Yŏm Chang

Silla general (fl. 9th century)

Yŏm Chang
Hangul	민영환
Hanja	閻長
Revised Romanization	Yeom Jang
McCune–Reischauer	Yŏm Chang

Yŏm Chang (Korean: 염장; Hanja: 閻長, ? - ?), also mentioned as Yŏm Mun, was a Silla general who is best known for assassinating Jang Bogo.^[1] Yŏm had been a subordinate of Jang Bogo, but their relationship apparently deteriorated as he was once punished by Jang Bogo for having been personally engaged in slave trade.^{[citation needed]}

Eventually, Yŏm Chang, under the direction of Kim Yang,^{[citation needed]} under whose direction, he assassinated Jang Bogo.^[2]

In popular culture

Portrayed by Song Il-gook and Hong Hyun-ki in the 2004–2005 KBS2 TV series Emperor of the Sea.

References

^ Il-yeon: Samguk Yusa: Legends and History of the Three Kingdoms of Ancient Korea, translated by Tae-Hung Ha and Grafton K. Mintz. Book Two, page 103f. Silk Pagoda (2006). ISBN 1-59654-348-5
^ "염장(閻長)". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-12.