Boku Kou

Boku Kou
Manga Anime
Chinese	Mu Gong
Kanji	穆公
Romaji	Bokku Kou
Biographical Information Status Deceased (Ageing) Marital Status Conjugal Gender Male Hair Black Skin Pale Relatives Sho (Descendent) Anko Kukun (Descendent) Shi So (Descendent Kyou (Descendent) Ei Sei (Descendent) Sei Kyou (Descendent) Rei (Descendent) Fusu (Descendent) State Qin Residence You City Location You City
Professional Information Classification King Army Commander Affiliates Qin Government Military Rank Commander-in-Chief Equipment Sword
Media
Appearance Manga Debut Chapter 16 Flashback Anime Debut Episode 4 Flashback

King Boku Kou was a former King of the State of Qin, who reigned 400 years prior to the current storyline.

Appearance

Although he has yet to make a frontal appearance in the manga, his silhouette shows that he was a man of average built with short, brown hair. He was dressed in a royal mantle and wore the Qin official's head decorations.

Personality

Boku Kou was one of the rare benevolent lords of Chinese history. He loved people from the bottom of his heart and showed the same level of respect be it a noble or an enemy prisoner.

History

He was the reigning Qin monarch from over 4 centuries ago. After a battle, Boku Kou's personal warhorse was killed and eaten by some members of the Tribes of China in the mountains. The king, instead of punishing them, offered some liquor that tastes good with horse meat. With that act of benign, he gained their respect and managed to form an alliance. As thanks, the mountain people built a summer getaway for him.

After a 13 year reign, the neighboring state of Jin was experiencing a famine (widespread scarcity of food). Although Jin was the enemy, Boku Kou pitied the peasants. He lent them a vast amount of food; an unbroken chain of boats and carts from Qin carrying food. Later referred to as the "Fan Zhou Zhi Yi". However, when it was Qin that was suffering from a famine, Jin takes advantage of this and invades Qin.

Boku Kou was so enraged that he led the army himself against Jin. In the initial stage, Qin fought on equal grounds with Jin, but the scarcity in food made Qin suffer from hunger and eventually from fatigue. Jin gained the upper hand and Boku Kou was surrounded. However, 300 mountain people came to Qin aid in order to repay the favor of wine and horse meat. Not only did they route the Jin forces, but they also managed to capture the enemy king and bring him before Boku Kou.

This is later called the story of "Horse and Liquor War". After his death, he would be buried at the Summer Getaway constructed for him by the mountain people. Unfortunately, his alliance with them was broken by Qin after his death and wouldn't be revived until 4 centuries later under his descendant, Ei Sei, and the young king of the Mountain tribes, Yo Tan Wa.

Story

Boku Kou takes no part in the story, as he passed away many years before the start of the current era.

Abilities

His skills as a leader and his love for people lead him to establish a cordial relation with the Tribes of China which was very crucial in future battles.

Gallery

Manga

Boku Kou's appearance with Yo Tan Wa's ancestor in the one-shot

Anime

Boku's war horse

Boku Kou bows before an enemy slave

Boku Kou forms an alliance with the mountain dwellers.

Boku Kou received gratitude from the mountain dwellers.

Trivia

• Boku Kou gave birth to the "Horse and Liquor" legend.
• Besides being mentioned in Chapter 16 in the main story, he is also portrayed in the Horse and Liquor for 300 Soldiers one-shot that Yasuhisa Hara had written before Kingdom was serialized. The one-shot also named his favorite horses by the names, Qun and Lun, while depicting Yo Tan Wa's ancestor.

