Heonan of 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).