Queen Seon Duk, from history perspective
Annyeong haseyo.
I never learned Korean history before, and I’m also not a citizen of Korea. But due to great impression left after watching this great historical drama, i cannot help but wiki-ing on the history of Silla and the character presented in this drama. I also notice (from blog statistic) that a lots of people searching on the history perspective of this drama after I wrote a few entries regarding this drama. So, I decided to write this again, but please note that all I wrote here was based on info available in wikipedia.
Source of historical record
There’s a few historical record which I believed to be the reference of this drama and other historical infomation, please click the link below for more infomation:
- Samguk Sagi (History of the Three Kingdoms) – contains record of Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla; Chronological tables; Monographs and Biographies. The compilation was ordered by Goryeo’s King Injong (r. 1122-1146) and undertaken by the government official and historian Kim Busik (金富軾) and his team.
- Samguk Yusa, or Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms, – collection of legends, folktales, and historical accounts relating to the Three Kingdoms of Korea (Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla), as well as to other periods and states before, during, and after the Three Kingdoms period.
- Hwarang segi (lit. Annals of Hwarang or Generations of the Hwarang) – a historical record of the Hwarang (lit. flower boys) of the Silla kingdom in ancient Korea. It is said to have been written by Silla historian Kim Daemun 金大問 (fl. 704) in the reign of Seongdeok the Great (r. 702~737). This manuscript contains biography of Sadaham, Sejong, Seolwonrang, Munno, Miseng, Hajong, Yongchun, Kim Yusin & others.
- Jumong
Queen Seon Duk in history (634 – 647)
- Cheomseongdae
Source: Wikipedia, Korean wiki
- Was known as Princess Deokman, the first female ruler of Silla.
- The second oldest of King Jinpyeong‘s three daughters. Her sister ~ Princess Cheonmyeong & Princess Seonhwa
- Rules from 634 until 647, and was immediately succeeded by her cousin Jindeok, who ruled until 654.
- She built the “Star-Gazing Tower,” or Cheomseongdae, considered the first observatory in the Far East. The tower still stands in the old Silla capital of Gyeongju, South Korea.
- Samguk Yusa recorded that she marry to Galmunwang Eum a year after she was crowned as Queen. On the other hand, in Hwarang Segi, it recorded that her husband was Kim Yong-chun (Princess Cheonmyeong’s husband, 13th Pungwolju); Heumban & Eulje.
- She died on January 8, after Bidam uprising.
- Her throne succeed by her cousin, Queen Jindeok, the second female ruler of Silla.
Bidam in history (?-647)
Source: Korean wiki
- He was a Sangdaedeung (highest post of government) during the end of Queen Seon Duk reign.
- His birth details and achievement was not much known, but it is believe that he come from noble family
- He revolt with motto “Women’s rulers can not rule the country” (女主不能善理)
- Legend says that during the uprising, a star ‘drop’. Bidam use it to anchorage his follower saying that the sign of the end of Queen reign. On the other hand, Kim Yushin then discuss with the Queen, then they decide to fly a burning kite as a sign that ‘the star is back to its place’.
- Jumong stated that about 10 days after Bidam uprising, he and 30 of his men were executed [Queen Seon Duk die on 8 January, Bidam executed on 17 January after Queen Jindeok was throne]
Mishil in history (540? – 600?)
Source: Wikipedia
- Historical figure of Silla, but her existence is controversial because she is not mention in both Samguk Sagi and Samguk Yusa. However, she is a very important figure in the transcription of Hwarang Segi.
- She became powerful due to her relations with Kings and Poongweoljoos. She was the wife of Sejong, 6th Pungweolju, and was the major royal harem of 3 kings(Jinheung of Silla, Jinji of Silla, Jinpyeong of Silla). Also, she was in love with Prince Dongryun, eldest son of Jinheung, and Seolwon, 7th Pungweolju.
- Her power was proved when she persuaded Jingol nobles to expel King Jinji from his throne.
