Eul Paso (died 203) was the Guksang (Prime Minister) of Goguryeo

Goguryeo

Goguryeo or Koguryŏ was an ancient Korean kingdom located in present day northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula, southern Manchuria, and southern Russian Maritime province....

 under its 9th ruler King Gogukcheon

Gogukcheon of Goguryeo

King Gogukcheon of Goguryeo was the ninth monarch of Goguryeo, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.- Background and reign:Gogukcheon was the second son of Goguryeo's eighth king, Sindae...

. Eul Paso is well-remembered for being a righteous, and talented man that was chosen to a government position under King Gogukcheon's meritocratic system of selecting officials.

Background

Eul Paso was a native of Jwa-mul village near the Amnok River before his elevation to the position of Prime Minister. He was not of noble background, but a peasant who was known for his wisdom and righteousness. King Gogukcheon's sudden shift from an aristocratic to meritocratic style of government resulted in the discovering of many talented people throughout the kingdom. Among these selected individuals was Anryu, who was a student and neighbor of Eul Paso. Anryu told the king about Eul Paso, and Samguk Sagi

Samguk Sagi

Samguk Sagi is a historical record of the Three Kingdoms of Korea: Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla. The Samguk Sagi is written in Classical Chinese and its compilation was ordered by Goryeo's King Injong Samguk Sagi (History of the Three Kingdoms) is a historical record of the Three Kingdoms of...

 says that the king summoned him to the capital, and eventually gave him the position of Prime Minister in 191.

Prime minister

Eul Paso helped the king rule the kingdom wisely, but was constantly attacked politically by jealous nobles. The king became aware of this, and immediately put a halt to the protests. Eul Paso died in 203, during the reign of King Sansang

Sansang of Goguryeo

King Sansang of Goguryeo was the 10th ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the third son of the eighth king Sindae and the younger brother of the ninth king Gogukcheon, who died without an heir....

, the successor of King Gogukcheon.

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• Three Kingdoms of Korea
  Three Kingdoms of Korea
  The Three Kingdoms of Korea refer to the ancient Korean kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla, which dominated the Korean peninsula and parts of Manchuria for much of the 1st millennium...
  
  
• Goguryeo
  Goguryeo
  Goguryeo or Koguryŏ was an ancient Korean kingdom located in present day northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula, southern Manchuria, and southern Russian Maritime province....