Alch'ŏn

Alch'ŏn
Sangdaedŭng of Silla
In office
647–654?
MonarchJindeok
Preceded byBidam
Succeeded byKŭm Kang
Personal details
Born577?
Diedafter 654
NationalitySilla
Korean name
Hangul
알천
Hanja
Revised RomanizationAlcheon
McCune–ReischauerAlch'ŏn

Kim Alch'ŏn (aka So Alch'ŏn, 577?–686?) was a Silla politician who served as a general during Queen Seondeok's reign, and as Sangdaedŭng from 647 to 654, during Queen Jindeok's reign. He was the first politician to serve in Silla's highest military and political office, respectively.