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Who were the Hwarang Dan?

Marcel Neveu
Marcel Neveu
2025-08-12 02:54:33
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The hwarang was a state-sponsored organisation for the education of elite young males in the ancient kingdom of Silla, Korea. Variously translated as the 'Flower Boys,' 'Flowering Youth,' or 'Elite Youth' the hwarang pledged loyalty to the state, their family, and each other. The organisation aimed at preparing young males for their future role in society and the majority of the state's most important politicians and administrators were educated in the hwarang. Formed from at least the 6th century CE, the hwarang consisted of teenage boys who followed the ideal known as pungwolto or 'way of wind and moon.' Only sons of the aristocracy were eligible to join, and the true purpose of the system, sponsored as it was by the state, was likely to enable the ruling class to select the most talented youths and earmark them for future positions within the state apparatus. Hwarang members followed an educational mix of religious & martial teachings along with music, dancing, ethics & a good dose of nationalism. The Five Relationships honour code, created by the Buddhist monk Wongwang in the early 7th century CE, best illustrates the strong association between the hwarang and the needs of the state for they were: To serve the king with loyalty. To serve one's parents with loyalty. To always show loyalty to one's friends. To never retreat in battle. To never kill unnecessarily.