Hae Buru of Dongbuyeo

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King Hae Buru
Hangul:	해부루 왕
Revised Romanization:	Hae Buru

Hae Buru解夫婁 (86 - 48 BCE) was briefly a Dangun of Bukbuyeo and founder of Dongbuyeo (86 BCE - 22 CE), an ancient Korean kingdom.

1 Background
2 The Founding of Dongbuyeo
3 The Successor
4 See also

[edit] Background

Haeburu (해부루) was the son of Bukbuyeo's third Dangun, Go Haesa Dangun, and brother of Bukbuyeo's 4th Dangun, Go Uru Dangun. He was, therefore, a prince of Bukbuyeo and a grandson of Bukbuyeo's founder, Haemosu Dangun.

[edit] The Founding of Dongbuyeo

When Go Uru died in 86 BCE, his brother Hae Buru took the throne and became Dangun of Bukbuyeo. However, during that same year, Go Dumak, a descendant of Goyeolga of Gojoseon, arose and rebelled against Hae Buru, taking the throne and pushing Hae Buru to the east. Hae Buru led his followers and some of Bukbuyeo's people to the city of Gaseopwon, a city near the Sea of Korea. In that same year, Hae Buru founded another Buyeo, which he named Dongbuyeo, due to its position east of Bukbuyeo. In order to avoid conflict with Dongmyeong Dangun, who had come to rule over Bukbuyeo, Hae Buru submitted himself to Dongmyeong Dangun as a vassal of Bukbuyeo, and therefore used the title of "Wang," which means "King."

[edit] The Successor

Hae Buru's wives apparently were not able to produce a male heir for Hae Buru until he was in old age. Hae Buru eventually got a son, Geumwa, of whom he trained and grew into his successor. When Hae Buru died in 48 BCE, Geumwa rose to the throne and declared independence from Bukbuyeo by proclaiming himself "Emperor of Dongbuyeo."