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Dongmyeong appointed Yuri as the crown prince of Goguryeo. [13] In September, Dongmyeong, at the age of 39, mounted a dragon and ascended into Heaven and did not come back, according to the Gwanggaeto Stele. With only his whip left behind, it was buried at Yongsan (or Yong Mountain; 용산; 龍山; lit. Dragon Mountain) in the place of his body.
A temple of King Dongmyeong is also mentioned in the Goryeo Dogyeong, a book about the Goryeo dynasty written by a Chinese Song dynasty scholar. As the Goryeo dynasty existed within the Korean Peninsula , conclusions are that there was at least one temple, and probably more, dedicated to King Dongmyeong within the Korean Peninsula.
The Royal Tomb of King Dongmyeong and the Three Tombs of Kangso have mural paintings. The Tomb of King Dongmyeong has Goguryeo murals which are known for its rich color and tone. The wall paintings found in the tomb were of Buddhist themes, namely the lotus, and the animal depictions in the ceiling and walls of the tombs.
Dongmyeong ilgi (동명일기, Travelogue of Dongmyeong) is a travelogue and miscellany [1] written by Lady Uiyudang (意幽堂) of the Nam clan of Uiryeong (宜寧南氏, 1727–1823) in 1772 (the 48th regnal year of Yeongjo of Joseon), at the age of 46. Written while she was staying in the Hamheung region as the wife of an assistant ...
Dongmyeong was worshiped well into the Goryeo period of Korea; Yi Kyu-bo said "Even unlettered country folk can tell the tale of King [Dongmyeong]." [14] Goguryeo was an authority unto itself. [6] It had an independent sphere of influence in Northeast Asia for more than 200 years around the 5th and 6th centuries. [15]
Posthumous name: Hangul (): Personal names: Period of reign: Legendary line; 1: Dongmyeong: 동명성왕 (東明聖王), 동명왕 (東明王) Jumong 주몽 (朱蒙), Chumo 추모 (鄒牟), Sanghae 상해 (象解)
Proto–Three Kingdoms, c. 1 AD. The mythical founder of the Buyeo kingdom was Hae Mo-su, the Dongmyeong of Buyeo which literally means Holy King of Buyeo. After its foundation, the son of heaven (Hae Mo-su Korean: 해모수; Hanja: 解慕漱) brought the royal court to his new palace, and he was proclaimed to be King.
Flag of Dongmyeong Unit , The Dongmyeong Unit flag is visible with a taegukki. The name of the Dongmyeong Unit (Hanja: 東明, 'the light from the east') has a symbolic meaning of "a peaceful light for Lebanon from the East." [10] The symbol of the unit consists of a Taegeuk mark and an evergreen hill as a background. The green background ...