JANG Bo-go, king of marine trade, made an attempt on intermediary trade for the first time in Korean history around 9th century. He gained 10,000 people from King Heung-Duk, the 42nd King of Dynasty Shilla. JANG Bo-go instituted Chunghaejin(present Wa...
JANG Bo-go, king of marine trade, made an attempt on intermediary trade for the first time in Korean history around 9th century. He gained 10,000 people from King Heung-Duk, the 42nd King of Dynasty Shilla. JANG Bo-go instituted Chunghaejin(present Wan-Do Is.), and swept the pirates from the seas at a time. In the aspect of achievement and humanity, he might be regarded as: 1) A man who stuck to an objective and was devoted himself in it, and at the same time, a very competent admiral and general 2) A politician and diplomat distinguished for negotiation with domestic and foreign leaders 3) A man of humanity who took care of priests, students studying abroad and technicians from China, Japan, and Arabia 4) A man having a spirit of adventure and frontier.