Heonan of Silla
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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.
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).