Hwarang Segi (lit. Annals of Hwarang) is a historical record of Hwarang of Silla in ancient Korea. It is said to be written by Silla historian Kim Dae-Mun in the reign of Seongdeok the Great (r. 702~737).
Hwarang Segi survived to the time that Kim Busik wrote Samguk Sagi, but considered to be lost since then; because no reference of Hwarang Segi has been made, but a manuscript of Hwarang Segi has been found in 1989, in Kimhae County of South Korea.
Hwarang Segi is made of 16 parts; one for the introduction and the fifteen for the biographies of fifteen Hwarangs. They are:
Introduction
Wihwarang
Mijinbu
Morang
Ihwarang
Sadaham
Sejong
Seolwonrang
Munno
Biborang
Miseng
Hajong
Bori
Yongchun
Horim
Kim Yu-shin
However, the historical validity of existing copy of Hwarang Segi is a subject of great controversy by the Japanese; many Japanese thinks of this as a forgery while some other argue against it.
HwarangSegi survived to the time that Kim Busik wrote Samguk Sagi, but was thought to be lost since then, because no reference to HwarangSegi was made thereafter.
However, the historical validity of existing copy of HwarangSegi is a subject of great controversy by the Japanese and majority of the Korean scholar; most scholars think of this as a forgery while some argue for its authenticity.
HwarangSegi is made of 16 parts; one for the introduction and the fifteen for the biographies of fifteen Hwarangs.