Daemusin of Goguryeo
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| Daemusin of Goguryeo | |
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| Hangul: | 대무신왕, 대해주류왕 |
| Hanja: | 大武神王, 大解朱留王 |
| Revised Romanization: | Daemusin-wang, Daehaejuryu-wang |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Taemusin-wang, Taehaejuryu-wang |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul: | 해무휼 |
| Hanja: | 解無恤 |
| Revised Romanization: | Hae Muhyul |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Hae Muhyul |
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Great King Daemusin of Goguryeo (4-44, r. 18-44) was the third ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.
He was the third son of Yuri Taewang, and his mother was the daughter of Song-yang, the king of Damulguk. He was made crown prince in the year 14, at the age of 11, and became king upon his father's death four years later. He was buried in Daesuchonwon.
Daemusin strengthened central rule of Goguryeo and expanded its territory. He annexed Dongbuyeo and killed its king Daeso in 22. Along the Aprok River, he conquered Gaema-guk in 26, and later conquered Gudawangguk.
After fending off China's attack in 28, he sent his son, Prince Hodong of Goguryeo, to attack Nangnang-Guk in northwestern Korea in 32AD. He also destroyed Nangnang Commandery in 37AD[1], [2], [3]. The legendary love story of Prince Hodong and Princess of Nangnang, recorded in the Samguk Sagi, is well known in Korea to this day. The princess is said to have torn the war drums of her castle, so that Goguryeo could attack without warning.
In recent times, Daemusin served as a model for the famous manhwa and video game Kingdom of the Wind.
[edit] Reference
- ^ New History of Korea. Written by Lee Hyun Hee, Park Sung Soo, Yoon Nae Hyung, published by Jimundang, Published year 2005
- ^ 김부식편찬, 삼국사기
- ^ Yong-ho Ch'oe, Reinterpreting Traditional History in North Korea. The Journal of Asian Studies, 40, 503-523
