Sindeok of Silla

Sindeok of Silla
신덕왕
神德王
King of Silla
Reign912-917
Coronation912
PredecessorHyogong of Silla
SuccessorGyeongmyeong of Silla
BornUnknown
Unified Silla
Died917
Unified Silla
HousePak
FatherPak Ye-gyŏm
MotherMadame Jeonghwa
ReligionBuddhism
Sindeok of Silla
Hangul
박경휘
Hanja
朴景暉
RRBak Gyeonghwi
MRPak Kyŏnghwi
Monarch name
Hangul
신덕왕
Hanja
神德王
RRSindeogwang
MRSindŏgwang

Sindeok (died 917), personal name Pak Kyŏng-hwi, was the 53rd ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was born to the Pak clan, and was the son of Daeachan Pak Ye-gyŏm. He was chosen to succeed the childless King Hyogong, because he was a descendant of King Adalla (d. 184, the last Pak to sit on the Silla throne) and was also a son-in-law of King Heongang.

Reigning during the Later Three Kingdoms period, Sindeok was faced with constant attacks by the new kingdoms of Taebong and Later Baekje in the west.

Upon his death in 917, King Sindeok was buried near Juk Castle in Gyeongju.