Korea-Khitan War Season 1 Episode 1

Peace achieved through victory.

The Korea-Khitan War was a 26-year-long war between the Khitan Empire, a great power of the time, and Goryeo, an emerging state. As King Mokjong left no heirs from being preoccupied, King Hyeonjong, the last grandson of Taejo of Goryeo, became 1st in line for succession. King Hyeonjong, who had been away from politics and living as a monk, ascended to the throne at 19 years of age due to a rebellion by Kang Cho. The young king faced an invasion by a Khitan army of 400,000 men. The king's 70-year-old subject, Kang Kam-chan, scolded the petrified king, but King Hyeonjong took a liking to Kam-chan and entrusted him with the defense against the Khitan invasion. King Hyeonjong unified Goryeo with his tolerance and leadership, and along with Kam-chan, his teacher in politics, and many other subjects, he managed to withstand 6 Khitan invasions, eventually annihilating the Khitan army at the Battle of Kuju led by Kam-chan and seizing victory by utilizing Goryeo's own strength.

• Type
  series
• Premiere Date
  Nov 11, 2023
• Country
  • South Korea
• Language
  • Korean
• Genre
  • Drama
  • War
  • Politics
• Cast
  • Kim Dong-jun as King Hyeonjong
  • Ji Seung-hyun as Yang Gyu
  • Choi Soo-jong as Kang Kam-chan
  • Lee Si-a as Queen Wonjeong
  • Baek Sung-hyun as King Mokjong
  • Lee Won-jong as Kang Jo
  • Kim Hyuk as Yelü Longxu
  • Lee Min-young as Queen Heonae
  • Kim Jae-min as Yi Hyeon-un
  • Han Jae-yeong as Ji Chae-moon
  • Lee Ji-hoon as Jang Yeon-woo
  • Jang In-sub as Hwangbo Yu-ui
  • Ju Seok-tae as Choe Jil
  • Ryu Sung-hyun as Kim Hoon
  • Lee Cheol-min as Kang Min-cheom
  • Kim San-ho as Jeong Seong
  • Joo Yeon-woo as Kim Suk-heung
  • Seo Jae-woo as Kim Jong-hyeon
  • Jung Ho-bin as Yu Bang
  • Lee Jae-gu as Dae Do-su
  • Kwak Min-seok as Won Jong-seok
  • Lee Do-guk as Ha Gong-jin
  • Jo Sang-ki as Tak Sa-jeong
  • Kim Jung-don as Jo Won
  • Kim Sun-bin as Choe Chung
  • Kim Joon-bae as Xiao Paiya
  • Lee Sang-hong as Yelü Pennu
  • Park Jung-hwan as Yelü Dilu
  • Kim Koo-taek as Han Qi
  • Jo Hee-bong as Yu Jin
  • Kim Jung-hak as Choe Hang
  • Han Seung-hyeon as Chae Chung-sun
  • Park Yoo-seung as Choe Sa-wi
  • Ha Seung-lee as Wonseong
  • Cho Seung-yeon as Kim Unbu
  • Kim O-bok as Yang Hyeop
  • Gong Jeong-hwan as Kim Chi-yang
  • Lee Pung-un as Yu Haeng-gan
  • Oh Jae-young as Yu Chung-jeong
  • Yun Bok-in as Kang Kam-chan's Wife
  • Lee Jae-yong as Park Jin
  • Kang Shin-il as Mon Jin-gwan
• References
  • website
  • imdb