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Hangul
  
효성왕

Hangul
  
김승겸

Hanja
  
孝成王

Hanja
  
金承慶


Name
  
Hyoseong Silla

McCune–Reischauer
  
Hyosong Wang

Died
  
742 AD

People also search for
  
Seongdeok of Silla, Hyoso of Silla

Revised Romanization
  
Hyoseong Wang

Hyoseong of Silla (r. 737–742, died 742) was the 34th to rule the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the second son of King Seondeok and Queen Sodeok.

Hyoseong took the daughter of the pajinchan Yeongjong as a concubine. This led to palace strife, as the jealous queen killed the concubine and Yeongjong plotted to kill her. Hyoseong had Yeongjong put to death.

After he died in 742, Hyoseong was cremated to the south of Beomnyusa temple, and his ashes were buried in the Sea of Japan (East Sea).

References

Hyoseong of Silla Wikipedia