Kim Taemun

Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Template:Family name hatnote Template:Infobox Korean name Kim Taemun (Template:Korean; fl. early 8th century) was a historian of Silla.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> He was the governor of Hansan in 704. According to book 46, biography section of Samguk Sagi, he wrote several books including Hwarang Segi. Kim Taemun was a noble from the chinggol class. The period of survival is believed to span the units of King Sinmoon, King Hyoso and King Seongdeok.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Books

• Tales from Gyerim (계림잡전, Gyerim is an old word for Silla)
• Records of Hansan(한산기)
• Biographies of Monks of the Ancient (고승전)
• Book of Music (악본)
• Annals of the Hwarang (Hwarang Segi) : A manuscript of Hwarang Segi was found in Gimhae, South Korea in 1980s, but its historical validity is not clear.

None of these works survive today.

See also

• History of Korea
• Unified Silla

References

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