Gimhae, Southern Gyeongsang province, near the mouth of the Nakdong River...

(42-532) was one of the Gaya confederacy

Gaya confederacy

#	Temple Name Temple name Temple names are commonly used when naming most Chinese, Korean , and Vietnamese royalty. They should not be confused with era names. Compared to posthumous names, the use of temple names is more exclusive...		Period of reign
#	Westernized	Hangul/Hanja	Period of reign
1	Suro of Geumgwan Gaya	수로왕 首露王	42-199
2	Geodeung of Geumgwan Gaya Geodeung of Geumgwan Gaya Geodeung of Gaya, also called Geodeung Wang, was the king of Gaya, a confederacy of chiefdoms that existed in the Nakdong River valley of Korea during the Three Kingdoms era, from 199 to 259. Legend holds that he was the son of King Suro of Gaya and Suro's queen, Heo Hwang-ok. Legend says also they...	거등왕 居登王	199-259
3	Mapum of Geumgwan Gaya Mapum of Geumgwan Gaya Mapum of Geumgwan Gaya was king of Geumgwan Gaya, a member state of the Gaya confederacy. He was preceded by his father, King Geodeung and succeeded by his son King Geojilmi....	마품왕 麻品王	259-291
4	Geojilmi of Geumgwan Gaya Geojilmi of Geumgwan Gaya Geojilmi of Geumgwan Gaya was the fourth ruler of Geumgwan Gaya, a Gaya state of ancient Korea. He was the son of King Mapum and Queen Hogu....	거질미왕 居叱彌王	291-346
5	Isipum of Geumgwan Gaya	이시품왕 伊尸品王	346-407
6	Jwaji of Geumgwan Gaya Jwaji of Geumgwan Gaya Jwaji of Geumgwan Gaya was the sixth ruler of Geumgwan Gaya, a Gaya state of ancient Korea. He was the son of King Ipum and Queen Jeongsin. He married Queen Boksu, who was the daughter of the high official Donyeong...	좌지왕 坐知王	407-421
7	Chwihui of Geumgwan Gaya Chwihui of Geumgwan Gaya Chwihui of Geumgwan Gaya was the seventh ruler of Geumgwan Gaya, a Gaya state of ancient Korea. He was the son of King Jwaji and Queen Boksu. He married Indeok, daughter of the general Jinsa.- See also :...	취희왕 吹希王	421-451
8	Jilji of Geumgwan Gaya Jilji of Geumgwan Gaya Jilji of Geumgwan Gaya was the eighth ruler of Geumgwan Gaya, a Gaya state of ancient Korea. He was the son of King Chwihui and Queen Indeok...	질지왕 銍知王	451-492
9	Gyeomji of Geumgwan Gaya Gyeomji of Geumgwan Gaya Gyeomji of Geumgwan Gaya was the ninth ruler of Geumgwan Gaya, a Gaya state of ancient Korea. He was the son of King Jilji and Queen Bangwon. He married Queen Suk, who was the daughter of the general Chulchung...	겸지왕 鉗知王	492-521
10	Guhyeong of Geumgwan Gaya Guhyeong of Geumgwan Gaya Guhyeong of Geumgwan Gaya, also often Guhae was the tenth and final ruler of Geumgwan Gaya, a Gaya state of ancient Korea. He was the son of King Gyeomji and Queen Suk. He married Queen Gyehwa, who was the daughter of the suijil Bunjil...	구형왕 仇衡王	521-532

Daegaya

Daegaya was a city-state in the Gaya confederacy during the Korean Three Kingdoms period. Daegaya was located in present-day Goryeong County, in North Gyeongsang Province of South Korea...

(42-562) was one of the Gaya confederacy

Gaya confederacy

#	Name		Period of reign
#	Westernized	Hangul/Hanja	Period of reign
1	Ijinasi of Daegaya	이진아시왕 伊珍阿豉王	42 CE-?
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3 or 4	Geumnim of Daegaya	금림왕 錦林王	?-?
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Unknown	Haji of Daegaya	하지왕 荷知王	?-?
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6 or 7	Gasil of Daegaya	가실왕 嘉悉王 or 嘉實王	?-?
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9	Inoe of Daegaya	이뇌왕 異腦王	?-?
10 or 16	Crown Prince Wolgwang or Doseolji of Daegaya	월광태자 (月光太子) or 도설지왕 (道設智王)	?-562

Balhae

Balhae was a Manchurian kingdom established after the fall of Goguryeo. After Goguryeo's capital and southern territories fell to Unified Silla, Dae Jo-yeong, a Mohe general, whose father was Dae Jung-sang, established Jin , later called Balhae.Balhae occupied southern parts of Manchuria and...

(698–926) was an ancient Korean kingdom established after the fall of Goguryeo. Balhae occupied southern parts of Manchuria

Manchuria

(Northeast China

Northeast China

Northeast China, historically known in English as Manchuria, is a geographical region of China, consisting of the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang. The region is sometimes called the Three Northeast Provinces...

) and Primorsky Krai

Primorsky Krai

Primorsky Krai , informally known as Primorye , is a federal subject of Russia . Primorsky means "maritime" in Russian, hence the region is sometimes referred to as Maritime Province or Maritime Territory. Its administrative center is in the city of Vladivostok...

