Glossary

Yeongyang of Goguryeo (reign years)

영양왕

Term · calendar

The reign years of King Yeongyang of Goguryeo (嬰陽王, 영양왕), by which Korean histories date 590–618: 590 is Yeongyang 1, 618 Yeongyang 29. Yeongyang (嬰陽王, 영양왕): the years of the reign of King Yeongyang of Goguryeo. The Samguk sagi, the history of the Three Kingdoms, dates events by the reigning king’s year (reign years (Korea)): 599 is Yeongyang 10 (영양왕 10년). The year of the accession, 590, counts as the first year. Before: Pyeongwon. After: Yeongnyu.