Heonan of Silla

Infobox Korean name
hangul=헌안왕
hanja=憲安王
rr=Heonan wang
mr=Hŏnan wang
hangulborn=김의정 "or" 김우정
hanjaborn=金誼靖 "or" 金祐靖
rrborn=Gim Ui-jeong "or" Gim U-jeong
mrborn=Kim Ŭijŏng "or" Kim Ujŏng

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).

ee also

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