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Bukbuyeo

Bukbuyeo

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Bukbuyeo (Hangul
Hangul
Hangul is the native alphabet of the Korean language, as distinguished from the logographic Sino-Korean hanja system...

: 북부여, Hanja
Hanja
Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation...

: 北夫餘) (239 BCE - 58 BCE) was an ancient Korea
Korea
Korea is a civilization and formerly unified nation currently divided into two states. Located on the Korean Peninsula, it borders China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the east by the Korea Strait....

n kingdom that was located and ruled in Manchuria
Manchuria
Manchuria is a historical name given to a vast geographic region in northeast Asia. Depending on the definition of its extent, Manchuria either falls entirely within China, or is divided between China and Russia...

.It was founded in 239 BCE by Haemosu, who was a former general and member of the royal family of Gojoseon
Gojoseon
Gojoseon was an ancient Korean kingdom, considered the first proper nation of the Korean people. According to the Samguk Yusa and other Korean medieval-era records, Gojoseon is said to have been founded in 2333 BC by the legendary Dangun, who is said to be the Posterity of Heaven...

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Though sources are scant, roughly same geographical area occupied by Bukbuyeo was later identified as the unified state of Jolbon
Jolbon
Jolbon or Jolbon Buyeo was a continuation of Bukbuyeo under a changed state name after 86 BCE, when Hae Buru fled to the east to avoid conflict with King Dongmyeong, who became Go Dumak...

, and the foundation of the incipient state of Goguryeo
Goguryeo
Goguryeo or Koguryŏ was an ancient Korean kingdom located in the northern and central parts of the Korean peninsula, southern Manchuria, and southern Russian Maritime province....

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Following the fall of Jinjoseon
Jinjoseon
According to some Korean historians , Jinjoseon was the main provincial state of Gojoseon, and was ruled directly by the Danguns...

 in 239 BCE, a young man named Haemosu led the Ohga (오가), the five ruling nobles of Jinjoseon, and established Bukbuyeo after six years of clashing with other states in the region.
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Bukbuyeo (Hangul
Hangul
Hangul is the native alphabet of the Korean language, as distinguished from the logographic Sino-Korean hanja system...

: 북부여, Hanja
Hanja
Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation...

: 北夫餘) (239 BCE - 58 BCE) was an ancient Korea
Korea
Korea is a civilization and formerly unified nation currently divided into two states. Located on the Korean Peninsula, it borders China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the east by the Korea Strait....

n kingdom that was located and ruled in Manchuria
Manchuria
Manchuria is a historical name given to a vast geographic region in northeast Asia. Depending on the definition of its extent, Manchuria either falls entirely within China, or is divided between China and Russia...

.It was founded in 239 BCE by Haemosu, who was a former general and member of the royal family of Gojoseon
Gojoseon
Gojoseon was an ancient Korean kingdom, considered the first proper nation of the Korean people. According to the Samguk Yusa and other Korean medieval-era records, Gojoseon is said to have been founded in 2333 BC by the legendary Dangun, who is said to be the Posterity of Heaven...

.

Though sources are scant, roughly same geographical area occupied by Bukbuyeo was later identified as the unified state of Jolbon
Jolbon
Jolbon or Jolbon Buyeo was a continuation of Bukbuyeo under a changed state name after 86 BCE, when Hae Buru fled to the east to avoid conflict with King Dongmyeong, who became Go Dumak...

, and the foundation of the incipient state of Goguryeo
Goguryeo
Goguryeo or Koguryŏ was an ancient Korean kingdom located in the northern and central parts of the Korean peninsula, southern Manchuria, and southern Russian Maritime province....

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Founding


Following the fall of Jinjoseon
Jinjoseon
According to some Korean historians , Jinjoseon was the main provincial state of Gojoseon, and was ruled directly by the Danguns...

 in 239 BCE, a young man named Haemosu led the Ohga (오가), the five ruling nobles of Jinjoseon, and established Bukbuyeo after six years of clashing with other states in the region. After founding Bukbuyeo, Haemosu Dangun ruled until 195 BCE, after which he was succeeded by his son Mosuri Dangun
Mosuri of Buyeo
Mosuri was the second Dangun of Bukbuyeo, an ancient Korean empire that was started in Manchuria.- Background :Mosuri Dangun was the first son of Hae Mosu Dangun, who was the founder of Bukbuyeo...