, and the northern part of the Korean peninsula

Korean Peninsula

The Korean Peninsula is a peninsula in East Asia. It extends southwards for about 684 miles from continental Asia into the Pacific Ocean and is surrounded by the Sea of Japan to the south, and the Yellow Sea to the west, the Korea Strait connecting the first two bodies of water.Until the end of...

#	Personal name Personal name A personal name is the proper name identifying an individual person, and today usually comprises a given name bestowed at birth or at a young age plus a surname. It is nearly universal for a human to have a name; except in rare cases, for example feral children growing up in isolation, or infants...		Period of reign	Era name Korean era name Korean era names were used during the period of Silla, Goguryeo, Balhae, Taebong, Goryeo, Joseon, and the Korean Empire. Dangun-giwon, the era name originating from the foundation of Gojoseon is also widely used in Korea as an indication of long civilisation of Korea.-Goguryeo:#Yeongnak Korean era... (年號)		Posthumous name Posthumous name A posthumous name is an honorary name given to royalty, nobles, and sometimes others, in East Asia after the person's death, and is used almost exclusively instead of one's personal name or other official titles during his life... (諡號)
#	Westernized	Hangul/Hanja	Period of reign	Westernized	Hangul/Hanja	Westernized	Hangul/Hanja
1	Dae Joyeong	대조영 大祚榮	698–719	None	None	Go Go of Balhae Dae Jo-yeong , also known in Korea as King Go , established the state of Balhae, reigning from 699 to 719...	고왕 高王
2	Dae Muye	대무예 大武藝	719–737	Inan	인안 仁安	Mu Mu of Balhae Dae Mu-ye, also known as King Mu , was the second king of the Balhae. He is noted for the military expansion of his domain.- Background :...	무왕 武王
3	Dae Heummu Dae Heummu Emperor Mun of Balhae was the personal name of Dae Heum-mu, the third and longest-reigning ruler of the Balhae, the successor state to Goguryeo...	대흠무 大欽茂	737–793	Daeheung Boryeok	대흥 (大興) 보력 (寶曆)	Mun	문왕 文王
4	Dae Won-ui Dae Won-ui Dae Won-ui was the 4th ruler of the king of Balhae.- Background :Dae Won-ui was a son of King Mu, the second ruler of Balhae, and the brother of the previous emperor, Emperor Mun; when Mun's son Dae Goeng-rim died, Won-ui was chosen as the next king.- Reign and death :However, upon ascending the...	대원의 大元義	793–794	None	None	None	None
5	Dae Hwa-yeo	대화여 大華與	794	Jungheung	중흥 中興	Seong Seong of Balhae Seong of Balhae, sometimes called by his birth-name Dae Hwa-yeo, was the 5th ruler of the Balhae. He was the grandson of Emperor Mun, his father being the deceased heir Dae Goeng-rim.- Reign :...	성왕 成王
6	Dae Sung-rin	대숭린 大嵩璘	794–808	Jeongryeok	정력 正曆	Gang Gang of Balhae Gang of Balhae was the sixth to rule the king of Balhae. He was the son of Emperor Mun, who was Balhae's third emperor. He chose the era name Jeongnyeok . During his reign, there was active trade with Japan and Tang China, and missions passed frequently among the three states....	강왕 康王
7	Dae Won-yu	대원유 大元瑜	808–812	Yeongdeok	영덕 永德	Jeong Jeong of Balhae Jeong of Balhae was the seventh king of Balhae. He was the son of King Gang. Little is known of his reign, save that he cose the era name Yeongdeok . After his death, his brother became King Hui....	정왕 定王
8	Dae Eon-ui	대언의 大言義	812–817?	Jujak	주작 朱雀	Hui Hui of Balhae Hui of Balhae was the eighth king of Balhae. He was the son of King Gang, and the younger brother of King Jeong. He trafficked actively with Tang China, and imported many aspects of Tang culture and governmental systems....	희왕 僖王
9	Dae Myeongchung	대명충 大明忠	817?–818?	Taesi	태시 太始	Gan Gan of Balhae Gan of Balhae was king of Balhae. He was the son of the sixth king, King Gang, and the younger brother of King Hui and King Jeong. He chose the era name Taesi ....	간왕 簡王
10	Dae Insu	대인수 大仁秀	818?–830	Geonheung	건흥 建興	Seon Seon of Balhae Dae Insu, also known as King Seon was the 10th king of the Korean kingdom of Balhae. He restored national strength, and is remembered today as the last of the great Balhae rulers before its fall.- Background :...	선왕 宣王
11	Dae Ijin Dae Ijin Dae Ijin was the king of Balhae, a kingdom in northeast Asia from AD 698 to 926, occupying parts of Manchuria, northern Korea, and Primorsky Krai. The era name of his reign was Hamhwa ....	대이진 大彝震	830–857	Hamhwa	함화 咸和	Unknown	Unknown
12	Dae Geonhwang Dae Geonhwang Geonhwang of Balhae was the 12th king of Balhae. He was the younger brother of Dae Ijin, his predecessor on the throne.Because none of Balhae's own records have survived, we know little of Geonhwang except that he sent a few missions to Japan and Tang China.-See also:*Balhae...	대건황 大虔晃	857–871	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
13	Dae Hyeonseok Dae Hyeonseok Dae Hyeonseok, was the King of Balhae from 871 to 895....	대현석 大玄錫	871–895	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
14	Dae Wihae Dae Wihae Dae Wihae was the 14th king of the 7th–10th century Balhae kingdom, which encompassed modern day Korea and some southern parts of Manchuria, China....	대위해 大瑋瑎	895–906	None	None	None	None
15	Dae Inseon	대인선 大諲譔	906–926	Unknown	Unknown	None	None

Later Baekje

Hubaekje

Hubaekje, 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...

