Main •
Choi Soo-jong as
King Taejo (Wang Geon) • Oh Hyun-chul as young Wang Geon •
Kim Yeong-cheol as
Gung Ye •
Maeng Se-chang as young Gung Ye •
Kim Hye-ri as
Queen Kang Yeon Hwa • Jung Hoo as young Yeon Hwa •
Seo In-seok as
Gyeon Hwon Supporting • Park Sang-ah as
Empress Shin Hye of the Yoo clan, Wang Geon's first wife •
Yum Jung-ah as
Empress Jang Hwa of the Oh clan, Wang Geon's second wife •
Jeon Mi-seon as
Empress Shin Myung Sun Sung of the Yoo clan, Wang Geon's third wife • Ahn Jung-hoon as
Wang Mu (son of Jang Hwa, future Emperor Hyejong) •
Kim Kap-soo as Jong Gan •
Jeon Moo-song as Choi Seung Woo • Kim In-tae as Ahjitae • Jung Jin as Neung Whan • Kim Sung-kyum as
Ajagae • Lee Mi-ji as Ajagae's wife •
Shin Goo as
Wang Ryung, (father of Wang Gun) • Seo Woo-rim as Wang Ryung's wife • Kim Hyung-il as Neung San (later renamed as
Shin Sung Kyum) • Kang In-duk as Yoo Geum Pil • Kim Hak-chul as Park Sul Hee •
Lee Kye-in as Ae Sul
Extended • Kim Ha-kyun as Tae Pyeong •
Jung Tae-woo as Choi Eung • Kim Myung-soo as Wang Gyu • Jung Kook-jin as
Wang Shik Ryum •
Kil Yong-woo as Bok Ji Gyum • Lee Kwang-ki as
Shin Gum (Kyun Hwon's son) • Kim Young-chan as young Shin Gum • Park Sang-jo as Eun Boo •
Park Ji-young as Choi Ji Mong •
Jang Hang-sun as Wang Pyung Dal • Tae Min-young as Shin Kang • No Hyun-hee as
Queen Jin Sung • Choi Woon Kyo as Geum Dae (Gung Ye's subordinate general) • Song Yong-tae as Hong Yoo (Hong Sul) • Shin Dong-hoon as Bae Hyun Kyung • Kim Ki-bok as Kim Rak • Na Han-il as Byun Sa Bu ('Sa Bu' means 'master') • Park Young-mok as Ma Sa Bu • Jang Soon-gook as Jang Soo Jang ('Soo Jang' means 'captain' or 'leader', 'chief') • Lee Dae-ro as Ambassador Do Sun • Shim Woo-chang as Yeom Sang • Lee Young-ho as Yang Gum • Seo Hoo as young Yang Gum • Jun Hyun as Geum Kang • Kang Jae-il as Chu Heo Jo • Kim Si-won as General Soo Dal • Seo Young-jin as Ambassador Kyung Bo • Lee Il-woong as
Oh Da Ryun • Seo Sang-shik as Na Chong Rye • Baek In-chul as Hwan Sun Gil • Choi Joo-bong as Lee Heun Am • Park Chul-ho as Ji Hwon • Suh Yoon-jae as Ok Yi • Im Byung-ki as Shin Deok •
Geum Bo-ra as Mrs. Park (queen consort of Gyeon-hwon) • Jun Byung-ok as Neung Ae • Lee Jung-woong as Gong Jik • Im Hyuk-joo as
Park Young Kyu • Han Jung-gook as Choi Pil • Shin Gook as Young Soon • Choi Byung-hak as Jong Hoon • Ki Jung-soo as Pa Dal • Kim Joo-young as Kim Wi Hong • Lee Byung-wook as
Prince Maui • Moon Hoe-won as King Gyeong Ae • Shin Kwi-sik as King Gyeong Sun • Kim Hyo-won as Kim Hyo Jong • Yoo Byung-joon as Kim Yool • Park Tae-min as Won Geuk Yoo • Kim Bong-geun as Park Jil • Min Ji-hwan as Kim Haeng Sun • Kim Sung-ok as Kang Jang Ja ('Jang Ja' literally means 'old man', it can means 'elder') • Park Joo-ah as Mrs. Baek • Ahn Dae-yong as Monk Beom Gyo • Lee Kye-young as Yoon Shin Dal • Kang Man-hee as Jun Yi Gab • Kwon Hyuk-ho as Jun Ui Gab • Kim Ok-man as Geum Shik • Kim Jin-tae as Park Yoo • Park Sang-kyu as Kim Soon Shik • Lee Chi-woo as Yang Gil • Jo Jae-hoon as Im Choon Gil • Oh Sung-yul as Ip Jun • Jo Yong-tae as Jong Hoe • Suh Hyun-suk as Hye Jong • Kang In-ki as Yong Gum • Yun Woon-kyung as royal household nanny • Min Wook as Yoo Geung Dal • Jo In-pyo as Kim Un •
Jang Seo-hee • Seo Bum-shik •
Jang Jung-hee • Kim Dong-suk • Park Byung-ho • Kim Won-bae • Kim Tae-hyung ==Awards==