King Sinmun
神文王King?~692
King Sinmun (Sinmun of Silla) was the 31st ruler of Unified Silla, reigning from 681 to 692. Soon after taking the throne he crushed the revolt of his father-in-law Kim Heum-dol, curbing the power of the aristocracy and greatly strengthening royal authority. He reorganized the country into nine provinces and five secondary capitals, granted office-land stipends to officials, and founded the Gukhak, a Confucian state academy, thereby consolidating Silla's centralized rule after unification.
Key achievements
- Strengthened royal authority (suppressed Kim Heumdol rebellion), established 9 provinces and 5 secondary capitals, gwanjeon stipend, Gukhak academy
Related places
Gameunsa Temple Site in Gyeongju