(900-936) was founded by Gyeon Hwon, who was a general during Later Silla's period of decline. Thus began the Later Three Kingdoms

Later Three Kingdoms

The Later Three Kingdoms of Korea consisted of Silla, Hubaekje , and Hugoguryeo . The latter two were viewed as heirs to the earlier Three Kingdoms of Korea, which had been united by Silla, even though Hugoguryeo has little to do with Goguryeo...

period. Hubaekje met its downfall at the hands of Gyeon Hwon

Gyeon Hwon

Gyeon 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...

himself, who later led the Goryeo

Goryeo

The 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...

armies alongside Emperor Taejo of Goryeo

Taejo of Goryeo

Taejo 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:...

to capture Singeom

Singeom

Singeom was the second and final king of Hubaekje, one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea. He came to the throne after conspiring with his two brothers, Yanggeom and Yonggeom, to overthrow their father Gyeon Hwon and kill the anointed heir, their younger half-brother Geumgang.The brothers...

, the prince of Hubaekje

Hubaekje

, who had betrayed Gyeon Hwon.

#	Personal name Personal name A personal name is the proper name identifying an individual person, and today usually comprises a given name bestowed at birth or at a young age plus a surname. It is nearly universal for a human to have a name; except in rare cases, for example feral children growing up in isolation, or infants...		Period of reign
#	Westernized	Hangul/Hanja	Period of reign
1	Gyeon Hwon Gyeon Hwon Gyeon 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...	견훤 甄萱	900-935
2	Singeom Singeom Singeom was the second and final king of Hubaekje, one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea. He came to the throne after conspiring with his two brothers, Yanggeom and Yonggeom, to overthrow their father Gyeon Hwon and kill the anointed heir, their younger half-brother Geumgang.The brothers...	신검 神劍	935-936

Later Goguryeo

Later Goguryeo (901-918), also known as Ma-jin or Taebong, was established by Gung-ye, an outcast prince of Silla. Gung-Ye joined General Yang-Gil's rebellion, and rose through the ranks. He eventually assassinated Yang-Gil and established a new kingdom, naming it Later Goguryeo. Gung-Ye turned out to be a tyrant, and was overthrown by his generals, opening the way for General Wang Geon, who established Goryeo

Goryeo

#	Personal name Personal name A personal name is the proper name identifying an individual person, and today usually comprises a given name bestowed at birth or at a young age plus a surname. It is nearly universal for a human to have a name; except in rare cases, for example feral children growing up in isolation, or infants...		Period of reign	Era name Korean era name Korean era names were used during the period of Silla, Goguryeo, Balhae, Taebong, Goryeo, Joseon, and the Korean Empire. Dangun-giwon, the era name originating from the foundation of Gojoseon is also widely used in Korea as an indication of long civilisation of Korea.-Goguryeo:#Yeongnak Korean era... (年號)
#	Westernized	Hangul/Hanja	Period of reign	Westernized	Hangul/Hanja
1	Gung-ye	궁예 弓裔	901-918	Mutae Seongchaek Sudeok-Manse Jeong-gae	무태 (武泰) 성책 (聖冊) 수덕만세 (水德萬歲) 정개 (政開)

Goryeo

(918-1392) was ruled by the Wang Dynasty. The first ruler had the temple name

Temple name

Taejo, which means "great progenitor", and was applied to the first kings of both Goryeo and Joseon

Joseon Dynasty

Joseon , was a Korean state founded by Taejo Yi Seong-gye that lasted for approximately five centuries. It was founded in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo at what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul...

, as they were also the founders of the Wang and Yi Dynasties respectively. Starting with Gwangjong

Gwangjong of Goryeo

Gwangjong was the fourth emperor of Goryeo.Goryeo met the time of change by ascending of Gwangjong. At his early stage as ruler, he maintained a passive attitude to nobles. However, he became more and more drastic. Choi Seung-Ro said that his regime can be divided into three parts. First is the...

, rulers of Goryeo styled themselves emperors, with the first three rulers elevated to that title posthumously. With the Mongol conquest, however, the title of the ruler was demoted to a king, or "Wang."

The next twenty-three kings (until Wonjong

Wonjong of Goryeo

Wonjong of Goryeo was the 24th ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He ascended to the throne with the help of Kublai Khan...

) are also referred to by their temple names, ending in jong. Beginning with Chungnyeol

Chungnyeol of Goryeo

Chungnyeol of Goryeo was the 25th ruler of the medieval Korean kingdom of Goryeo. He was the son of Wonjong, his predecessor on the throne....

