Sinmun of Silla

King Sinmun
신문왕
神文王
King Sinmun's tomb
King of Unified Silla
Reign681–691
Coronation681
PredecessorMunmu of Silla
SuccessorHyoso of Silla
BornKim Chŏng-myŏng
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Died692
Silla
FatherMunmu of Silla
MotherQueen Jaeui
Sinmun of Silla
Hangul
신문왕
Hanja
神文王
Revised RomanizationSinmun Wang
McCune–ReischauerSinmun Wang
Birth name
Hangul
김정명
Hanja
金政明
Revised RomanizationGim Jeongmyeong
McCune–ReischauerKim Chŏngmyŏng
Courtesy name
Hangul
일소
Hanja
日怊
Revised RomanizationIlso
McCune–ReischauerIlso
Monarchs of Korea
Silla
(Post-unification)
  1. Munmu 661–681
  2. Sinmun 681–691
  3. Hyoso 692–702
  4. Seongdeok 702–737
  5. Hyoseong 737–742
  6. Gyeongdeok 742–765
  7. Hyegong 765–780
  8. Seondeok 780–785
  9. Wonseong 785–798
  10. Soseong 798–800
  11. Aejang 800–809
  12. Heondeok 809–826
  13. Heungdeok 826–836
  14. Huigang 836–838
  15. Minae 838–839
  16. Sinmu 839
  17. Munseong 839–857
  18. Heonan 857–861
  19. Gyeongmun 861–875
  20. Heongang 875–886
  21. Jeonggang 886–887
  22. Jinseong 887–897
  23. Hyogong 897–912
  24. Sindeok 912–917
  25. Gyeongmyeong 917–924
  26. Gyeongae 924–927
  27. Gyeongsun 927–935

Sinmun (r. 681–692), personal name Kim Chŏng-myŏng, was the thirty-first king of Silla,[1] a Korean state that originated in the southwestern Korean peninsula and went on to unify most of the peninsula under its rule in the mid 7th century. He was the eldest son of Silla's unifier-king, Munmu and Queen Jaeui. Sinmun's reign may be characterized by his attempts to consolidate royal authority following unification and to reorganize and systematize the governing apparatus of the newly enlarged Silla state.

  1. ^ "List of Rulers of Korea". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 25 April 2019.