Lee Yo-won is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Queen Seondeok in the eponymous hit period drama.
Lee Yo-won in 2019
Lee Yo-won at the 49 days press conference in 2011.
Queen Seondeok of Silla reigned as Queen Regnant of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, from 632 to 647. She was Silla's twenty-seventh ruler, and its first reigning queen. She was the second female sovereign in recorded East Asian history and encouraged a renaissance in thought, literature, and the arts in Silla.
In Samguksagi, Queen Seondeok was described as "generous, benevolent, wise, and smart". According to the Legend of Jigwi, she was also beautiful. She developed Buddhist culture, selected great talent, and established diplomacy with the Tang Dynasty, laying the foundation for the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. Queen Seondeok is known as a wise and kind monarch, making her one of the most prominent monarchs in Korean history.
Rock-carved Seated Buddha in Bulgok Valley of Namsan Mountain, Gyeongju [ko], also known as Grandmother Buddha (할매부처), was claimed that Queen Seondeok was the model for this statue by Professor Kim Ki-heung (김기흥).
Cheomseongdae, astronomical observatory in Gyeongju, South Korea.
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Tomb of Queen Seondeok [ko] in Gyeongju
![Rock-carved Seated Buddha in Bulgok Valley of Namsan Mountain, Gyeongju [ko], also known as Grandmother Buddha (할매부처), was claimed that Queen Seondeok](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/%EA%B2%BD%EC%A3%BC_%EB%82%A8%EC%82%B0_%EB%B6%88%EA%B3%A1_%EB%A7%88%EC%95%A0%EC%97%AC%EB%9E%98%EC%A2%8C%EC%83%81_01.jpg/400px-%EA%B2%BD%EC%A3%BC_%EB%82%A8%EC%82%B0_%EB%B6%88%EA%B3%A1_%EB%A7%88%EC%95%A0%EC%97%AC%EB%9E%98%EC%A2%8C%EC%83%81_01.jpg)
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