Hyeokgeose of Silla

Hyeokgeose
혁거세
赫居世
Geoseokan
Portrait of Hyeokgeose
Ruler of Silla
Tenure57 BC – 4 AD
PredecessorNone
SuccessorNamhae
Born69 BC
Died4 AD (aged 73)
Burial
SpouseLady Aryeong
IssueNamhae of Silla
Names
Bak Hyeokgeose
Era name and dates
Three Kingdoms: 57 BC – 668 AD
DynastySilla Dynasty
MotherLady Saso
Hyeokgeose of Silla
Hunminjeongeum
박혁거세 거서간
Hanja
朴赫居世居西干
Revised RomanizationBak Hyeokgeose Geoseogan
McCune–ReischauerPak Hyŏkkŏse Kŏsŏgan

Hyeokgeose (69 BC – 4 AD, r. 57 BC–4 AD), also known by his personal full name as Bak (Park, Pak) Hyeokgeose (朴赫居世), was the founding monarch of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the progenitor of all Bak (Park) clans in Korea.


Developed by StudentB