Lord Bojong (보종공) (CE 580 – CE 621) was a member of
Silla
Silla or Shilla (57 BCE – 935 CE) ( , Old Korean: Syera, Old Japanese: Siraki2) was a Korean kingdom located on the southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula. Silla, along with Baekje and Goguryeo, formed the Three Kingdoms of K ...
's royal family,
Hwarang
Hwarang, also known as Hwarang Corps, and Flowering Knights, were an elite warrior group of male youth in Silla, an ancient kingdom of the Korean Peninsula that lasted until the 10th century. There were educational institutions as well as social ...
and also the 16th Pungwolju or Gukseon (國仙) from CE 616 to CE 621.
Biography
Bojong was born in CE 580 at
Seorabeol
Gyeongju ( ko, 경주, ), historically known as ''Seorabeol'' ( ko, 서라벌, ), is a coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang Province in South Korea. It is the second largest city by area in the province after Andong, ...
, capital city of Silla Kingdom in the reign of King
Jinheung. Bojong was the only son of Lord Seolwon and
Lady Mishil
Mishil (c. 546/548 – c. 612) was a Silla aristocrat whose historicity is debated. According to the ''Hwarang Segi'', she was concubine to several kings and, along with his mother Queen Sado, played an instrumental role in dethroning King Jinj ...
. He was talented in
martial arts
Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; combat sport, competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; a ...
. Then he became
Hwarang
Hwarang, also known as Hwarang Corps, and Flowering Knights, were an elite warrior group of male youth in Silla, an ancient kingdom of the Korean Peninsula that lasted until the 10th century. There were educational institutions as well as social ...
at 15 years old and served his mother, Lady Mishil. He became Gukseon, the Hwarang Leader, in CE 616 replacing
Kim Yushin
Gim Yu-sin (sometimes romanized Kim Yu-shin, Gim Yu-sin, or Gim Yu-shin) (595 – 18 August 673) was a Korean military general and politician in 7th-century Silla. He led the unification of the Korean Peninsula by Silla under the reign of King ...
.
Popular culture
* Portrayed by Baek Do-bin and
Kwak Jung-wook
Kwak Jung-wook (born 12 June 1990) is a South Korean actor.
Personal life
On January 24, 2022, it was confirmed that Kwak and Park Se-young
Park Se-young (; born July 30, 1988) is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame in 2012 with s ...
in the 2009
MBC TV series ''
Queen Seondeok
Queen Seondeok of Silla ( ko, 선덕여왕 ; 595~610 – 17 February 647/January 8, Lunar Calendar) reigned as Queen Regnant of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, from 632 to 647. She was Silla's twenty-seventh ruler, and its first re ...
''.
Family
Parents
*Father: Seolwon Rang (설원랑, 549–606
*Mother:
Lady Mishil
Mishil (c. 546/548 – c. 612) was a Silla aristocrat whose historicity is debated. According to the ''Hwarang Segi'', she was concubine to several kings and, along with his mother Queen Sado, played an instrumental role in dethroning King Jinj ...
(미실; c. 546/548 – c. 612)
Consorts and issue
*Princess Yang-myeong, of the Kim clan ( 양명공주 김씨)
**Princess Bora (보라궁주)
**Princess Boryang (보량궁주; 604 – 670)
[She had a son with ]Jinpyeong of Silla
Jinpyeong of Silla (567? – 632, reign 579 – 632) was the 26th king of the Silla Dynasty, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. King Jinpyeong followed in the footsteps of his predecessor, King Jinji, by reorganizing the central ruling system ...
*Daughter of Munno (문노), the 8th Pungwolju
References
*Samguk Yusa: Legends and History of the Three Kingdoms of Ancient Korea, translated by Tae-Hung Ha and Grafton K. Mintz. Yonsei University Press: Seoul, Korea. {{ISBN, 1-59654-348-5
Silla people