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Goguryeo: Jumong: Buyeo: The daughter of Habaek was impregnated by sunlight. She gave birth to an egg. The king attempted to crack the egg, but it was protected by animals. A boy was born from the egg. The people of Buyeo became jealous of Jumong's archery skill, and his mother insisted that he run away.
Goguryeo people worshipped ancestors and considered them to be supernatural. [71] [better source needed] Jumong, the founder of Goguryeo, was worshipped and respected among the people. There was even a temple in Pyongyang dedicated to Jumong. At the annual Dongmaeng Festival, a religious rite was performed for Jumong, ancestors, and gods.
Jumong may have changed his surname name from Hae to Go when he founded Goguryeo after leaving Buyeo, while Yuri kept the Hae surname. However, alternative theories suggest that their surnames are different because Yuri was a usurper from a different family, with the above story being created after the fact.
Onjo, the founder of Baekje, was said to be the second son of Jumong, the founder of Goguryeo. [8] [9] [self-published source] Despite the common ancestry, the relationship between Goguryeo and Baekje was often contentious. During the 4th century, Geunchogo expanded Baekje's territory to the north at the expense of Goguryeo.
Taebong (901–918), also known as Majin or Later Goguryeo, was established by Gung-ye, an outcast prince of Silla. Gung-Ye joined General Yang Gil's rebellion, and rose through the ranks. He eventually assassinated Yang-Gil and established a new kingdom, naming it Later Goguryeo.
King Bojang, the nephew of King Yeongryu, rose to the throne and ruled until 668 CE, when Goguryeo was destroyed by the coalition armies of the Tang dynasty and Silla. With the fall of Goguryeo, surviving remnants attempted to re-establish Goguryeo, under military commander Kŏm Mo-jam and Ansŭng, an illegitimate son of King Bojang, as their king.
One of the tombs is the royal tomb of Jumong (58–19 BC), the founder of the ancient Goguryeo Kingdom, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. King Jumong was given the posthumous name of King Dongmyeong. In total, there are 63 individual tombs of the period.
This is a partial list of people who lived in Goguryeo from 37 BCE-668 CE and those of Goguryeo descent. Rulers ... Jumong 주몽 (朱蒙), Chumo 추모 (鄒牟 ...