- And her two sons (Hajong, Bojong) also became 11th, 16th Pungweolju respectively.
Kim Yushin in history (595-673)
Source: Wikipedia
- Became a Hwarang warrior at just 15 and was an accomplished swordsman and a Gukseon (국선, 國仙; Hwarang leader) by the time he was 18 years old. By the age of 34 he had been given total command of the Silla armed forces.
- He led the unification of the Korean peninsula by Silla under the reign of King Muyeol of Silla and King Munmu of Silla.
- He is said to have been the great-grandchild of King Guhae of Geumgwan Gaya, the last ruler of the Geumgwan Gaya state. This would have given him a very high position in the Silla bone rank system, which governed the political and military status that a person could attain.
- Kim lived to the age of 78 and is considered to be one of the most famous generals and masters of Korean swords in Korean history.
~Kim Yushin statue in Namsan Park, Seoul, South Korea & Tomb of General Kim Yushin in Gyeongju~
Kim Alcheon in history (636 – 654)
Source: Wikipedia, Korean wiki
- He was member of Silla royal family.
- He became Hwarang at his young age and was famous general at that time.
- Alcheon (along with Kim Yushin) supported Princess Deokman in politics and supported her in succeeding the throne after the death of her father, Jinpyeong of Silla. When Princess Deokman became Queen Seondeok of Silla, Alcheon became Chief Of Royal Palace Guard and also Seondeok’s personal bodyguard.
- Later Alcheon was promote to Sangdaedeung in Queen Jiendeok reign who succeeded the throne after the death of Seondeok. He served as Sangdeadung during the reign of Queen Seon Duk, Queen Jindeok and King Muyeol.
- Since there are no more seonggol after the death of Queen Jindeok, people in government wanted Kim Alcheon(a.k.a. So Alcheon), who was then Sangdaedeung of Silla to succeed the throne. However, Kim Yusin supported Kim Choonchu, and Kim Alcheon refused the throne and supported Kim Choonchu. As a result, Kim Choonchu succeeded the throne.
I will may add other character info later on. Feel free to correct me if any of this info presented wrongly. For those who follow the drama, this can be the basis on knowing which plot on the drama was based on history. But throughout my reading, i found much of the plot similar to what actually had recorded in history.
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Wednesday, 13 January, 2010 at 6:28
this entry make me remember the tourist guide that always talking about history
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Wednesday, 13 January, 2010 at 7:02
bila geng GO pi korea nanti.. kita lawat tempat ni yeee… *habaq nun kat lead tour, GO Waiem* huhuhu~ interesting very the interesting..
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wai em Reply:
January 13th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
jommmmmmmmm hehehe
yes tengok cite history dorang kita pun rasa nak tahu dengan lebih lanjut pasal sejarah mereka…besar sungguh sejarah mereka sampai wat drama…
sejarah negara kita pon hebat tapi….(isikan tempat kosong)
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harumai Reply:
July 13th, 2010 at 4:55 pm
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Sunday, 31 January, 2010 at 20:38
I’m just curious, why Alcheon refused to take the throne? Is it because of Alcheon is not fully a royal blood? This man named Alcheon looks very loyal to Queen Seon Deok.
…and, I’ve noticed that during QSD’s reignings, both Queen Seon Deok & Alcheon are at their very young age.
Oh, a sudden thought comes into my mind:
Maybe Alcheon had a secret feelings (special love) for the Queen…hehe. ^_^ 
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Sunday, 31 January, 2010 at 20:48
Hope you will post something about Bojong & Munno. I’ve read something about a “drink” & a “monk”. Are these things pointing to Bojong?
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HurulAini Reply:
February 1st, 2010 at 8:58 pm
i answer both of your comments here okay
about Alcheon, i also not sure why he refuse to take the throne..its either he know that path will be difficult path to take…or maybe he just prefer to leads his life in sincere way, happily without bothering about power etc….well, i’m not sure either….but he has that characteristic to serve, not to rule
in the drama, i really love to see Deokman have a good ending with Alcheon instead of Yuushin…hahaha….but luckily Bidam save the day…LOL….most likely he have feeling isn’t it? Its hard for a man to serve a women they didn’t love isn’t it?LOL…that my personal thought anyway…
about Bojong & Munno…i didn’t read much about them….what i know that Bojong was really Mishil son & both of them once ware great Hwarangs….i will add more if i found anything interesting btw.
