 In the Silla period, Hanam-eup was a "bugok", or stipend-village, known as "Susan-bugok" (穿山部曲).In the Goryeo period, it was raised to the status of a hyeon, and later incorporated into Milseong-bu (now Miryang).Noted local landmarks include Bronze Age dolmens in Namjeon-ri, and a monument to late Goryeo scholar-official Yi Sin, also in Namjeon-ri.