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 Jeong-myeong
McCune–ReischauerKim Chŏngmyŏng
Courtesy name
Hangul
일소
Hanja
日怊
Revised RomanizationIlso
McCune–ReischauerIlso

Sinmun of Silla (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.