경주 헌덕왕릉
| 경주 헌덕왕릉 Tomb of King Heondeok, Gyeongju |
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| 대표명칭 | 경주 헌덕왕릉 |
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| 영문명칭 | Tomb of King Heondeok, Gyeongju |
| 한자 | 慶州 憲德王陵 |
| 지정(등록) 종목 | 사적 제29호 |
| 분류 | 유적건조물/무덤/왕실무덤/고대 |
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영문
This is the tomb of King Heondeok (?-826, r. 809-826), the 41st ruler of the Silla dynasty (57 BCE–935 CE).
King Heondeok’s birth name was Kim Eon-seung. After the death of his brother, King Soseong (r.798–800), he served as regent for his nephew King Aejang (r. 800-809), but later killed Aejang when he came of age and took the throne for himself. In 822 and 823, he suppressed rebellions led by members of the royal family. In 824, he built a fortified wall near the Daedonggang River (in today’s North Korea) to help defend Silla’s northern border.
The tomb mound is surrounded by a stone railing. Stone plates surround the base of the tomb mound. Along the base, there are stone buttresses which feature carvings of the 12 zodiac animals dressed in armor. Only the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, and pig carvings remain. The others were lost in a flood in 1742. The animals, facing to the right, wear peace-time attire but hold swords in their hands.
There was once a stone military statue that stood in front of this tomb. Its bust, which is all that remains, is now located at Gyeongju High School. It has a face which looks like someone from Central Asia or the Middle East, suggesting that Silla had exchange with such distant places at the time.
Memo
- Stone lion statues?
