Dongbuyeo
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Dongbuyeo (86 BCE - 22 CE) was an ancient Korean kingdom that developed from Buyeo, until conquered by the early Goguryeo, which then grew into one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. According to the Samguksagi, it was established when Buyeo's king Hae Buru moved the capital eastward by the sea, in order to avoid conflicts with Buyeo's founder Hae Mosu.
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[edit] Founding
Dongbuyeo was founded by Hae Buru, a king of Buyeo. He was the son of Hae Mosu, the self-proclaimed son of heaven and founder of Buyeo. The Samguk Yusa says Hae Buru was the son of Dangun (king of Gojoseon) and Yuhwa (Habaek's daughter), but this is inconsistent with other records.
According to the Samguk Sagi, Hae Buru was old and without an heir, when he found a gold-colored frog-like child under a large rock near Lake Gonyeon. Hae Buru named the child Geumwa, meaning golden frog, and later made him crown prince.
Hae Buru established Dongbuyeo when he moved the capital east to Gaseopwon by the sea, to avoid conflicts with Hae Mosu.
[edit] Geumwa and Jumong
Geumwa became king after Hae Buru's death. At Ubalsu, south of Mount Taebaek, Geumwa met Yuhwa, the disowned daughter of Habaek, and brought her back to his palace. She was impregnated by sunlight and laid an egg, from which hatched Jumong.
Geumwa's seven sons resented Jumong, and although Geumwa tried to protect him, Jumong ran away to Jolbon Buyeo, where he later established Goguryeo.
[edit] Fall
Geumwa's eldest son Daeso became the next king. Daeso attacked Goguryeo during the reign of its second king, Yuri. Goguryeo's third king Daemusin attacked Dongbuyeo and killed Daeso. After internal strife, Dongbuyeo fell, and its territory was absorbed into Goguryeo.
[edit] Other Records
According to other records, Jumong was from Bukbuyeo, not Dongbuyeo. According to the Gwanggaeto stele, Dongbuyeo was a tributary of Goguryeo.
Dongbuyeo was briefly revived by a small state established around 285 by refugees of Buyeo. This state was conquered by King Gwanggaeto of Goguryeo.
Although the chronology is inconsistent with the Samguksagi, one legend says Wutae, the father of the Baekje's founder and 1st ruler, Onjo, was a son of Hae Buru.
