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King Heonan 헌안왕 憲安王 | |
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King of Silla | |
Reign | 857–861 |
Predecessor | Munseong of Silla |
Successor | Gyeongmun of Silla |
Born | ??? |
Died | 861 Silla |
Issue | Kung Ye (allegedly) |
House | Kim |
Father | Kim Kyun-jŏng |
Mother | Madame Jomyeong |
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 |
Hanja | 金誼靖 or 金祐靖 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Uijeong or Gim Ujeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ŭijŏng or Kim Ujŏng |
Monarchs of Korea |
Silla |
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Heonan (died 861), personal name Kim Ŭi-jŏng, 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. The rebel leader Kung Ye is alleged to have been a son of either King Heonan or Gyeongmun, though the accuracy of such a claim is not fully verifiable.[1][2]
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 Ŭng-nyŏm as his heir. After his death, Kim Ŭng-nyŏm took the throne, becoming King Gyeongmun. His tomb in Gyeongju was known as the Gongjakji (공작지/孔雀趾).