Late-Goryeo military official; renowned general who commanded the suppression of the Sambyeolcho and the Goryeo-Mongol invasions of Japan
| Life | 1212 ~ 1300 |
| Era | 고려 |
| Clan | 안동 김씨 |
Kim Bang-gyeong (金方慶) was a descendant of King Gyeongsun of Silla and is regarded as a founding ancestor of the Andong Kim clan. He entered official service through the protective-appointment system (eumseo), passing through various provincial and military posts, and was active during the long era of war with the Mongols.
After the return of the capital to Gaegyeong in 1270, he took part as a principal commander in suppressing the Sambyeolcho who had risen in revolt, subduing the Sambyeolcho in Jindo and Jeju. He then took part, as commander-in-chief of the Goryeo army, in the first invasion of Japan in 1274 and the second in 1281, leading the combined Goryeo-Yuan (Mongol) forces.
He rose in office to cheomui jungchan (chief councillor) and was enfeoffed as Lord Sangnak (上洛公). Though he rendered great service as a general, he was once imprisoned on false charges. He died in Gaegyeong in 1300; his posthumous title was Chungnyeol (忠烈).
Juksong-ri, Nokjeon-myeon, Andong, North Gyeongsang Province (Yean Seosan). His tomb epitaph is North Gyeongsang Tangible Cultural Property No. 421.
He had sons Kim Seon, Kim Heun, and Kim Sun, whose descendants continued as the Andong Kim clan.