Faced with challenges, he becomes calmer and bolder. Working hard in the rough dock, Gungbok soon masters the sea and has the knack of building ships. His father was a slave carpenter in Police Office of Cheonghae. Gungbok lost his mother to pirates when he was young. Gungbok starts from lowest social class as a slave on the docks of Cheonghae. Jang Bogo is an historical figure who virtually dominated the seas of the East Asia (hence name 'Sea God' or 'Emperor of the Sea') and international trade from Tang China and Japan to the North China sea during the time of Unified Silla Dynasty. Yeom Jang (Song Il-gook), Jang Bogo's charismatic comrade, supports Jang in his ascension to become the 'Emperor of the Sea.' But Yeom Jang competes with Jang Bogo for the love of Lady Jung-hwa (Soo Ae). Along the way, he battles pirates, and engages in a heated rivalry with Madam Jami (Chae Shi-ra), a Silla noble who squares off against Jang Bogo for trade rights in the South Sea. Jang Bogo (Choi Soo-jong) rises from a lowly slave to the military commander of the sea during the Unified Silla Dynasty.
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