Heonan of Silla

Heonan of Silla
Hangul	헌안왕
Hanja	憲安王
Revised Romanization	Heonan wang
McCune–Reischauer	Hŏnan wang
Birth name
Hangul	김의정 or 김우정
Hanja	金誼靖 or 金祐靖
Revised Romanization	Gim Ui-jeong or Gim U-jeong
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Ŭijŏng or Kim Ujŏng

Monarchs of Korea Silla (Post-unification)

Munmu 661–681 Sinmun 681–691 Hyoso 692–702 Seongdeok 702–737 Hyoseong 737–742 Gyeongdeok 742–765 Hyegong 765–780 Seondeok 780–785 Wonseong 785–798 Soseong 798–800 Aejang 800–809 Heondeok 809–826 Heungdeok 826–836 Huigang 836–838 Minae 838–839 Sinmu 839 Munseong 839–857 Heonan 857–861 Gyeongmun 861–875 Heongang 875–886 Jeonggang 886–887 Jinseong 887–897 Hyogong 897–912 Sindeok 912–917 Gyeongmyeong 917–924 Gyeongae 924–927 Gyeongsun 927–935

Heonan of Silla (died 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).

See also

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

References

Heonan of Silla House of Kim Died: 861
Regnal titles
Preceded by Munseong	King of Korea Unified Silla 857–861	Succeeded by Gyeongmun