Gyeongdeok’s reign. The Gongbang class, or artisans, offices were renamed using the suffix “bang” from “jeon” during his reign. A similar change was that of forge workers’ titles, from Cheolyujeon (鐵鍮典) was changed to Chukyabang (築冶房), which have the same essential meaning. Locations were standardized as well under King Gyeongdeok. Records in the Samguk sagi show a list of toponyms from Silla and Korea’s conquered kingdoms of Goguryeo and Baekje that were standardized to Chinese names in 757. The records contain both the new standardized Chinese name and a phonetic Chinese transcription of the original name of each location, which were generally similar to the semantic meaning of the Chinese name. Sanum, a county in modern South Gyeongsang Province. Called Chip'umch'on in the Silla period, the province was renamed Sanum and incorporated into Kwólsóng gun. See also Silla Korean Buddhism List of Korean monarchs List of Silla people References Silla rulers Silla Buddhists Korean Buddhist monarchs 765 deaths Year of birth unknown 8th-century Korean monarchs