Goguryeo

Also known as Goryeo, Koryo

Goguryeo (37 BC – 668 AD) (; ; Old Korean: Guryeo) also later known as Goryeo (; ; Middle Korean: 고ᇢ롕〮, kwòwlyéy), was a Korean kingdom which was located on the northern and central parts of the Korean peninsula and the southern and central parts of modern-day Northeast China (Manchuria). At its peak of power, Goguryeo encompassed most of the Korean peninsula and large parts of Manchuria, along with parts of eastern Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and modern-day Russia.

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Goguryeo was a powerful Korean kingdom that flourished from 37 BC to 668 AD, controlling much of the Korean peninsula and large territories in Manchuria and neighboring regions at its height. It matters as a significant early Korean state that shaped the political and cultural landscape of East Asia during its roughly 700-year existence.

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Country.native_name: GoguryeoGoryeo
Country.life_span: AD 668
Country.common_name: Goguryeo
Country.era: Ancient
Country.status: Kingdom
Country.motto: ()"Son of God"
Country.government_type: Monarchy
Country.year_start: 37 BC
Country.year_end: AD 668
Country.event_start: Establishment
Country.event_end: Fall of Pyongyang
Country.event1: Introduction of Buddhism to Korea
Country.date_event1: 372
Country.event2: Campaigns of Gwanggaeto the Great
Country.date_event2: 391–413
Country.event3: Goguryeo–Sui War
Country.date_event3: 598–614
Country.event4: Goguryeo–Tang War

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Wikidata facts

Population: 3500000
Image: 고구려벽화덕흥군.jpg

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McCune–Reischauer romanization: Koguryŏ
Revised Romanization: Goguryeo
Commons category: Goguryeo Kingdom
inception: 0037-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 0668-10-22

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Contents

Names and etymology
History
Origins
Jumong and the foundation myth
Centralization and early expansion (mid-first century)
Goguryeo–Wei Wars
Revival and further expansion (300 to 390)
Zenith of Goguryeo's Power (391 to 531 AD)
Internal strife (531 to 551)
Conflicts of the late 6th and 7th centuries
Goguryeo's loss of the Han River Valley
Goguryeo–Sui War
Goguryeo–Silla War, Goguryeo-Tang War and the Silla–Tang alliance
Fall
Restoration movements
Government
Military
Equipment
Hwandudaedo
Fortifications
Organization
Strategy
Foreign relations
Culture
Goguryeo tombs
Lifestyle
Festivals and pastimes
Religion
Cultural legacy
Legacy
World Heritage Site
Name
Language
Controversies
See also
References
Note
Citations
Sources
Further reading
External links

Along with Baekje and Silla, Goguryeo was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. It was an active participant in the power struggle for control of the Korean peninsula and was also associated with the foreign affairs of neighboring polities in China and Japan.