Kim Bu-sik
| Kim Bu-sik | |
| Hangul | 김부식 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 金富軾 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Busik |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Pusik |
| Pen name | |
| Hangul | 뇌천 |
| Hanja | 雷川 |
| Revised Romanization | Noecheon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Noech'ŏn |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 입지 |
| Hanja | 立之 |
| Revised Romanization | Ipji |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ipchi |
Kim Bu-sik (1075–1151) was a statesman, general, Confucian scholar and writer during Korea's Goryeo period. A scion of the Silla royalty and a member of the Kyeongju Kim clan, he was the supreme chancellor in 1136-1142 and was in charge of suppression of the Myo Cheong rebellion. Kim is best known for supervising the compilation of the Samguk Sagi, the oldest extant written Korean history.
Kyeongju Kim clan were direct descendants of the last Silla king, Kim Pu. The clan seat (pongwan) name derives from Kim’s great grandfather, a member of the royal Kim clan, who became the administrator in charge of the former Silla capital (renamed Gyeongju at the beginning of the Goryeo period). The first Goryeo king Taejo married into the Kyeongju Kim, and the clan played a leading role in early Goryeo politics. Three of its members were the officials of the first and second rank during 981-1069.
Kim’s father Kim Kun was an official (reached the junior 3rd rank) and a famous poet. When he was a member of an embassy to the Song court, he and the fellow envoy Pak Illyang published a collection of poems that made a deep impression on Song scholars. "The allusions in the poems were so intricate that the most renowned court scholars had to study them in detail before being able to understand them."
The oldest son Kim Bu-pil (? -?) reached the senior 5th rank in 1102, but these were the three younger sons, Kim Bu-il (1071–1132), Kim Bu-sik, and Kim Bu-cheol, also known as Kim Puǔi, (1079-1136) that played an important role in politics and culture of Goryeo. Kim Kun died when Kim Bu-sik was about thirteen, and his widow raised and supervised the education of her younger sons. Later King Yejong rewarded her with a yearly allowance, noting in particular her merit in assisting each of her sons to pass the state examination.
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