Sinmun of Silla
| King Sinmun 신문왕 神文王 | |
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King Sinmun's tomb | |
| King of Unified Silla | |
| Reign | 681–691 |
| Coronation | 681 |
| Predecessor | Munmu of Silla |
| Successor | Hyoso of Silla |
| Born | Kim Chŏngmyŏng Unknown |
| Died | 692 |
| Father | Munmu of Silla |
| Mother | Queen Jaeui |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김정명 |
| Hanja | 金政明 |
| RR | Gim Jeongmyeong |
| MR | Kim Chŏngmyŏng |
| Monarch name | |
| Hangul | 신문왕 |
| Hanja | 神文王 |
| RR | Sinmunwang |
| MR | Sinmunwang |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 일소 |
| Hanja | 日怊 |
| RR | Ilso |
| MR | Ilso |
| Monarchs of Korea |
| Silla |
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Sinmun (r. 681–692), personal name Kim Chŏngmyŏng, was the thirty-first king of Silla, 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.