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Monday, 1 February, 2010 at 18:44
Bidam was the son of Mishil with King Jinji. That’s what I read somewhere. But I don’t know why he was not acknowledged by Mishil and why he was with Munno
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HurulAini Reply:
February 1st, 2010 at 8:30 pm
I think only in the drama that Bidam was Mishil’s son. In history, his background was not properly written, but if he really Mishil son…at least it should be written either in Mishil description or Bidam description.
In the drama, Mishil abandon Bidam after King Jinji abandon her. It was in episode 2 or 3, earlier King Jinji promise to take Mishil as the Queen of the country, but after Bidam was born, King Jinji abandon her (as he knew Mishil kinda dangerous women to be queen of the country). Mishil left Bidam in King Jinji place (as she feel that Bidam will no longer useful to help her becoming a Queen), its was King Jinji whom entrust Munno to rise Bidam.
When they re-unite 20 years later, its was too late for Mishil to acknowledge her son…she once abandon him after all.
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ann m. Reply:
February 2nd, 2010 at 12:25 pm
thanks HurulAini! I am so hooked with this show but there are many questions on the side as i watch…next question is why Deokman and sister were both looking for Munno? Didn’t get that episode
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HurulAini Reply:
February 2nd, 2010 at 1:51 pm
hahaha….you’re welcome…
surely you need to watch back the first 10 episode ne~….hahaha
When Deokman still in the desert, she didn’t know who is her father and why she & her mother (Sohwa) was abandon…she also wanted to know her true identity & why people want to kill her since she was born (as she knew Chilsuk spending about 15 years from the day she was born, chasing Deokman & Sohwa in order to kill them)….After Sohwa ‘dead’, her only clue was a latter from Munno that Sohwa really take care of before….so she assume that Munno was her father and start look for him (to know why she was abandon, why people wanted to kill her & to inform Munno about Sohwa ‘death’)
Meanwhile, for Cheonmyeong, in order to defeat Mishil, she try to find Munno. As people in the palace mostly on Mishil side, she believe only Munno can aid her cause. She also want to know the secret that had been hidden so far (like why Chilsuk & Munno missing at the same time….etc)…that why she start looking for Munno.
Ma. Laarni S. Pacheco Reply:
February 4th, 2010 at 11:13 am
I share the same view with you regarding Bidam. It was only in the drama series that he was Mishil’s son. I am thinking now that scenes in the drama are not really true to life or did not really happen. maybe they just added that to make the story beautiful. I am now thinking is it true that queen seon deok fell in love with kim yusin and bidam? considering that in the history she got married with another man not portrayed in the drama series. hay… i’m so confused now. and also historical accounts did not mention that deokman was abandoned as a child and had lived in the dessert.
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Tuesday, 2 February, 2010 at 6:00
weh …citer pasal munno plak…ko bleh x tolong translatekan munno dalam ko.wikipedia.org? ko nampak cam paham je bahasa korea…
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Tuesday, 2 February, 2010 at 12:03
Hi!
Thanks for the info. It is really helpful.
I’d like to visit korea few months from now and I think it will be best to visit the places you mentioned like the Star Gazing Tower built by Queen seon duk…
However, I’d like to know the exact location of that place. Do you know where is that exactly?..Lastly, do you know where the tomb of Queen Seon Duk?..I’m a big fan of the series and I know my tour in Korea will be very much fulfilling if I can visit these places.
Hope you can help me with it.
Thanks
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HurulAini Reply:
February 10th, 2010 at 10:44 am
Hello Shii
I actually not really sure exactly where the places are. The star-gazing tower located at Gyeongju, maybe you can ask your tour guide about it. I will try to look on where Seon Duk’s tomb were, but i could not promise if i can help for this.
