Crown Prince Maui (Korean: 마의태자; Hanja: 麻衣太子; born 912), born Kim Il (김일; 金鎰) was the last Silla crown prince as the son of its last ruler, King Gyeongsun.
| Crown Prince Maui | |
| Hangul | 마의태자 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Maui taeja |
| McCune–Reischauer | Maŭi ta'ech'a |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 김일 |
| Hanja | 金鎰 or 溢 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Il |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Il |
The name Maui means "hemp dress", and comes from the fact that he spent his whole life wearing clothes made of hemp linen.[1] His father surrendered Silla to Goryeo. After hearing the news, the prince fled to the southern mountains in Jeolla Province.[2] Currently, the Buan Kim clan and the T'ongch'ŏn Kim clan regard Prince Maui as their founding ancestor.[3]
In popular culture
editTV series & dramas
edit- Portrayed Lee Byung-wook in the 2000–2002 KBS1 TV series Taejo Wang Geon.
- Portrayed by Ahn Chi-yong in the 2009 KBS TV series Empress Cheonchu.
Novel
edit- Portrayed in a historical novel Crown Prince Maui, written by Lee Kwang-soo and was serialized in The Dong-A Ilbo from May 1926 to January 1927. It was published in January 1928 as a book in the Bakmunseogwan (博文書館). The story tells the life of Maui as a young man on Mount Kumgang, after his father, Gyeongsun of Silla, tried to surrender to Taejo of Goryeo.[4]
References
edit- ^ 마의태자(麻衣太子). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ^ "마의태자" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ^ 마의태자는 어느 집안 조상인가?. Weekly Chosun (in Korean). 23 February 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ 마의태자(麻衣太子). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-05-06.