(the twenty-fifth king), all the remaining kings of Goryeo had the title Wang ("King") as part of their temple names. Era names are in bracket where available

#	Personal name Personal name A personal name is the proper name identifying an individual person, and today usually comprises a given name bestowed at birth or at a young age plus a surname. It is nearly universal for a human to have a name; except in rare cases, for example feral children growing up in isolation, or infants...		Period of reign	Courtesy Name (C)/ Mongol name (M) / Pseudonym Pseudonym A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym... (Ps)		Temple name Temple name Temple names are commonly used when naming most Chinese, Korean , and Vietnamese royalty. They should not be confused with era names. Compared to posthumous names, the use of temple names is more exclusive... (廟號) (T) / Posthumous name Posthumous name A posthumous name is an honorary name given to royalty, nobles, and sometimes others, in East Asia after the person's death, and is used almost exclusively instead of one's personal name or other official titles during his life... (諡號) (P)		Era name Korean era name Korean era names were used during the period of Silla, Goguryeo, Balhae, Taebong, Goryeo, Joseon, and the Korean Empire. Dangun-giwon, the era name originating from the foundation of Gojoseon is also widely used in Korea as an indication of long civilisation of Korea.-Goguryeo:#Yeongnak Korean era... (年號)
#	Westernized	Hangul/Hanja	Period of reign	Westernized	Hangul/Hanja	Westernized	Hangul/Hanja	Westernized	Hangul/Hanja
1	Wang Geon	왕건 王建	918–943	Yakcheon (C)	약천 若天 (C)	Taejo Taejo of Goryeo Taejo 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:...	태조 太祖 (T)	Cheonsu	천수 天授
2	Wang Mu	왕무 王武	943–945	Sunggeon (C)	승건 承乾 (C)	Hyejong Hyejong of Goryeo Hyejong of Goryeo 　惠宗　 was the second monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was preceded by Emperor Taejo and succeeded by Jeongjong I of Goryeo.-Early life:...	혜종 惠宗 (T)
3	Wang Yo	왕요 王堯	945–949	Cheon-ui (C)	천의 (C)	Jeongjong Jeongjong I of Goryeo Jeonjong of Goryeo was the third monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of Emperor Taejo, the founder of the kingdom, and was born more than a decade before Goryeo was formally established...	정종 定宗 (T)
4	Wang So	왕소 王昭	949–975	Ilhwa (C)	일화 日華 (C)	Gwangjong Gwangjong of Goryeo Gwangjong was the fourth emperor of Goryeo.Goryeo met the time of change by ascending of Gwangjong. At his early stage as ruler, he maintained a passive attitude to nobles. However, he became more and more drastic. Choi Seung-Ro said that his regime can be divided into three parts. First is the...	광종 光宗 (T)	Gwangdeok Junpung	광덕 (光德) 준풍 (峻豊)
5	Wang Yu	왕유 王伷	975–981	Jangmin (C)	장민 長民 (C)	Gyeongjong Gyeongjong of Goryeo Gyeongjong of Goryeo was the fifth ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the eldest son of Gwangjong, and was confirmed as Crown Prince in the year of his birth....	경종 景宗 (T)
6	Wang Chi	왕치 王治	981–997	On-go (C)	온고 溫古 (C)	Seongjong Seongjong of Goryeo Seongjong of Goryeo was the sixth monarch of the medieval Korean kingdom Goryeo. He was the second son of Daejong, and a grandson of Emperor Taejo. He ascended the throne after Gyeongjong stepped down....	성종 成宗 (T)
7	Wang Song	왕송 王誦	997–1009	Hyosin (C)	효신 孝伸 (C)	Mokjong Mokjong of Goryeo Mokjong of Goryeo was the seventh ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea.-Reign:Mokjong is known for his reform of the Jeonsigwa , and for a plot by his mother, Queen Honae and Kim Chi-yang to overthrow him...	목종 穆宗 (T)
8	Wang Sun	왕순 王詢	1009–1031	Anse (C)	안세 安世 (C)	Hyeonjong Hyeonjong of Goryeo Hyeonjong of Goryeo was the 8th ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was a grandson of Emperor Taejo. He was appointed by the military leader Gang Jo, whom the previous Emperor Mokjong had called upon to destroy a plot by Kim Chi-yang.In 1010, The Khitan attacked again during an internal...	현종 顯宗 (T)
9	Wang Heum	왕흠 王欽	1031–1034	Wonryang (C)	원량 元良 (C)	Deokjong Deokjong of Goryeo Deokjong of Goryeo was the 9th ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. The son of Hyeonjong, he was confirmed as Crown Prince in 1022...	덕종 德宗 (T)
10	Wang Hyeong	왕형 王亨	1034–1046	Sinjo (C)	신조 申照 (C)	Jeongjong Jeongjong II of Goryeo Jeongjong of Goryeo was the 10th ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of Hyeonjong, and the younger brother of Deokjong...	정종 靖宗 (T)
11	Wang Hwi	왕휘 王徽	1046–1083	Chok-yu (C)	촉유 燭幽 (C)	Munjong Munjong of Goryeo Munjong was the 11th monarch of the Goryeo that ruled Korea from 1046 to 1083.Emperor Munjong was born in 1019 and reigned from 1046 until his death in 1083. During his reign, the central government of Goryeo gained complete authority and power over local lords. Munjong and later emperors...	문종 文宗 (T)
12	Wang Hun	왕훈 王勳	1083	Uigong (C)	의공 義恭 (C)	Sunjong Sunjong of Goryeo Sunjong of Goryeo was briefly the 12th ruler of Goryeo. He was the eldest son of Munjong and the older brother of Seonjong. He had been confirmed as heir to the throne in 1054. However, he died within a year of his ascension in 1083....	순종 順宗 (T)
13	Wang Un	왕운 王運	1083–1094	Gyecheon (C)	계천 繼天 (C)	Seonjong Seonjong of Goryeo Seonjong of Goryeo was the 13th emperor of Goryeo. He's the second son of Empress Inye and born in September, 1049. He was sealed as marquis of Gukwon in March, 1056. Harmony of Confucism and Buddhism made his political statue very stable...	선종 宣宗 (T)
14	Wang Uk	왕욱 王昱	1094–1095			Heonjong Heonjong of Goryeo Heonjong of Goryeo was the fourteenth monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the eldest son of king Seonjong. According to the Goryeosa, he was a bright child and excelled in writing by the age of 9....	헌종 獻宗 (T)
15	Wang Hui	왕희 王熙	1095–1105	Cheonsang (C)	천상 天常 (C)	Sukjong Sukjong of Goryeo Sukjong of Goryeo was the 15th ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the younger brother of Sunjong. He married Myeongui, the daughter of Yu Hong....	숙종 肅宗 (T)
