Jindeok of Silla

Jindeok of Silla (? – 654), reigned as Queen of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, from 647 to 654. She was the kingdom's 28th ruler, and its second reigning queen following her predecessor Queen Seondeok. During her reign, Silla jockeyed with Baekje for favor in the Chinese Tang court. She is also known for writing a poem of the Emperor Gaozong of Tang.[1]

Jindeok
Tomb of Queen Jindeok in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
Queen of Silla
Reign647 – 654
Coronation647
PredecessorQueen Seondeok of Silla
SuccessorMuyeol of Silla
Died654
Silla
Burial
Gyeongju
FatherGalmunwang Gukban
MotherLady Wolmyeong of the Park clan
Jindeok of Silla
Hangul
진덕여왕
Hanja
眞德女王
Revised RomanizationJindeok Yeowang
McCune–ReischauerChindŏk Yŏwang
Monarchs of Korea
Silla
(Pre-unification)
  1. Hyeokgeose 57 BCE – 4 CE
  2. Namhae 4–24
  3. Yuri 24–57
  4. Talhae 57–80
  5. Pasa 80–112
  6. Jima 112–134
  7. Ilseong 134–154
  8. Adalla 154–184
  9. Beolhyu 184–196
  10. Naehae 196–230
  11. Jobun 230–247
  12. Cheomhae 247–261
  13. Michu 262–284
  14. Yurye 284–298
  15. Girim 298–310
  16. Heulhae 310–356
  17. Naemul 356–402
  18. Silseong 402–417
  19. Nulji 417–458
  20. Jabi 458–479
  21. Soji 479–500
  22. Jijeung 500–514
  23. Beopheung 514–540
  24. Jinheung 540–576
  25. Jinji 576–579
  26. Jinpyeong 579–632
  27. Seondeok 632–647
  28. Jindeok 647–654
  29. Muyeol 654–661

Reign

Queen Jindeok (r. 647–654) ascended the throne and became the Silla's second Queen regnant after Queen Seondeok. The last monarch from the ranks of the Seonggol, the highest class in the Silla's unique caste system, her real name is Seungman. Her father was Kim Gukban, who was King Jinpyeong's youngest brother, and her mother was Lady Wolmyeong.[1] During her seven-year reign Queen Jindeok's primary concern was foreign policy. With the help of general Kim Yushin she was able to strengthen Silla's defenses and greatly improve her kingdom's relations with Tang China. Those efforts laid the foundation for the unification of the three kingdoms (Silla, Baekje, and Goguryeo).

She also expanded the Pumju tax-collecting system.[2]

Her tomb is located on the hill in Gyeongju city. Although some historians have doubt that if it is really the tomb of Queen Jindeok. According to the Samguk Sagi she was buried at Saryangbu, which is located in the opposite direction from the tomb.[3]

Legacy

When King Jeonggang was dying in 887, he appointed his sister Jinseong as his heir, justifying the choice of a female monarch by pointing at Seondeok's and Jindeok's successful reigns.

The name of an era

Queen Jindeok used the era name, Inpyeong, from January to July in 647, when she was crowned, and changed the era name as Taehwa. From July 647 to June 650, she used the Taehwa era, but later she used Yeonghwi, the era that was used during the Tang Dynasty. Taehwa is the last name that Silla has used independently.[4]

Family

Ancestry
  • Portrayed by Son Yeo-eun in the 2012–2013 KBS1 TV series The King's Dream.
  • Portrayed by Na Mi Hee in the 2017 KBS TV series Chronicles of Korea

See also

References
  1. Kim (1145), volume 5
  2. Lee (2008), p. 141.
  3. Cultural Properties Administration, Tomb of Queen Jindeok of Silla
  4. Dongguk Tonggam 7th Records of the Three Kingdoms(東國通鑑 卷7 三國紀)

Sources
  • Kim Bu-sik (1145). 삼국사기 (三國史記) [History of the Three Kingdoms] (in Korean). OL 24982503M.
  • Lee, Bae-yong (2008). Women in Korean History. Ewha Womans University Press.
Jindeok of Silla
House of Kim
 Died: 654
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Seondeok		 Queen of Silla
647–654		 Succeeded by
Muyeol


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