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Queen Seondeok 선덕왕 善德王 | |||||||||
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Queen of Silla | |||||||||
Reign | 632–647 (15 years) | ||||||||
Coronation | 632 | ||||||||
Predecessor | Jinpyeong of Silla | ||||||||
Successor | Jindeok of Silla | ||||||||
Born | c. 580~610 | ||||||||
Died | 20 February [O.S. 17 February] 647 8th day of the 1st lunar month of the 14th year of Inpyeong 仁平14年正月8日 (인평14년 정월 8일) Silla | ||||||||
Burial | Seondeogyeowangneung, Gyeongju, South Korea | ||||||||
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Father | Jinpyeong of Silla | ||||||||
Mother | Queen Maya of Silla |
Queen Seondeok of Silla | |
Hunminjeongeum | 선덕여왕, also 선덕왕 |
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Hanja | 善德女王, also 善德王 |
Revised Romanization | Seondeok yeowang, also Seondeok wang |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏndŏk yŏwang, also Sŏndŏk wang |
Queen Seondeok (Korean: 선덕여왕 Korean pronunciation: [sʌn.dʌk jʌ.waŋ]; c. 580 or 610 – 20 February [O.S. 17 February] 647; 8th day of the 1st lunar month of the 14th year of Inpyeong [인평 14년 정월 8일; 仁平14年正月8日]) reigned as Queen Regnant of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, from 632 to 647.[3] She was Silla's twenty-seventh ruler, and its first reigning queen. She was the second female sovereign in recorded East Asian history and encouraged a renaissance in thought, literature, and the arts in Silla.[4] In the Samguk sagi, Queen Seondeok was described as "generous, benevolent, wise, and smart".[5] According to the Legend of Jigwi, she was also beautiful.[6] She developed Buddhist culture, selected great talent, and established diplomacy with the Tang dynasty, laying the foundation for the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.[7] Queen Seondeok is known as a wise and kind monarch, making her one of the most prominent monarchs in Korean history.
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