16	Wang U	왕우 王俁	1105–1122	Semin (C)	세민 世民 (C)	Yejong Yejong of Goryeo Yejong of Goryeo was the 16th monarch of the Korean Goryeo dynasty.-Biography:He was the eldest son of king Sukjong and Queen Myeongui...	예종 睿宗 (T)
17	Wang Hae	왕해 王楷	1122–1146	Inpyo (C)	인표 仁表 (C)	Injong Injong of Goryeo Injong of Goryeo was the 17th monarch of the Korean Goryeo dynasty. He was the eldest son of king Yejong and Empress Sundeok....	인종 仁宗 (T)
18	Wang Hyeon	왕현 王晛	1146–1170	Ilsung (C)	일승 日升 (C)	Uijong Uijong of Goryeo Emperor Uijong of Goryeo was the 18th monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He honored his advisors with many ceremonies but hated the warriors, often forcing them to participate in martial arts competitions for the entertainment of himself and the civil officials, as well as assigning them...	의종 毅宗 (T)
19	Wang Ho	왕호 王皓	1170–1197	Jidan (C)	지단 之旦 (C)	Myeongjong Myeongjong of Goryeo King Myeongjong was monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the third son of Emperor Injong.Although it was intended that Injong's second son should succeed his father, he was assassinated because Jeong Jung-bu feared that he might become a threat to him in the future...	명종 明宗 (T)
20	Wang Tak	왕탁 王晫	1197–1204	Jihwa (C)	지화 至華 (C)	Sinjong Sinjong of Goryeo King Sinjong of Goryeo was the twentieth monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. The fifth son of King Injong, Sinjong took the throne after his brother King Myeongjong was sent into exile by Choe Chungheon....	신종 神宗 (T)
21	Wang Yeong	왕영 王韺	1204–1211	Bulpi (C)	불피 不陂 (C)	Huijong Huijong of Goryeo Huijong of Goryeo was the 21st Emperor of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea and the only son of Emperor Sinjong.It is said of Huijong that if he were to have grown old he would have made a great Emperor...	희종 熙宗 (T)
22	Wang O	왕오/왕숙/왕정 王晶/王璹/王貞	1211–1213	Daehwa (C)	대화 大華 (C)	Gangjong Gangjong of Goryeo Gangjong was the 22nd ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the eldest son of King Myeongjong. His mother was Queen Gwangjeong, a Kim, and his wife was Queen Wondeok, a Yu and the daughter of Sin An-hu....	강종 康宗 (T)
23	Wang Cheol	왕철 王澈	1213–1259	Cheon-u (C)	천우 天祐 (C)	Gojong Gojong of Goryeo Gojong of Goryeo was the twenty-third ruler of Goryeo in present-day Korea. Gojong's reign was marked by prolonged conflict with the Mongol Empire, which sought to conquer Goryeo, ending only when the kingdom was finally vassalized in 1259...	고종 高宗 (T)
24	Wang Sik	왕식 王倎	1259–1274	Ilsin (C)	일신 日新 (C)	Wonjong Wonjong of Goryeo Wonjong of Goryeo was the 24th ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He ascended to the throne with the help of Kublai Khan...	원종 元宗 (T)
25	Wang Geo	왕거 王椹	1274–1308			Chungryeol Chungnyeol of Goryeo Chungnyeol of Goryeo was the 25th ruler of the medieval Korean kingdom of Goryeo. He was the son of Wonjong, his predecessor on the throne....	충렬왕 忠烈王 (P)
26	Wang Jang	왕장 王璋	1308–1313	Jungang (C)	중앙 仲昻 (C)	Chungseon Chungseon of Goryeo Chungseon of Goryeo was the 26th king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He is sometimes known by his Mongolian name, Ijirbuga. Adept at calligraphy and painting, rather than politics, he generally preferred the life of the Yuan capital Beijing to that of the Goryeo capital Kaesong...	충선왕 忠宣王 (P)
27	Wang Man	왕만 王燾	1313–1330 1332–1339	Uihyo (C)	의효 (C)	Chungsuk Chungsuk of Goryeo King Chungsuk was king of the Goryeo , from 1313 to 1330 and again from 1332 to 1339.In 1314 King Chungseon passed the throne to his son Chungsuk. In 1321 Chungsuk fathered his son Chunghye. This prompted the previous crown prince of Goryeo, Öljeitü, to establish an alliance with King Sidibala, and...	충숙왕 忠肅王 (P)
28	Wang Jeong	왕정 王禎	1330–1332 1339–1344	Botapsilli (M)	보탑실리 普塔失里 (M)	Chunghye Chunghye of Goryeo Chunghye of Goryeo was the 28th king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was remembered in the Goryeosa for his licentious lifestyle, particularly his habit of abducting, raping, and killing women. Chunghye was the son of King Chungsuk and Queen Myeongdeok, a Hong...	충혜왕 忠惠王 (P)
29	Wang Heun	왕흔 王昕	1344–1348	Palsamataaji (M)	팔사마타아지 八思麻朶兒只 (M)	Chungmok Chungmok of Goryeo Chungmok of Goryeo was the 29th king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the eldest son of King Chunghye, and his mother was Princess Deongnyeong. Chungmok bore the title wang, which means "king" but also signified Goryeo's submission to the Yuan Dynasty emperor...	충목왕 忠穆王 (P)
30	Wang Jeo	왕저 王蚳	1348–1351	Misagamtaaji (M)	미사감타아지 迷思監朶兒只 (M)	Chungjeong Chungjeong of Goryeo Chungjeong of Goryeo was the 30th ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He ruled at a time when the country was under the close control of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, and was enthroned by imperial edict at the age of 12...	충정왕 忠靖王 (P)
31	Wang Jeon	왕전 王祺	1351–1374	Bayantemureu (M) Ijae / Ikdang (Ps)	바얀테무르 伯顔帖木兒 (M) 이재 / 익당 (Ps)	Gongmin Gongmin of Goryeo King Gongmin ruled Goryeo Dynasty Korea from 1351 until 1374.he was the second son of King Chungsuk. In addition to his various Korean names , he bore the Mongolian name Bayàn Temür .-Early life:...	공민왕 恭愍王 (P)
32	Wang U	왕우 王禑	1374–1388			U U of Goryeo U of Goryeo ruled Goryeo from 1374 until 1388.-Cultural background:In the thirteenth century, Mongol forces had advanced into China, and established the Yuan Dynasty in 1271...	우왕 禑王 (P)
33	Wang Chang	왕창 王昌	1388–1389			Chang Chang of Goryeo Chang of Goryeo was the 33rd and youngest ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the son of his predecessor, King U. U was forced from power after Yi Seonggye mutinied in 1388, and Chang was put on the throne in his stead...	창왕 昌王 (P)
34	Wang Yo	왕요 王瑤	1389–1392			Gongyang Gongyang of Goryeo Gongyang of Goryeo was the 34th and final ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was deposed by Yi Seonggye, who then established the Joseon Dynasty....	공양왕 恭讓王 (P)

