Hogong
Sign in to saveHogong (瓠公, 호공) was a minister of Silla in the age of nation-building. It is recorded that he was originally from the Wa people of Japan, though his family name or clan name was unknown to the compiler of the Samguk sagi.
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Hogong (瓠公, 호공) was a minister of Silla in the age of nation-building. It is recorded that he was originally from the Wa people of Japan, though his family name or clan name was unknown to the compiler of the Samguk sagi.
== History == It is said that Hogong came from the kingdom of Wa, present-day Japan. It is unknown when he exactly arrived in Silla or his time of death. However, he is considered one of the most important Japanese individuals in Korean history alongside Talhae of Silla.