Jungcheon of Goguryeo

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Jungcheon of Goguryeo
Hangul 중천왕 also 중양왕
Hanja 中川王 also 中壤王
Revised Romanization Jungcheon-wang also Jungyang-wang
McCune-Reischauer Chungch'ŏn-wang also Chungyang-wang
Birth name
Hangul 고연불
Hanja 高然弗
Revised Romanization Go Yeon-bul
McCune-Reischauer Ko Yŏnbul
Monarchs of Korea
Goguryeo
  1. Dongmyeong 37-19 BCE
  2. Yuri 19 BCE-18 CE
  3. Daemusin 18-44
  4. Minjung 44-48
  5. Mobon 48-53
  6. Taejo 53-146
  7. Chadae 146-165
  8. Sindae 165-179
  9. Gogukcheon 179-197
  10. Sansang 197-227
  11. Dongcheon 227-248
  12. Jungcheon 248-270
  13. Seocheon 270-292
  14. Bongsang 292-300
  15. Micheon 300-331
  16. Gogug-won 331-371
  17. Sosurim 371-384
  18. Gogug-yang 384-391
  19. Gwanggaeto the Great 391-413
  20. Jangsu 413-490
  21. Munja-myeong 491-519
  22. Anjang 519-531
  23. An-won 531-545
  24. Yang-won 545-559
  25. Pyeong-won 559-590
  26. Yeong-yang 590-618
  27. Yeong-nyu 618-642
  28. Bojang 642-668

King Jungcheon of Goguryeo (224-270, r. 248-270) was the 12th ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.

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[edit] Background and rise to the throne

He was the son of King Dongcheon and was made heir to the throne in the 17th year of his father's reign. Upon his father's death in 248, Jungcheon followed him to the throne.

[edit] Reign

[edit] Deaths within the Royal family

In the 11th month of that year, Jungcheon's younger brothers Go Ye-mul, Go Sa-gu and others sought to betray him, but were caught and executed. He married Lady Yeon, probably from the Yeonna-bu region. In 251, the queen drowned the king's consort Lady Gwanna in the Yellow Sea out of jealousy. In 255, Jungcheon designated his son (later King Seocheon) as heir to the throne.

[edit] War with the Wei

In 259, the Cao Wei general Wei Chijie invaded with his army. The king sent 5,000 cavalry to fight them in the Yangmaek region; the Wei foces were defeated and some 8,000 slain.

[edit] Death

In 270, the king died at the age of 46, and was buried in Jungcheonji-won.

[edit] See also