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2 unusual facts about Queen Seondeok of Silla


Lee Yo-won

She is best known for her portrayal of Queen Seondeok in the eponymous hit period drama, as well as for her work in Surgeon Bong Dal-hee, Fashion 70's and 49 Days.

Queen Seondeok of Silla

She was portrayed by actresses Nam Ji Hyeon and Lee Yo-won in MBC's Queen Seondeok, which was first broadcast in 2009, and by Park Joo Mi and Hong Eun-hee in the 2012 KBS drama Dream of the Emperor.


Bidam

In the 2009 hit drama The Great Queen Seondeok, Bidam (Kim Nam-gil) is portrayed as a friend of Princess Deokman (later Queen Seondeok of Silla), and as the secret, abandoned son of Mishil and King Jinji (a fact invented for the series).

Gung Ye

At the time, the monarch of Silla was Queen Jinseong, who was the third and the last female head of state in Korean history (the other two being: Queen Seondeok of Silla and Jindeok of Silla).


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