On Dal (died 590), commonly referred to by

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as "On Dal the Fool" (''babo ondal'' (바보 온달)), was a

Goguryeo Goguryeo (37 BC–668 AD) ( ) also called Goryeo (), was a Korean kingdom located in the northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula and the southern and central parts of Northeast China. At its peak of power, Goguryeo controlled most ...

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and the husband of

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. A legend tells that his waist was bent and his face was ugly, but he had a good heart. His family was very poor, so he begged for his mother. Though of lower-class origin, he later married King Pyeongwon of Goguryeo's daughter

and then become a general. He died in 590 at Achasanseong Fortress during a battle against the

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army.

In popular culture

* Portrayed by

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in the 2009

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TV series ''

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''. * Portrayed by

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in the 2017

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TV series ''

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''. * Portrayed by

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in the 2021

series ''

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''.

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In popular culture

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