Anyway, enjoy your visit yeah….Korea, surely in my list of places I want to visit.
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Wednesday, 10 February, 2010 at 1:20
Okay I was curious with the history of dukman a.k.a. Queen Sun duk. IF you have seen the drama, at the end. Bidam is killed and after Bidam dies, then Queen Sun duk dies. But when I read this history fact on this site, it is said that Queen Sun dies on Jan. 8th, and Bidam is executed on the 17th? So if the history on this site is right, truely, the ending of the drama is messed up or is twisted.
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HurulAini Reply:
February 10th, 2010 at 10:37 am
hello Paul Kwon, thanks for your question
when relating a drama/film with historical fact, we need to remember 2 important point:
1) Even though a drama try to follow what history had say, but they could never 100% follow history. So basically, a drama will only take some basis from historical fact like who are the family or people who exist at that time; and then develop their own plots or storyline. Sometime, they took some scene based on legends or history writing (like Yushin flying a burning kite & Deokman built a star-gazing tower); but the way it presented in the drama will most likely differ from what actually happen. Plus, to make a drama interesting or more dramatic effect, they surely will twist the way things happen…
2) Historical fact itself sometimes was not totally accurate, depending on how or whom written it. Some of it will include legends (rumors or to-be-believed tales) and sometimes its based on theoretical assumption. This hole give chances to film or drama maker interpret the way history might be happen…adding some space of creativity.
Regarding Bidam death in the drama, i believe the drama was twisted in order to have that tragic ending
. But one important fact that really do happen was Bidam actually really a Sangdeadung at the end of Queen Seon Duk reign & Bidam uprising did happen in history. Bidam forever will be writen as someone who oppose the Queen in history, but personally i found it nice that the drama giving a probability that all that was due to love and Bidam was not a totally a bad guy. Well, things happen for reason isn’t it?
To make things clear, the whole drama was actually not following the history fact except for some important facts. For example, i do really believe that Deokman & Cheonmyeong was not twin, and I do believe that Deokman was actually rise in the palace like usual princess. Isn’t that it will be a plain boring drama if its still following this history? hahaha.
Another example was the star-gazing tower. In the drama, the tower was built in order to stop Mishil and prevent anyone in the future to manipulate astronomy for personal intention. But we never know what make the actual Queen in history built the tower. It most likely to develop the nation knowledge i guess.
Oh ya, one more thing about Bidam’s death….do you remember the scene where Mishil ask Bidam to predict his fate & ask him when will he die? And Bidam answer that he will die 3 days before the King. I think the script writer purposely write the ending that way….and at the end its Deokman really die 3 days after Bidam (so that ironically what Bidam was saying was true after all). But that all in the drama, history….we will never knew….hehehe
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heidi nicodemus Reply:
February 24th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
wow! it’s nice to know all of that since i was really get curious about something that will got my attention..korea is such a beautiful country with beautiful and interesting history…korean or not, may i ask u to be one of my web-friend?? Thanks and God Bless!
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Wednesday, 10 February, 2010 at 14:32
they never mentioned, what was Queen Seon Duk illness? what did she died from?
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vientedhos Reply:
February 15th, 2010 at 1:51 am
it’s been said that QSD is showing symptoms of a heart disease.
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Friday, 19 February, 2010 at 11:37
im really curious if bidam was really inlove to the queen but whenever i search the engine bottoms theres nothing i found but only few things about him. i knew a few of it but i wanted to know more of bidam’s history. if they erased it or not
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HurulAini Reply:
February 19th, 2010 at 12:24 pm
i personally think that this was not recorded in history. Since he was recorded as someone who opposed the Queen, even his background was not properly recorded. I think the only event mention was about him being a Sangdeadung, then his uprising & death.
