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Gyeongsun of Silla
Hangul	경순왕
Hanja	敬順王
Revised Romanization	Gyeongsun wang
McCune–Reischauer	Kyŏngsun wang
Birth name
Hangul	김부
Hanja	金傅
Revised Romanization	Gim Bu
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Pu

Monarchs of Korea Silla (Post-unification)

Munmu 661-681 Sinmun 681-691 Hyoso 692-702 Seongdeok 702-737 Hyoseong 737-742 Gyeongdeok 742-765 Hyegong 765-780 Seondeok 780-785 Wonseong 785-798 Soseong 798-800 Aejang 800-809 Heondeok 809-826 Heungdeok 826-836 Huigang 836-838 Minae 838-839 Sinmu 839 Munseong 839-857 Heonan 857-861 Gyeongmun 861-875 Heongang 875-886 Jeonggang 886-887 Jinseong 887-897 Hyogong 897-912 Sindeok 913-917 Gyeongmyeong 917-924 Gyeongae 924-927 Gyeongsun 927-935

Gyeongsun of Silla (d. 978, r. 927-935) was the 56th and final ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. A sixth-generation descendant of King Munseong, he was the son of Ichan Hyojong by Princess Gyea, who was the daughter of King Heongang.

Gyeongsun was placed on the throne by the Hubaekje king Gyeon Hwon after the Hubaekje forces sacked Gyeongju in 927. Gyeongsun reigned over a tiny remnant of the former Silla territory until finally abdicating to Taejo of Goryeo in 935. His abdication completed Taejo's unification of Korea.

Gyeongsun married a daughter of Taejo (presumably as a second wife), and lived out the remainder of his life near the Goryeo capital (modern-day Kaesong). His tomb lies in Jangdan-myeon, Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.

According to Samguk Sagi, Gyeongsun's son, Prince Ma-Ui objected to his father's submission to Goryeo and became a hermit in Mount Kumgang located near the northern border of Korea at the time.

[edit] See also

• List of Korean monarchs
• List of Silla people
• Later Three Kingdoms of Korea