Glossary

Dongmyeongseong of Goguryeo (reign years)

동명성왕

Term · calendar

The reign years of King Dongmyeongseong of Goguryeo (東明聖王, 동명성왕), by which Korean histories date 37 BC–19 BC: 37 BC is Dongmyeongseong 1, 19 BC Dongmyeongseong 19. Dongmyeongseong (東明聖王, 동명성왕): the years of the reign of King Dongmyeongseong of Goguryeo. The Samguk sagi, the history of the Three Kingdoms, dates events by the reigning king’s year (reign years (Korea)): 28 BC is Dongmyeongseong 10 (동명성왕 10년). The year of the accession, 37 BC, counts as the first year. After: Yurimyeong.