Well, we never knew what actually happen in history right. Since in history, the Queen marry other people…i think the real thing happen back then way differ far from whats in the drama
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turtle_jax Reply:
May 17th, 2010 at 5:42 pm
i agree. being a rebel does not entitle someone a full account of his life specially when he led an uprising to overthrow a ruler…unless he succeeded. history is not always accurate. you’ll never know what really happened. the qsd series is really great because it was able to concoct something of immense story out of the written history. qsd is a collection of theses. bidam and seon duk may have loved each other then and some forces wouldn’t agree to it. maybe bidam was really going to marry seon duk and it posed a great threat to silla in general. he could really be the son of mishil and that together with the curse to her of not being included or written in any historic account, bidam was given the same treatment. i don’t know. knowing the facts could well get us into crumbling thoughts about our country and its rulers. it was like when i learned of the slaying of bonifacio in favor of aguinaldo. it’s something like that. ^^
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Friday, 19 February, 2010 at 14:30
Thanks for the quick reply. Is that possible that bidam erase there name in history? Do you think that in queen seon deok history there were two different book written to it?
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HurulAini Reply:
February 20th, 2010 at 12:14 am
hahaha….i’m not really sure actually. one of the book that mention on Bidam history is Jumong…
For Queen Seon Duk, as she was a queen, there’s a lot of book that record her history…
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Monday, 22 February, 2010 at 15:02
who is galmunwang eum….
i thought she have not married during her reign 
does yushin rang fell in love with her also?????how about bidam???? i have researched about mi shil but i can’t find her…
and your informations are from wikipedia which i have read already
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Monday, 22 February, 2010 at 18:37
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Wednesday, 24 February, 2010 at 15:18
its nice to read something like this..thank you for making this website fror someone like me who’ been very curious since i watched Queen Seon Deok and was moved by each of the characters…if by any chance the actors & actresses might read my comment…..i want to tell you that u did a very EXCELLENT JOB….ive never been a koreanovela fan but after Queen Seon Deok, i cant tell anymore…I love all the actors & actresses who played important role especially BIDAM, DEOKMAN, YUSHIN, & of course MISHIL whom i learned that one of the Ms. Korean finalist..JOB WELL DONE…God Bless! ( but it’s sad to know that Kim Nam Gil will enter Military as per google this march 2010)
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Wednesday, 24 February, 2010 at 19:08
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Wednesday, 24 February, 2010 at 19:20
.. Lord Seolwon died too
why why 
all my favorite characters died in the end !! 
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Sunday, 28 February, 2010 at 9:04
ive been hooked by this series and i loved BIDAM
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Sunday, 7 March, 2010 at 22:01
Hi ^^ thx for sharing the info.
May I ask something?? I’m curious about Princess Cheonmyeong’s husband. It said that her husband was Kim Yong-chun. But based on QSD drama, her husband was Kim Yong-soo, Kim Yong-chun’s brother. So, is that mean Kim Yong-soo wasn’t really exist??
And after i read wiki, it said that Queen Seondeok’s husband was Kim Yong-chun (The Annals of the Hwarang’s version) which means that she married her sister’s husband. Are they married after Princess Cheonmyeong died?? or did Yong-chun marry both of them at the same time?? How do you think about that??
Oh, and one more question. Based on ‘The Annals of the Hwarang’s version’, QSD married 3 men. Was that mean she has 3 husbands??
I just wanna know your opinion ^^
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Saturday, 20 March, 2010 at 15:13
hi there, love reading the info you pisted:) me and my father are great fans of the drama. i am wondering if there was really a romantic link between kim yushin, i gathred form the story how much he had love seon dok and she loved him the same. are there any record from the history about the two being inlove? thank u
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Saturday, 27 March, 2010 at 13:50
Mabuhay I respect what you been written in your account, its your own perspective on life about what tou been seeb on the drama of Queen Seon Deok, knowing the history was a quite good for me to justify the things I been read and watch leading my student to have a miss conception story. As far the account I been reading both General KiM Yushin and Bidam exist in korean history. It was to be said that this two figure was the same aged of Kim chuchu the first son of princess Cheomyang General Yushin was a great military soldier during the 7th centuty and Bidam character he was great rebel soldier during the 17 th century. It was indeed a good job by the poeple behind the QSD drama anthology in Korea that for fusing the story happened during the 6th and 7th century became epitomize to the viewer was that really happened
the love triangle between Bidam, Doek Man, Yushin.
