Go Hyun-jung is “Mi-shil,” a beautiful court woman who manipulates men to bring herself into a position of power, who becomes one of the prominent heroines of Shilla times, along with the main character, Queen Seon-deok.

Lee Yo Won will play as Princess Duk Man, the eldest daughter of Silla’s King Jin Pyung. Possessing an extraordinary charm and wit, she eventually became the first Queen (ruler) in the Korean history despite her being in the war-torn Korean Three Kingdoms Era (Goguryeo, BaekJae and Silla).

Uhm Tae Woong plays Kim Yu Shin, a general in 7th-century Silla. He led the unification of the Korean peninsula by Silla under the reign of King Muyeol of Silla and King Munmu of Silla. He is said to have been the great-grandchild of King Guhae of Geumgwan Gaya, the last ruler of the Geumgwan Gaya state. This would have given him a very high position in the Silla bone rank system, which governed the political and military status that a person could attain.

Other Information

• Genre: Historical, period
• Episodes: 50
• Broadcast network: MBC
• Air time: Monday & Tuesdays 21:55
• Broadcasting dates : May 25, 2009 ~ Sep 10, 2009
• Director: Park Hong Kyun  & Kim Geun Hong
• Screenwriter: Kim Young Hyun & Park Sang Yun
• Official site

Main Cast

Lee Yo-won as Princess Duk Man

Nam Ji-hyeon as Princess Duk Man

Ko Hyeon-jeong as Mi Sil

Uhm Tae-woong as Kim Yoo Shin

Park Ye-jin as Princess Chun Myung

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