PersonAD 681
Kim Heum-dol
King Sinmun's father-in-law, executed for plotting rebellion in the year of Sinmun's accession
A true-bone aristocrat who had distinguished himself in the wars of unification, he plotted rebellion with Heungwon, Jingong and others in 681 and was caught and executed; the minister of war Kim Gun-gwan, who knew of the plot but did not report it, was also put to death. His daughter, the queen, was expelled from the palace. King Sinmun used the affair to purge the true-bone aristocracy and secure autocratic royal power.