Tomb of King Hyoso, Gyeongju

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.184

Category

유적지

Era

통일신라 효소왕

Designated year

1969

Location

경주시, 경상북도— 경북 경주시 조양동 산8번지

Coordinates

35.787362, 129.279924

This is the tomb where King Hyoso, the 32nd king who reigned from 692 to 702, is buried. As the son of King Sinmun who governed the country from 681 to 692, Hyoso reigned amid the stability and development of Silla following the unification and concentrated on improving the marketing structure. This is a circle ground mound with height of 4.3 m and diameter of 10.3 m. There used to be a stone circle at the bottom circumference, but only several from the circle remained. The tomb does not have any decoration, but the stone is referred to as the place where the spirit remains. According to Samguk sagi (History of the Three Kingdoms), the king was given the posthumous name Hyoso after his death in 702, and his funeral was performed east of Mangdeoksa Temple. Contrary to the record from Samguk sagi, however, the tomb is approximately 8 km away in the southeastern direction from the original site of Mangdeoksa Temple. Therefore, some people believe that the royal tomb assumed to be that of King Sinmun and located in the eastern direction from the temple site is the actual place where King Hyoso is buried.

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