Glossary

Wonseong of Silla (reign years)

원성왕

Term · calendar

The reign years of King Wonseong of Silla (元聖王, 원성왕), by which Korean histories date 785–798: 785 is Wonseong 1, 798 Wonseong 14. Wonseong (元聖王, 원성왕): the years of the reign of King Wonseong of Silla. The Samguk sagi, the history of the Three Kingdoms, dates events by the reigning king’s year (reign years (Korea)): 794 is Wonseong 10 (원성왕 10년). The year of the accession, 785, counts as the first year. Before: Seondeok. After: Soseong.