Kim Pusik

Kim Pusik
Portrait of Kim Pusik
Korean name
Hangul
김부식
Hanja
金富軾
RRGim Busik
MRKim Pusik
Art name
Hangul
뇌천
Hanja
雷川
RRNoecheon
MRNoech'ŏn
Courtesy name
Hangul
입지
Hanja
立之
RRIpji
MRIpchi
Posthumous name
Hangul
문열
Hanja
文烈
RRMunyeol
MRMunyŏl

Kim Pusik (Korean: 김부식; Hanja: 金富軾; 1075–1151) was a Korean calligrapher, military general, philosopher, poet, and politician during the Goryeo period. He was a scion of the Silla royalty and a member of the Gyeongju Kim clan. Later he was the supreme chancellor from 1136 to 1142 and was in charge of the suppression of the Myocheong rebellion. Kim is best known for supervising the compilation of the Samguk sagi, the oldest extant written Korean history.