Korean warriors

Hwarang () were an elite warrior group of male youth in Silla, an ancient kingdom of the Korean Peninsula that originated from the mid 6th century and lasted until the early 10th century. There were educational institutions as well as social clubs where members gathered for all aspects of study, originally for arts and culture as well as religious teachings stemming mainly from Korean Buddhism. Chinese sources referred only to the physical beauty of the "Flower Youths". The history of the hwarang was not widely known until after the National Liberation Day of Korea in 1945, after which the hwa

The Sambyeolcho, or the Three Extraordinary Watches, was a military unit of the Goryeo dynasty while the Ch'oe family held the reins of power as military dictators behind puppet kings. They played a key role in resisting the Mongol Invasions of Korea.

The Wonhwa (original flowers) was a system of recruiting military cadets in 6th-century Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea Created in the reign of King Jinheung, the first group of Wonhwa consisted of about 300 young boys who gathered around two beautiful girls, Junjeong and Nammo. The two girls were able to bring in the 300 boys, presumably from Silla's leadership class, for further training by the military. However, one of the two girls, Junjeong (俊貞), developed jealousy, as more boys liked the other girl, Nammo (南毛), Junjeong killed Nammo by getting her drunk at her house and drownin

Korean swordsman and martial artist (1743–1816)