Joseon

Joseon Dynasty

(1392–1897) followed Goryeo. In 1897, when Joseon became the Korean Empire

Korean Empire

The Greater Korean Empire was an empire of Korea that succeeded the Joseon Dynasty.In October 1897, Emperor Gojong proclaimed the new entity at Gyeongungung Palace and oversaw the partially successful modernization of the military, economy, land system, education system, and various industries...

, some of the Joseon kings were posthumously raised to the rank of emperors.

Joseon monarchs had temple name

Temple name

s ending in jo or jong. Jo was given to the first kings/emperors of new lines within the dynasty, with the first king/emperor having the special name (Taejo

Taejo of Joseon

Taejo of Joseon , born Yi Seong-gye, whose changed name is Yi Dan, was the founder and the first king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, and the main figure in overthrowing the Goryeo Dynasty...

), which means "great progenitor" (see also Goryeo). Jong was given to all other kings/emperors.

Two kings, Yeonsangun

Yeonsangun of Joseon

Yeonsan-gun , born Yi Yung, was the 10th king of Korea's Joseon Dynasty. He was the eldest son of Seongjong by his second wife, Lady Yoon. He is often considered the worst tyrant in Joseon Dynasty, notorious for launching two bloody purges of the seonbi elite...

and Gwanghaegun

Gwanghaegun of Joseon

Gwanghaegun or Prince Gwanghae was the fifteenth king of the Joseon Dynasty. His personal name was Yi Hon. Since he was deposed in a coup, later official historians did not give him a temple name like Taejo or Sejong...

, were not given temple names after their reigns ended.

Each monarch had a posthumous name

Posthumous name

that included either the title Wang ("King"), Hwangje ("Emperor"), Daewang ("King X the Great"), or Daeje ("Emperor X the Great"). For the sake of consistency, the title "King/Emperor" has been added to each monarch's temple name in the list below.