Characters

Chu Royal Family Kou Retsu † Shun Shin Kun Prime Minister Shun Shin Kun † • Ri En • Ka Rin • Officials Ri En • Ko Reki • Hoku Ryou • Bam Yu • Hou Chiku • City Lords TBA Citizens Haku Sui Military Great Generals Ka Rin • Kou En • Kan Mei † • Generals Kou Yoku • Haku Rei • Bei Man • Gou Ma Sho • Rin Bu Kun † Strategists Jin Ou • Bei Man • Gou Ma Sho • Commanders Bam Yu • Ka En • Gou Toku • Shin Ka • Kai Hou • Goku • Ro Kin • Koku Shi • Kyou Bou Soldiers TBA Affiliates Ren Pa • Ren Pa Army (Kai Shi Bou • Kyou En •) • Man'U • Sen To'Un • Gen'U • Ju Ko'Ou • Man'U Army (Sen To'Un Army • Gen'U Army) Han Royal Family Ou Ou ‡ • Ou An • Nei Prime Minister Chou • Officials Kan Pishi † City Lords TBA • Citizens TBA • Military Great Generals Sei Kai † • Generals Raku'A Kan • Chou In • Commanders Yoko Yoko • Ba Kan † • Na Kon † Strategists TBA Affiliates Chu • Chu Military (Ka Rin) Qi Royal Family Ou Ken Prime Minister TBA Officials Kou Shou City Lords TBA Citizens TBA Military Great Generals Gan Mo • Den Kaku • Generals Kan Shu • Commanders TBA Soldiers TBA Affiliates Sai Taku • Ei Sei • Qin Qin Royal Family Duke Toku † • Boku Kou † • Duke Kai Kou † • King Shou † • Anko Kukun † • Sou Jou † • Queen Mother • Ei Sei • Rei • Fuso • Sei Kyou • Rui • Kaku Kei † Chancellors Shou Bun Kun • Shou Hei Kun • Ryo Fui • Ketsu Shi † • Prime Minister N/A Officials Sai Taku • Ri Shi • Kai Oku • Shi Shi • Tei Koku • Chou Man • Ryuu Kai • Kou Kin • Sa Ji • Royal Harem Kou • You • Fuso's Mother • Bi Kyuu • A Min • Noble Families Three Great Families of Qin • Ou Family • Mou Family • City Lords Duke Hyou • Ou Ki • Tou • Rui's Great Grandmother • Ho Kaku • Koku Gou • Dan Shi • Citizens Ri Hyou † • Tou Bi • Yuu Ri • San Roku • Sen (Jouto Village) • Gan (Jouto Village) • Rin (Jouto Village) • Ri Ten Family (Village Chief (Jouto) • Yuu) • Kou's Mother • Sen (Fuuri) • Taku Kei's Daughter • Taku Kei's Son • Ryuu Sen's Wife • Ryuu Sen's Children • Shou Bun Kun's Family • Kan Shuu • Gou In • Gaku Kou • Sai Kyou • Kou Shun • Gan Chou • Kon • Han • Io • Shio † • Saki Clan Military Six Great Generals Mou Bu • Tou • Ou Sen • Yo Tan Wa • Kan Ki † • Haku Ki † • Ko Shou † • Kyou † • Ou Ki † • Ou Kotsu † • Shi Ba Saku † • Great Generals Duke Hyou † • Mou Gou † • Chou Tou † • Generals Ri Shin • Ou Hon • Mou Ten • Roku O Mi • Ryuu Koku • Kan Ou • A Kou † • Ma Kou † • Den Ri Mi • Sou'Ou • Heki • Shou Kaku • Kou Ryuu • Rai Do † • Koku'Ou † • Rin Gyoku † • Ba Jin • Do Mon • Koku Shuu Ba • Den Shun • Fuu Han • Sou Ha Kou • Ra Gen • Ei Bi † • En Ka † • Ryuu † • Sei Chou Commanders Kyou Kai • Riku Sen • Ai Sen • Kan Jou • A Ka Kin • Hyou Shiga • Rin Bou † • Dou Kin † • En • So Sui • Na Ki • Ga Ro • Gaku Rai † • Man Dou • Suu Gen • Den Yuu • Bi Hei • Taku Kei • Chu Tetsu • Den Ei • Ryuu Yuu • Ryuu Sen • Hai Rou • Nan Chin • Son Jin • Koku Kin • Shou Taku • Kyuu Kou † • Ei To • Shi Tou • Shou Sa † • Kyo Gai • Ken Fu • Setsu Kou † • Tai Go • Chuu Ki • Kai • Ro Bin † • Sou Gen • Ro En • Kaku Un † • Duke Da 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• Fuuon • Shi En • Sai'u • Mei Fu • Kou Kaku † • Gou Ran † • Sei Kiga • Ka Hou • Kai Shin • Koku Rai • Koku Rei • Zen Man • Sen Bi • Sei Mei • Seiu • Duke Sei • Ren Ka • Sou Ha • Sei Ka Un • Man Haku • Tou Gan † • Shuu † • Gi Ka † • Sou † • Shuu † • You Ou † • Ba Toku † • Den'I † • Ten † • Rai Ka † • Jo Shou † • Jo Rin † • Shin Riku † • Seki Kou † • Kou Zen † • An Ki † • Chiku Shin † • Ko Getsu † • Ta Getsu † • Ro Shin † • Chou Gaku † • Kou Tou † • Ko Ro † • Sou Kan † • Ka Man † • Kyo Yo † • Chou Riku † • Ki Shou † • Un Kei † • Un Gen † • Gou Za Kou † • Soldiers Haku Sha † • En Shou † • Ban Riku † • Kaku Jou † • Kon Jin † • Den Ko • Den Pou † • Hei Shuu † • Haku Ya • Kou Shuu • Gi Ta • Ga Kou • Kei Fu • Kat Sho • Affiliates Quanrong of Ryouyou (Rozo † • Goba † • Bunen † • Tork † ) • Geeli † • Bolf • Chida † • Tehgo • Nujah • Wan • Geni •