Yangwon of Goguryeo | |
Hangul | 양원왕, 양강(상호)왕 |
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Hanja | 陽原王, 陽崗(上好)王 |
Revised Romanization | Yangwon-wang, Yanggang(sangho)-wang |
McCune–Reischauer | Yangwŏn-wang, Yanggang(sangho)-wang |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 평성 |
Hanja | 平成 |
Revised Romanization | Pyeong-seong |
McCune–Reischauer | P'yŏngsŏng |
Monarchs of Korea |
Goguryeo |
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Yangwon of Goguryeo (538~559) (r. 545–559) was the 24th ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the eldest son of Anwon of Goguryeo. During Yangwon's reign, Goguryeo gradually grew weaker and was obliged to take various urgent measures to block foreign invasions, eventually losing the Seoul region to the alliance of the other two Korean kingdoms.[1][2]