#	Portrait	Personal name Personal name A personal name is the proper name identifying an individual person, and today usually comprises a given name bestowed at birth or at a young age plus a surname. It is nearly universal for a human to have a name; except in rare cases, for example feral children growing up in isolation, or infants...		Period of reign	Korean era name Korean era name Korean era names were used during the period of Silla, Goguryeo, Balhae, Taebong, Goryeo, Joseon, and the Korean Empire. Dangun-giwon, the era name originating from the foundation of Gojoseon is also widely used in Korea as an indication of long civilisation of Korea.-Goguryeo:#Yeongnak Korean era...		Temple name Temple name Temple names are commonly used when naming most Chinese, Korean , and Vietnamese royalty. They should not be confused with era names. Compared to posthumous names, the use of temple names is more exclusive... (廟號)
#	Portrait	Westernized	Hangul/Hanja	Period of reign	Westernized	Hangul/Hanja	Westernized	Hangul/Hanja
1		Yi Seong-gye	이성계/이단 李成桂/李旦	1392–1398			Taejo Taejo of Joseon Taejo of Joseon , born Yi Seong-gye, whose changed name is Yi Dan, was the founder and the first king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, and the main figure in overthrowing the Goryeo Dynasty...	태조 太祖 (T)
2		Yi Bang-gwa	이방과 李芳果	1398–1400			Jeongjong Jeongjong of Joseon King Jeongjong of Joseon , born Yi Bang-gwa, whose changed name is Yi Gyeong, was the second king of Joseon Dynasty . He was the second son of the founder and first king of the dynasty, King Taejo of Joseon....	정종 定宗 (T)
3		Yi Bang-won	이방원 李芳遠	1400–1418			Taejong Taejong of Joseon King Taejong was the third king of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea and the father of King Sejong the Great.-Founding of Joseon:...	태종 太宗(T)
4		Yi Do	이도 李祹	1418–1450			Sejong the Great	세종 世宗(T)
5		Yi Hyang	이향 李珦	1450–1452			Munjong Munjong of Joseon King Munjong was the fifth King of the Joseon Dynasty, who ruled Korea from 1450 to 1452. He was the eldest son of King Sejong the Great, and succeeded him in 1450, but died of disease two years later. He was succeeded by his son, Danjong of Joseon.Most of Munjong's achievements were performed...	문종 文宗 (T)
6		Yi Hong-wi	이홍위 李弘緯	1452–1455			Danjong Danjong of Joseon Danjong of Joseon was the sixth king of the Joseon Dynasty.Danjong succeeded his father, Munjong of Joseon, at the age of 12...	단종 端宗 (T)
7		Yi Yu	이유 李瑈	1455–1468			Sejo Sejo of Joseon Sejo of Joseon was the seventh king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He produced a coup d'etat and became king himself in 1455.-Reign:...	세조 世祖 (T)
8		Yi Gwang	이광 李晄	1468–1469			Yejong Yejong of Joseon Yejong of Joseon was the 8th king of the Joseon Dynasty Korea. He succeeded his father, King Sejo in 1468, but was too physically ill to govern, and died a year later....	예종 睿宗 (T)
9		Yi Hyeol	이혈 李娎	1469–1494			Seongjong Seongjong of Joseon Seongjong of Joseon was the ninth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He succeeded King Yejong in 1469 and ruled until 1494.-Reign:...	성종 成宗(T)
10		Yi Yung	이융 李隆	1494–1506			Yeonsangun Yeonsangun of Joseon Yeonsan-gun , born Yi Yung, was the 10th king of Korea's Joseon Dynasty. He was the eldest son of Seongjong by his second wife, Lady Yoon. He is often considered the worst tyrant in Joseon Dynasty, notorious for launching two bloody purges of the seonbi elite...	연산군 燕山君
11		Yi Yeok	이역 李懌	1506–1544			Jungjong Jungjong of Joseon Jungjong of Joseon , born Yi Yeok, ruled during the 16th century in what is now Korea. He succeeded his half-brother, Yeonsangun, because of the latter's tyranical misrule, which culminated in a coup placing Jungjong on the throne.-Jo Gwang-jo's reforms:On the day Yeonsangun was deposed, soldiers...	중종 中宗 (T)
12		Yi Ho	이호 李峼	1544–1545			Injong Injong of Joseon King Injong of Joseon was the 12th king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. His father was King Jungjong, and his mother was Queen Janggyeong, whose brother was Yun Im...	인종 仁宗 (T)
13		Yi Hwan	이환 李峘	1545–1567			Myeongjong Myeongjong of Joseon King Myeongjong was the 13th king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of Jungjong, and his mother was Queen Munjeong, who was Jungjong's third queen....	명종 明宗 (T)
14		Yi Yeon	이연 李蚣	1567–1608			Seonjo Seonjo of Joseon King Seonjo ruled in Korea between 1567 and 1608. He was the fourteenth king of the Joseon Dynasty. He is known for encouraging Confucianism and renovating state affairs at the beginning of his reign, although political chaos and his incompetent leadership during the Japanese invasions of Korea...	선조 宣祖 (T)
15		Yi Hon	이혼 李琿	1608–1623			Gwanghaegun Gwanghaegun of Joseon Gwanghaegun or Prince Gwanghae was the fifteenth king of the Joseon Dynasty. His personal name was Yi Hon. Since he was deposed in a coup, later official historians did not give him a temple name like Taejo or Sejong...	광해군 光海君
16		Yi Jong	이종 李倧	1623–1649			Injo Injo of Joseon Injo of Joseon was the sixteenth king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty. He was the grandson of Seonjo, son of Grandprince Jeongwon...	인조 仁祖 (T)
17		Yi Ho	이호 李淏	1649–1659			Hyojong Hyojong of Joseon King Hyojong was the seventeenth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea from 1649 to 1659. He is best known for his plan for expedition to Manchu Qing dynasty and his campaigns against the Russian Empire by the request of Qing Dynasty...	효종 孝宗(T)
18		Yi Yeon	이연 李棩	1659–1674			Hyeonjong Hyeonjong of Joseon King Hyeonjong of Joseon was the 18th monarch of the Korean Joseon Dynasty, reigning from 1659 to 1675. His reign was mostly marked by heavy conflict among nation's political factions on various issues, especially on funeral issues.-Background:...	현종 顯宗 (T)
19		Yi Sun	이순 李焞	1674–1720			Sukjong Sukjong of Joseon Sukjong was the 19th king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea from 1674 to 1720.- Biography :King Sukjong was born on 15 August 1661 to King Hyeonjong and Queen Myeongseong at Changdeok Palace. His given name was Yi Sun...	숙종 肅宗 (T)
20		Yi Yun	이윤 李昀	1720–1724			Gyeongjong Gyeongjong of Joseon Gyeongjong was the 20th king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He was the son of Sukjong by Jang Hui-bin.In 1690, Gyeongjong's designation as heir to the throne precipitated a struggle between the Noron and the Soron faction, which supported Gyeongjong of Joseon...	경종 景宗 (T)
21		Yi Geum	이금 李昑	1724–1776			Yeongjo Yeongjo of Joseon Yeongjo was the twenty-first king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty. He was the second son of Sukjong by Lady Suk-bin of the Choi clan , succeeded his older brother Gyeongjong.-Reign:...	영조 英祖 (T)
22		Yi San	이산 李祘	1776–1800			Jeongjo Jeongjo of Joseon King Jeongjo was the 22nd ruler of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He made various attempts to reform and improve the nation of Joseon. He was preceded by his grandfather King Yeongjo and succeeded by his son King Sunjo...	정조 正祖 (T)
23		Yi Gong	이공 李蚣	1800–1834			Sunjo Sunjo of Joseon Sunjo was the 23rd king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty.He was born His Royal Highness Prince Yi Gong, the 2nd son of King Jeongjo by his concubine, Lady Subin....	순조 純祖 (T)
24		Yi Hwan	이환 李奐	1834–1849			Heonjong Heonjong of Joseon Heonjong of Joseon was the 24th king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He was the grandson of Sunjo, and his mother was Queen Sinjeong of the Pungyang Jo clan. His father was Prince Munjo, posthumously named Ikjong, who died at the age of 21 before becoming king. Heonjong was born three-years before...	헌종 憲宗 (T)
25		Yi Byeon	이변 李昪	1849–1863			Cheoljong Cheoljong of Joseon King Cheoljong was the 25th king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty.-Background:At the beginning of the 19th century, the Andong Kim clan, who had provided the Joseon state with several queens, had seized power almost everywhere in Korea. The social stagnation that resulted was a breeding ground for...	철종 哲宗 (T)
26		Yi Myeong-bok	이명복 李命福	1863–1897 (1897–1907)*	Gaeguk Geonyang Gwangmu	개국 (開國) 건양 (建陽) 광무 (光武)	Gojong*	고종 高宗 (T)
27		Yi Cheok	이척 李拓	(1907–1910)*	Yunghui	융희 (隆熙)	Sunjong*	순종 純宗 (T)

