▁Han ▁army . ▁My e ong nim ▁D ap - bu ▁served ▁G og ury e o ▁and ▁brought ▁about ▁many ▁benefits ▁during ▁the ▁ 6 0 ▁years ▁at ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁kingdom ' s ▁affairs . ▁He ▁assass in ated ▁a ▁t yr ant , ▁strength ened ▁royal ▁power , ▁defeated ▁inv aders , ▁and ▁finally , ▁he ▁led ▁a ▁fully ▁successful ▁revolution ▁against ▁a ▁cor rupt ▁government . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ial ▁views ▁ ▁Histor ians ▁have ▁shared ▁many ▁different ▁views ▁on ▁the ▁figure ▁of ▁My e ong nim ▁D ap - bu . ▁G og ury e o ' s ▁first ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁possessed ▁trem end ous ▁political ▁power ▁and ▁influence , ▁almost ▁enough ▁to ▁be ▁considered ▁dict atorial . ▁However , ▁King ▁S ind ae ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁pu ppet ▁r uler ▁under ▁influence ▁of ▁My e ong nim ▁D ap - bu , ▁like ▁King ▁Bo j ang ▁was ▁with ▁General iss imo ▁Ye on ▁Ga es om un . ▁No ▁historical ▁texts ▁suggest ▁that ▁My e ong nim ▁D ap - bu ▁ab used ▁his ▁power ▁or ▁was ▁particularly ▁cruel ▁or ▁violent . ▁From ▁this , ▁many ▁histor ians ▁and ▁sch ol ars ▁infer ▁that ▁My e ong nim ▁D ap - bu ▁was ▁a ▁true ▁patri ot ▁and ▁a ▁forgotten ▁hero . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁G og ury e o ▁ ▁Ch ada e ▁of ▁G og ury e o ▁ ▁S ind ae ▁of ▁G og ury e o ▁