Heonan of Silla

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Heonan of Silla
Posthumous name
Hangul:	헌안왕
Hanja:	憲安王
Revised Romanization:	Heonan wang
McCune-Reischauer:	Hŏnan wang
Birth name
Hangul:	김의정 or 김우정
Hanja:	金議靖 or 金友靖
Revised Romanization:	Gim Ui-jeong or Gim U-jeong
McCune-Reischauer:	Kim Ŭijŏng or Kim Ujŏng

Monarchs of Korea

Silla (Post-Unification) 30. Munmu 661-681 31. Sinmun 681-691 32. Hyoso 692-702 33. Seongdeok 702-737 34. Hyoseong 737-742 35. Gyeongdeok 742-765 36. Hyegong 765-780 37. Seondeok 780-785 38. Wonseong 785-798 39. Soseong 798-800 40. Aejang 800-809 41. Heondeok 809-826 42. Heungdeok 826-836 43. Huigang 836-838 44. Minae 838-839 45. Sinmu 839 46. Munseong 839-857 47. Heonan 857-861 48. Gyeongmun 861-875 49. Heongang 875-886 50. Jeonggang 886-887 51. Jinseong 887-897 52. Hyogong 897-912 53. Sindeok 913-917 54. Gyeongmyeong 917-924 55. Gyeongae 924-927 56. Gyeongsun 927-935

Heonan of Silla (d. 860, r. 857-860) 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).

[edit] See also

• List of Korean monarchs
• Unified Silla
• History of Korea
• List of Korea-related topics