Polities

Koguryŏ

고구려

Polity · kingdom · 37 BCE–668

The northernmost of the Three Kingdoms, founded by tradition in 37 BCE, with its capitals at Kungnae-sŏng (Ji’an) and from 427 at P’yŏngyang; its greatest king, Kwanggaet’o (391–413), ruled Manchuria and the north of the peninsula. Conquered by Silla and Tang China in 668. 1 Portal 2000, pp. 43–49. ↩ Literatur Portal 2000: Jane Portal, Korea: Art and Archaeology, London: British Museum Press 2000.