Sa Pangji

Korean intersex person (fl. 15th century) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sa Pangji (Korean: 사방지; Hanja: 舍方知) was a Korean intersex person during the Joseon period.

Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty - Sillok in its case at the University of Seoul

Biography

Sa Pangji had hypospadias and reared as a feminine gender role. Sa learned sewing from their mother. Sa Pangji had sexual relationships with widows and Bhikkhunis.[1] In 1462, the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty recorded that Sa Pangji, a slave, had an affair with a widowed noblewoman.[2]

Cultural depictions

A film based on Pangji's life was produced in South Korea in 1988 named Sa Bangji.[3]

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