Aejang of Silla - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Aejang of Silla (r. 800–809) was the 40th ruler of 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 kingdom of Silla

Silla

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

. He was the eldest son of 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...

and Queen Gyehwa. He married a lady of 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...

clan.

In 802, Aejang had the great temple of Haeinsa

Haeinsa

Haeinsa is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism in the Gaya Mountains , South Gyeongsang Province South Korea...

built on Gayasan. In 803, he formed an alliance with Wa

Wa (Japan)

Japanese is the oldest recorded name of Japan. Chinese, Korean, and Japanese scribes regularly wrote Wa or Yamato "Japan" with the Chinese character 倭 until the 8th century, when the Japanese found fault with it, replacing it with 和 "harmony, peace, balance".- Historical references :The earliest...

. In 806, he forbade the building of new temples. In 809, he was slain by his uncle Kim Eon-seung

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....

, who had been regent and took the throne for himself.

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