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Taejo of Goguryeo

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770:, which means "Grand Ancestor," on the sixth ruler of Goguryeo and not the first. Scholars have therefore stated that this fact is further proof that different families ruled early Goguryeo before the consolidation of power under King Taejo. These are highly controversial at present times among historians and scholars. 762:
rose to the throne after deposing the last Hae ruler and his appointed successor. From viewing these historical facts, some scholars have come to the conclusion that the difference in surname was not a coincidence, but a clear indication that Jumong's immediate successors were not his descendants.
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Although the unpopular Mobon had named his son Ik as the crown prince, after Mobon's death in 53, the Goguryeo court nominated Jaesa to be the next king. Citing his advanced age, Jaesa declined and his seven-year-old son, Gung(taejo) became king. His mother then acted as regent for the young king.
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During the first year of his reign, he centralized the kingdom by turning the five clans into five provinces ruled by a governor from that clan, who were under the direct control of the king. He thereby firmly established royal control of the military, economy, and politics.
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decided not to initiate another battle with Goguryeo, Chadae settled peace with the Han dynasty in the following year. The imperial edict for this event was recorded as well. This date of death would involve a reign of 68 years—still one of the thirty
709:, Taejo died aged 118, after ruling for 93 years. This claim, if taken at face value, would make him the longest living and reigning king in Korean history and also among the longest lived in world history. 647:
in 56, Galsa in 68, Jona in 72, and Juna in 74. He absorbed regional forces into the central bureaucracy, and traveled throughout his territories to strengthen royal control.
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The Hae rulers indicate the brief rule of the Sono-clan and the rise of King Taejo may indicate that the Go rulers of the Gyeru-clan regained power.
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tribe to attack Liaodong, greatly expanding the realm of Goguryeo. He launched another major attack in 146.
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chose to use the surname Hae (해; 解). The three successors of Jumong and Yuri all utilized the surname
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Another point of great interest among select scholars is the bestowing of the posthumous title of
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In the 94th year of his reign, Taejo's younger brother Suseong took the throne to become King
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lineage, one of the five powerful houses of the royal court. His mother was from
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says that Chadae soon killed both of Taejo's sons, and that the subsequent king
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Both of they two were died in 148, two years after the throne usurpation by
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The South and North Korean political systems: A comparative analysis.
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and Han. In 55, he ordered the construction of a fortress in the
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Taejo's father was the youngest son of Goguryeo's second king,
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Index

King
Goguryeo
King Mobon
King Chadae
Queen Mother Buyeo
Issue
Prince Suseong
Prince Baekgo
Regnal name
House
House of Go
Go Jaesa
Queen Mother Buyeo
Hangul
Hanja







Revised Romanization
McCune–Reischauer
Hangul
Hanja



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