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NOTHING Reply:
April 18th, 2010 at 5:23 pm
the 3 lived in the same period…600s is respected as 7th century…1-99 AD:1st…100-199:2nd…200-299:3rd…and so on that’s it
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Saturday, 27 March, 2010 at 13:57
For Mira their is no accout that queen seok doek fall inlove with bidam and yushin because because as fari read the accounts Kim Chuchu is 5 years older than Yusin Rang in the story. Its just a well craft masterpiece by the script writer to make the story more interested. Queen Seok seok reign during the 6th century while Yushin Rang serve the military during 7th century under headed by the king Jindoek cousin of Queen seon duk after she past away.
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Saturday, 27 March, 2010 at 19:53
i rily like dis site ! ..
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Saturday, 27 March, 2010 at 20:04
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Monday, 29 March, 2010 at 18:03
how did bojong died?
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Thursday, 1 April, 2010 at 17:43
i was just curious why most koreanovela which were sometimes get their important facts from history, twist their storyline and instead use the characters death as en ending of the drama
i mostly regret what happened to bidam and deokman
it was actually terrible to end it like that
thnk you also for your thorough search
thnk u for the information
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Sunday, 4 April, 2010 at 10:23
Thank You for making this site…
I just want to have a favor on you: can u give us a photo of Deokman, Bidam, Kim Yushin and Alcheon. I already look for it but i couldn’t find any, even a little photo of them..
I would be grateful for your effort..
I really LOVE the story of Deokman, and I’am at relieve to found out that deokman married somebody..
I also want to ask, Why is it that you did not mention about deokman’s childrens????
THANK YOU…
DEOKMAN REALLY INFLUENCE ME A LOT AND EVEN TO OTHER PEOPLE AFTER SEEING THE DRAMA… SHE IS INDEED AN EXTRA ORDINARY WOMAN… HOW I WISH I WOULD HAVE THE CHANCE TO MET HER IN PERSON…LOL… IMPOSSIBLE BUT HOW I WISH… THANK YOU.. FOR MAKING ME SATISFIED A BIT IN THIS SITE.. THERE ARE STILL QUESTIONS IN MY MIND.
THANK YOU AND MORE POWER TO THIS SITE… GOD BLESS…
HUURRRAAAAAYYYYYY… for
QUEEN SEON DOK… HUUUUUUURRRRAAAYYY
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Wednesday, 7 April, 2010 at 2:33
Does Queen Seon Deok really achieved the unfeasible dream, I mean, did they (her successors) really rule the three kingdoms?
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Maggie Reply:
April 26th, 2010 at 5:31 pm
Yes, her succesor Kim Chunchu managed to unify the three kingdoms, but not imediately after Queen Seon Deok’s death. ( after she died, Silla’s ruler was also a Queen, Seon Deok’s cousin-so there were two women who managed to rule Silla one after another, and only when they were gone Kim Chunchu became the last king of Silla )
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Thursday, 8 April, 2010 at 10:47
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Tuesday, 13 April, 2010 at 18:21
hello, I actually don’t know anything about it at all, I was just curious since watching QSD, I guess you have a pretty interesting stories, Nice…. I like the series, specially the characters, I felt sad when Bidam died,, huhuhu…
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Friday, 16 April, 2010 at 18:58
love it!!!!!
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Tuesday, 20 April, 2010 at 16:50
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Thursday, 22 April, 2010 at 15:02
i love Koreans they have beautiful eyes
i want to go to Korea and meet those cast
i want to be part of them,they are beautiful.
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Thursday, 22 April, 2010 at 15:04
i want to go back to history and be a hwarang , i love those beautiful Korean eyes
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Tuesday, 27 April, 2010 at 22:00
I was really confused about the ending of the story wherein young deokman met the old deokman? What does that mean?
