Gyeon Hwon

male, deceased (936)
Gyeon Hwon was the king and founder of Hubaekje, one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea. Some records render his name as "Jin Hwon" (진훤). He was...

Heo Hwang-Ok

female
Heo Hwang-ok was a princess who travelled from the ancient kingdom of Ayodhya to Korea. Information about her comes almost entirely from a few...
Kim Yushin

Kim Yushin

male, deceased (673)
Kim Yusin was a general in 7th-century Silla. He led the unification of the Korean peninsula by Silla under the reign of Muyeol of Silla and Munmu...

Il-Yeon

male, deceased (1289)
Il-yeon or Iryeon was a Buddhist monk and Enlightened National Preceptor (보각국사, 普覺國師) during the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea. His birth name was Kim Gye...

Ajagae

male
Ajagae was a military leader in the Sangju area during the waning years of Unified Silla. He led a local rebellion which seized Sangju. He is...

Guhyeong Of Geumgwan Gaya

male
Guhyeong of Geumgwan Gaya, also often Guhae (r. 521-532) was the tenth and final ruler of Geumgwan Gaya, a Gaya state of ancient Korea. He was the...

King Dongmyeong Of Goguryeo

male
King Dongmyeong of Goguryeo ,"Dongmyeongseongwong"(東明聖王) or "Dongmyeongwong"(東明王) also known by his birth name Jumong (주몽, 朱蒙), was the found...

Jwaji Of Geumgwan Gaya

male, deceased (421)
Jwaji of Geumgwan Gaya (d. 421, r. 407-421) was the sixth ruler of Geumgwan Gaya, a Gaya state of ancient Korea. He was the son of King Ipum and...

Beopheung Of Silla

male
King Beopheung was the 23rd monarch of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was preceded by King Jijeung (r. 500–514) and succeeded by Ki...

Jilji Of Geumgwan Gaya

male, deceased (492)
Jilji of Geumgwan Gaya (d. 492, r. 451-492) was the eighth ruler of Geumgwan Gaya, a Gaya state of ancient Korea. He was the son of King Chwihui...