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Yuri of Silla (?-57, r. 24-57) was the third king of Silla
Silla

Silla was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, and the longest sustaining dynasty in Asian history. Although it was founded by King Bak Hyeokgeose of Silla, who is also known to be the originator of the Korean family name Park , the dynasty was to see the Kyungju Kim clan hold rule for most of its 992-year history....
, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea
Three Kingdoms of Korea

The Three Kingdoms of Korea refer to the ancient Korean empire of Goguryeo, and kingdom of Baekje and Silla, which dominated the Korean peninsula and parts of Manchuria for much of the 1st millennium CE....
. He is commonly called Yuri Isageum.

descendent of Silla's founder Hyeokgeose, his surname was Park
Park (Korean name)

Park or Pak is a common Korean name, whose origin goes back to King Hyeokgeose of Silla, the founder of the Silla dynasty in 57 BCE.When written with a Chinese character , it uses a character that means "sincere," "simple" and "unadorned." When the case is based on the surname, it means plain....
.

His title was Isageum, also recorded as Ijilgeum or Chijilgeum. This title is a change from Geoseogan (the first king Hyeokgeose) and Chachaung (second king Namhae
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....
). The actual Silla word is thought to be Itgeum .






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Yuri of Silla (?-57, r. 24-57) was the third king of Silla
Silla

Silla was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, and the longest sustaining dynasty in Asian history. Although it was founded by King Bak Hyeokgeose of Silla, who is also known to be the originator of the Korean family name Park , the dynasty was to see the Kyungju Kim clan hold rule for most of its 992-year history....
, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea
Three Kingdoms of Korea

The Three Kingdoms of Korea refer to the ancient Korean empire of Goguryeo, and kingdom of Baekje and Silla, which dominated the Korean peninsula and parts of Manchuria for much of the 1st millennium CE....
. He is commonly called Yuri Isageum.

Name

As a descendent of Silla's founder Hyeokgeose, his surname was Park
Park (Korean name)

Park or Pak is a common Korean name, whose origin goes back to King Hyeokgeose of Silla, the founder of the Silla dynasty in 57 BCE.When written with a Chinese character , it uses a character that means "sincere," "simple" and "unadorned." When the case is based on the surname, it means plain....
.

His title was Isageum, also recorded as Ijilgeum or Chijilgeum. This title is a change from Geoseogan (the first king Hyeokgeose) and Chachaung (second king Namhae
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....
). The actual Silla word is thought to be Itgeum . Imgeum is the modern Korean word for "King".

Background

Yuri was the son of Silla's second ruler, Namhae
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....
, and his queen Lady Unje. It is unclear how many siblings Namhae had, but he did have a sister. This sister, Princess Ani, was married to a non-Sillan man named Talhae, who originated from an island nation called Tapana. Talhae became a very highly ranked official and Namhae seemed to prefer him as successor instead of his son. This is revealed on Namhae's deathbed, but Talhae insists that the prince's rise to the throne would be righteous and allowed Yuri to become the next ruler of Silla.

Reign

According to 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 King Injong and undertaken by the government official and historian Kim Busik and a team of junior scholars....
, the principal source for events of this period, Yuri centralized rule over the aristocracy by turning the six tribes into six official administrative divisions of Silla. He is said to have granted surnames to each of the clans: Yi
Lee (Korean name)

Lee is the common English spelling of wikt:? , a common Korean name. The proper pronunciation of the name in South Korea is "E" as in the letter in English....
, Choe, Son
Son (Korean name)

Son or Sohn is a common Korean family name. As of 2000, there 415,182 people by this surname in South Korea....
, Jeong, Bae, and Seol. He is also said to have created 17 bureaucratic rank levels. However, modern scholars doubt that these occurred so early in Silla's development.

Silla was attacked by Lelang commandery
Lelang Commandery

Lelang was one of the China commanderies which was kept in the Korean Peninsula over 400 years until Goguryeo conquered it in 313 A.D....
 and other tribes, but made peace with Maekguk (probably Dongye
Dongye

Dongye was a state which occupied portions of the northeastern Korean peninsula from roughly 150 BCE to around 400 CE. It bordered Goguryeo and Okjeo to the north, Jinhan confederacy to the south, and China's Lelang Commandery to the west....
, present-day Chuncheon
Chuncheon

Chuncheon is the capital of Gangwon-do Province, South Korea. The city lies in the northeast of the country, located in a basin formed by the Soyang River and Han River ....
). The Samguk Sagi records that Silla conquered Iseoguk (present-day Cheongdo), but this appears to be a mistaken recording of an Yurye
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 Jobun of Silla, but his mother was a Park and a descendant of Bak Hyeokgeose....
-era event.

During Yuri's reign, the Silla people celebrated a holiday during the 15th day of the 8th month, where two teams of women would compete in a contest. The losers of the contest would have to prepare songpyeon
Songpyeon

Songpyeon is a traditional Korean food made from glutinous rice. It is a variety of tteok, consisting of small rice cakes traditionally eaten during the Korean autumn festival, Chuseok....
, rice cakes, meats, fruits, and other food, shared by everyone in a feast. This is said to have been the origin of the modern Korean holiday Chuseok
Chuseok

Chuseok, originally known as Hangawi , is a major harvest festival and a three-day holiday in Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar....
.

Also during Yuri Isageum's reign was the rise of 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....
 as a military power in the region. Silla was under constant rivalry with Baekje already, but Gaya in the middle was even more of a direct threat.

Succession

Yuri Isageum had two sons, but his dying words were to make his brother-in-law, Seok Talhae, his successor to the throne. Yuri Isageum died in 57 AD after 34 years of reign.

See also

  • Three Kingdoms of Korea
    Three Kingdoms of Korea

    The Three Kingdoms of Korea refer to the ancient Korean empire of Goguryeo, and kingdom of Baekje and Silla, which dominated the Korean peninsula and parts of Manchuria for much of the 1st millennium CE....
  • Rulers of Korea
  • List of Korea-related topics
    List of Korea-related topics

    This is a list of articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. For help on how to use this list, see the #Introduction below....
  • Proto-Three Kingdoms of Korea
    Proto-Three Kingdoms of Korea

    Proto-Three Kingdoms of Korea refers to the period after the fall of Gojoseon and before the maturation of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla into full-fledged kingdoms....