Hur Jun
Hur Jun
The drama focuses on Heo Jun’s compilation of medical texts into a comprehensive work as his central achievement, as he passes through war and exile. It depicts Heo Jun taking charge of medical care for the royal family and accompanying King Seonjo even during the war. Set against the life of court physician Heo Jun and Donguibogam, the story follows the circumstances Heo Jun faces.
OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Fact-based dramatization
The life of the royal physician Heo Jun and Donguibogam
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6 records<Hur Jun> is a South Korean drama/series released in 1999.
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- The work can be identified through official broadcaster and platform pages.
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- 허준 공식 프로그램MBC · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
The core factual basis of <Hur Jun> is 'the life of the royal physician Heo Jun and Donguibogam.'
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- The life of the royal physician Heo Jun and Donguibogam
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- 허준한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
- 동의보감한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
Heo Jun is a real person connected to the work's factual basis.
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- Direct sources confirmed Heo Jun's existence and historical role as a royal physician and medical scholar.
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- 허준한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
It is classified as a work centered on real people and events, while adapting relationships between characters, scenes, and the passage of time for a long-form drama narrative.
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- 허준 공식 프로그램MBC · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
- 허준한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
- 동의보감한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
Heo Jun accompanied King Seonjo on his flight during the Imjin War and was recorded as a meritorious subject of the third rank for his service in escorting the king.
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- The drama depicts Heo Jun providing medical care to the royal household during the war and accompanying King Seonjo.
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- The Encyclopedia of Korean Culture records that Heo Jun accompanied King Seonjo during the Imjin War and was appointed a meritorious subject of the third rank for his service in escorting the king in 1604.
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- 허준한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
Compilation of Donguibogam began in 1596 by royal order, was completed in 1610, and was published in 1613.
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- The drama presents Heo Jun's compilation of medical texts through the war and exile as a major achievement.
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- The Encyclopedia of Korean Culture records that compilation began in 1596, was interrupted by the Second Japanese Invasion of Korea, and was then continued by Heo Jun and completed in 1610; it was published by the Naeuiwon in 1613.
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- 동의보감한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
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- 허준 공식 프로그램MBC · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
- 허준한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
- 동의보감한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →