Sam of Gojoseon

Sam (Korean: 삼; Hanja: 參) was one of the four members (alongside No In, Han Eum and Wang Gyeop) who operated the government of Wiman Joseon. He was a chancellor of Nigye (Hangul:니계 Hanja:尼谿) and it was where he based himself for.^[1] He was the only one who did not have a family name among the 4 members.^[2][3] In BC 109 to 108, when the Han dynasty attacked Wiman Joseon, those three exiles from China, No In, Han Eum and Wang Gyeop surrendered instantly, leaving the King of Wiman Joseon Ugeo and Sam as the only ones to resist against Han China among those members. However, in BC 108, Sam sent an assassin to Ugeo, killed him and surrendered to the Han dynasty.^[4] After his surrender, he was nominated as a peerage of Hwae Cheong (Hangul:홰청 Hanja:澅清) by the Han dynasty. 11 years later, he was arrested on suspicion of hiding the fugitive from Wiman Joseon and died of illness while he was in prison.^[5]

Sam of Gojoseon
Hangul	삼
Hanja	參
Revised Romanization	Sam
McCune–Reischauer	Sam

See also

• Han conquest of Gojoseon