Kung Ye

Kung Ye 弓裔 궁예
Portrait of Kung Ye
King of Taebong
Reign	July 901 – 24 July 918[1]
Coronation	July 901
Predecessor	Dynasty established
Successor	Dynasty abolished (Taejo of Goryeo as the first King of Goryeo)
Regent	Ku Chin (905–906) Wang Kon (912–913)
Born	c. 869
Died	24 July 918
Spouse	Queen Kang
Issue	Chong-gwang Sin-gwang Sun-baek
Era dates Mutae (무태, 武泰; 904) Seongchaek (성책, 聖冊; 905–910) Sudeokmanse (수덕만세, 水德萬歲; 911–914) Jeonggae (정개, 政開; 914–918)
Father	Heonan of Silla
Religion	Buddhism
Korean name
Hangul	궁예
Hanja	弓裔
Revised Romanization	Gung Ye
McCune–Reischauer	Kung Ye
Dharma name
Hangul	선종
Hanja	善宗
Revised Romanization	Seonjong
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏnjong
Other name
Hangul	미륵
Hanja	彌勒
Revised Romanization	Mireuk
McCune–Reischauer	Mirŭk

Kung Ye (Korean: 궁예; Hanja: 弓裔; c. 869 – 24 July 918) was the king of the short-lived state of Taebong (901–918), one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea. Although he was a member of the Silla royal family, he became a victim of the power struggle among the royal family members during the late 9th century.^[2][3] He became a rebel leader against the unpopular Silla government, which almost abandoned the affairs of their subjects for the struggle for power among royal family members.^[4]