Hae Buru of Dongbuyeo

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King Hae Buru
Hangul 해부루
Hanja 解夫婁
Revised Romanization Hae Buru
McCune-Reischauer Hae Puru

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

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[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 Japan (East Sea). 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] Legend of Dongbuyeo

According to the Samguk Yusa, Buru's minister Aranbul had a strange dream, and believing that the dream was a sort of omen, he advised his king Buru to move his nation. Buru later moved his capital to Gaseopwon, and named his country Dongbuyeo.

[edit] Succession

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 "King of Dongbuyeo."

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Preceded by
Go Uru of Buyeo		 Rulers of Dongbuyeo
(Dongbuyeo)
86 BCE –48 BCE		 Succeeded by
Geumwa of Dongbuyeo