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HurulAini Reply:
April 28th, 2010 at 12:20 am
I also not really sure about that part, probebly just a significant saying that even Doekman become Queen and leading a country, but what she get only loneliness & struggle.
It might be just a dream, or how old Deokman regret her life. Not really sure either.
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Wednesday, 28 April, 2010 at 17:53
hi, i am more curious about the existence / story of BIDAM and if he is truly exist in Korean history (i love his character in the soap opera…. i hope to shed me more information about this.) i read in a youtube account that he (BIDAM) was/ is considered a REBEL in korean history. hope you can add more information to this. thank you in advance.
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Saturday, 1 May, 2010 at 14:09
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Saturday, 1 May, 2010 at 14:18
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Tuesday, 4 May, 2010 at 22:08
the dream queen seondeok at the end is the fact that the only person that was ever beside her and that she could rely on was herself.and of course,it may be a sign from “above” that she was destined from the very beginning,even back then,when she had just arrived to Shilla,to become Yeongwa.
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turtle_jax Reply:
May 17th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
i think the dream implies young deokman having to meet one of the heroines she had read from the western books. in the end, she was able to make a heroine out of herself who was a mere desert kid from faraway land. the dream might as well mean that as a queen, she’s always looking back to who and what she is before. embracing that young kid gave her the chance to embrace her own retirement from the difficulties and heartaches of being a ruler together with her return to that simple kid whose happiness comes from the heroines she was reading about. ^^
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Tuesday, 4 May, 2010 at 22:21
good people end badly
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Thursday, 6 May, 2010 at 16:41
wikipedia is not always right, and besides according to experts…
history can be altered or change….
this series has a lot of research, that’s why they concluded it that way…
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HurulAini Reply:
May 6th, 2010 at 7:07 pm
yup…that’s true…
for me, what important is as we all watching the movie, we should aware that is based on history tho not 100%…and that great drama actually inspired by real people back then
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Friday, 14 May, 2010 at 15:05
because of being the avid fan of queen seon deok…
i have made my one and only personalized summary of this korean drama and its only a hand written of mine,,
every nyt, after watching the korean drama,queen seon deok,,,i really loved to write down every little things about what i have watch…
i am not satisfied of just watching the queen seon deok,,thats why i have made my queen seon deok personalysed hand written summary….
jejejeh…
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Sunday, 16 May, 2010 at 8:51
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Saturday, 22 May, 2010 at 21:10
This site includes some fine research
into history. It is very interesting.
Please continue your good work!
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Tuesday, 8 June, 2010 at 21:17
I’m just a new fan to the Queen Seondeok of Silla. As a Filipino observer, it is impressive for me how the new breed of directors and producers relived the Korean history to once again unify the Korean Peninsula.
I hope someday Philippines can have something like Queen Seondeok of Silla that can once again remind us of how beautiful is our history.
Kudos to the producers and production staff. The production is really something worth knowing…
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Saturday, 12 June, 2010 at 22:48
i really enjoyed watching the queens story,, out of curiosity i surfed the net and tried to see her history,, though i found out that some alterations were done,, it still left me craving for more. i really love it,,
thanks for the infos,,
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Saturday, 19 June, 2010 at 19:00
more power korean drama…
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Wednesday, 23 June, 2010 at 21:27
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Wednesday, 30 June, 2010 at 15:48
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Thursday, 1 July, 2010 at 17:12
I wonder why there are a lot good looking men in this drama! Alcheon, Wolya, Yushin,Bidam….goodness…
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Saturday, 17 July, 2010 at 16:26
hi,.. im a fan of the k-drama also.. i also did some research about it.. but badly other info are still in old hangul until today.. i just wanted to clarify some staff on your blog.. because on the real history of Silla.. Bidam doesnt really exist.. they just create the character to add some twist on the drama..
but your blog is really appreciated..
thanks..
=p
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