130. Mulkeja the Brave Soldier

Entry 130 tells the story of Mulkeja, who fights valiantly in two wars, is never rewarded for his service. He expounds upon the virtues of loyalty and duty before exiling himself. It would seem that some information might have been lost in the translation, as he supposedly performs well but then claims that he did not.

People:

• Crown Prince Nalum, p.338
• King Naehae, p.338-339
• Mulkeja, p.338-339
• Mulkeja's Unnamed Friends, p.338-339
• Mulkeja's Unnamed Wife, p.339
• Prince of Kolp'o-guk (Happo), p.339

Places:

• Kalhwa (aka Kulbul or Ulju), p.339
• Kolp'o-guk (Happo), p.339
• Porakguk (Kosong), p.338
• Sach'e-san, p.339
• Samulguk (Saju), p.339
• Silla
• Kingdom, p.338-339
• Border Towns, p.338

Battles:

• Eight "States" vs. Silla, p.338
• Battle of Pora, p.339
• Three "States" vs. Silla, p.339
• Battle of Kalhwa, p.339

Other images, themes, etc. worth mentioning:

• Duty (Explanation of), p.339
• Exile (Self-elected), p.339
• Great Warrior, p.338-339
• Hated by your Leader (Crown Prince), p.338
• Hermit, p.339
• Instrument
• Komungo (Six Stringed Lute), p.339
• Lament, p.339
• Loyalty
• Disloyalty, p.339
• Filial Loyalty, p.339
• to the King, p.339
• Music
• Nature
• Babbling Brook, p.339
• Straight Bamboo, p.339
• Odes of Grief, p.339
• Omission from Rewards, p.338-339
• War, p.338-339