* see Korean Empire

Korean Empire

section

Korean Empire

In 1897, Joseon Dynasty became Korean Empire

Korean Empire

, which was lasted until 1910. Technically, the emperors should be referred to by their era names rather than their temple name

Temple name

s, but the latter are commonly used.

#	Portrait	Personal name Personal name A personal name is the proper name identifying an individual person, and today usually comprises a given name bestowed at birth or at a young age plus a surname. It is nearly universal for a human to have a name; except in rare cases, for example feral children growing up in isolation, or infants...		Period of reign	Korean era name Korean era name Korean era names were used during the period of Silla, Goguryeo, Balhae, Taebong, Goryeo, Joseon, and the Korean Empire. Dangun-giwon, the era name originating from the foundation of Gojoseon is also widely used in Korea as an indication of long civilisation of Korea.-Goguryeo:#Yeongnak Korean era...		Temple name Temple name Temple names are commonly used when naming most Chinese, Korean , and Vietnamese royalty. They should not be confused with era names. Compared to posthumous names, the use of temple names is more exclusive... (廟號)
#	Portrait	Westernized	Hangul/Hanja	Period of reign	Westernized	Hangul/Hanja	Westernized	Hangul/Hanja
1		Yi Myeong bok	이명복 李命福	1897–1907	Gwangmu	광무 光武	Gojong	고종 高宗 (T)
2		Yi Cheok	이척 李拓	1907–1910	Yunghui	융희 隆熙	Sunjong	순종 純宗 (T)

Gojoseon

Wiman Joseon

Buyeo

Eastern Buyeo

Later Buyeo

Goguryeo

Baekje

Silla

Unified Silla

Gaya confederacy

Geumgwan Gaya

Daegaya

Balhae

Later Baekje

Later Goguryeo

Goryeo

Joseon

Korean Empire

See also