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 ...

's royal family, Hwarang and also the 16th Pungwolju or Gukseon (國仙) from CE 616 to CE 621.

Biography

Bojong was born in CE 580 at Seorabeol, capital city of Silla Kingdom in the reign of King Jinheung. Bojong was the only son of Lord Seolwon and Lady Mishil. He was talented in martial arts. Then he became Hwarang at 15 years old and served his mother, Lady Mishil. He became Gukseon, the Hwarang Leader, in CE 616 replacing Kim Yushin.

Popular culture

* Portrayed by Baek Do-bin and Kwak Jung-wook in the 2009 MBC TV series '' Queen Seondeok''.

Family

Parents *Father: Seolwon Rang (설원랑, 549–606 *Mother: Lady Mishil (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 syste ...

*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