Heonan of Silla
Appearance
Heonan of Silla | |
Hangul | 헌안왕 |
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Hanja | 憲安王 |
Revised Romanization | Heonan wang |
McCune–Reischauer | Hŏnan wang |
Birth name | |
Hangul | [김의정 or 김우정 ] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
Hanja | [金誼靖 or 金祐靖 ] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
Revised Romanization | Gim Ui-jeong or Gim U-jeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ŭijŏng or Kim Ujŏng |
Monarchs of Korea |
Silla |
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Heonan of Silla (d. 861, r. 857-861) was the 47th king of the Silla kingdom of Korea. He was the younger half-brother of King Sinmu. What little we know of his reign comes from the Samguk Sagi.
Following a famine in the year 859, he sent relief to the peasants and supported agriculture through the construction of irrigation works.
Being without a son, Heonan chose his relative Kim Eung-ryeom as his heir. After his death, Kim Eung-ryeom took the throne, becoming King Gyeongmun. His tomb in Gyeongju was known as the Gongjakji (공작지/孔雀趾).