Sindeok of Silla (died 917) (r. 912–917) 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-gyeom. 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 Hubaekje in the west. Upon his death in 917, King Sindeok was buried near Juk Castle in Gyeongju. Family Parents Father: Park Ye–gyeom (박예겸) Mother: Madame Jeonghwa (정화부인) Consorts and their respective issue: Queen Uiseong of the Kim clan (의성왕후 김씨), daughter of Heongang of Silla Son: Gyeongmyeong of Silla–was the 54th ruler of Silla Son: Gyeongae of Silla–was the 55th ruler of Silla In Samguk Yusa (삼국유사) recorded that Park Ye-gyeom was the adoptive father and Park Moon-won (박문원) was the Biological father of Sindeok. See also List of Korean monarchs List of Silla people Later Three Kingdoms of Korea References Silla rulers 9th-century births 917 deaths 10th-century rulers in Asia