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History


After Haemosu, Mosuri ruled over Bukbuyeo and continued on the legacy of his father by further extending the borders of the kingdom. After the death of Mosuri in 170 BCE, his son, Go Haesa Dangun
Go Haesa of Buyeo
Go Haesa was the third Dangun of Bukbuyeo, an ancient Korean empire that was located in Manchuria.- Background :Go Haesa Dangun was the first son of Bukbuyeo's second Dangun, Mosuri of Buyeo. Go Haesa was the Crown Prince of Bukbuyeo during the reign of his father...

, succeeded him to the throne and became the 3rd Dangun of Bukbuyeo. Go Haesa continued on the will of his father and grandfather by expanding Bukbuyeo's territories. In 121 BCE, Go Haesa died and was succeeded by his first son, Go Uru Dangun
Go Uru of Buyeo
Go Uru or Hae Uru was the 4th Dangun of Bukbuyeo, an ancient Korean empire that was founded in Manchuria.- Background :...

, who ruled until 86 BCE.

Founding of Dongbuyeo and Jolbon Buyeo


In 86 BCE, Hae Buru, the brother of Go Uru, rose to the throne. Hae Buru ruled for less than a year before Go Dumak, a direct descendant of Goyeolga Dangun
Goyeolga of Gojoseon
Goyeolga of Gojoseon was the 47th and the last Emperor of Gojoseon of Korea. He was best known for leaving the empire in the hands of the Ohga and abdicating the throne, going to the mountains to become a hermit...

, rose up against him. Hae Buru and Go Dumak got into a power struggle, which resulted in Go Dumak's victory. Haeburu fled to Gaseopwon with several of his followers and established Dongbuyeo
Dongbuyeo
Dongbuyeo was an ancient Korean kingdom that developed from Bukbuyeo, until conquered by the early Goguryeo, which then grew into one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea...

. Dongmyeong
Go Dumak of Bukbuyeo
Go Dumak or King Dongmyeong was the founder of Dongmyeong-guk and 5th Dangun of the ancient Korean empire of Bukbuyeo. He overthrew Hae Buru Dangun in 86 BCE and took power in Bukbuyeo, renaming it "Jolbon buyeo" during that same year.- Background :Go Dumak was a descendant of Goyeolga of...

 became the 5th Dangun of Bukbuyeo and changed the name of the state to Jolbon Buyeo or "Jolbon
Jolbon
Jolbon or Jolbon Buyeo was a continuation of Bukbuyeo under a changed state name after 86 BCE, when Hae Buru fled to the east to avoid conflict with King Dongmyeong, who became Go Dumak...

." After his death, Go Musu became dangun but was succeeded by Jumong, who changed the state's name to "Goguryeo" and united all former parts of Gojoseon by the time of his death.

The Danguns of Bukbuyeo


The rulers of Bukbuyeo used the title 'Dangun' until the rule of Jumong, who began using the title 'Taewang' during his reign over Goguryeo
Goguryeo
Goguryeo or Koguryŏ was an ancient Korean kingdom located in the northern and central parts of the Korean peninsula, southern Manchuria, and southern Russian Maritime province....

. The usage of the title 'Dangun' signified that the Danguns of Bukbuyeo were successors of the Danguns of Gojoseon
Gojoseon
Gojoseon was an ancient Korean kingdom, considered the first proper nation of the Korean people. According to the Samguk Yusa and other Korean medieval-era records, Gojoseon is said to have been founded in 2333 BC by the legendary Dangun, who is said to be the Posterity of Heaven...

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  1. Haemosu Dangun
  2. Mosuri Dangun
    Mosuri of Buyeo
    Mosuri was the second Dangun of Bukbuyeo, an ancient Korean empire that was started in Manchuria.- Background :Mosuri Dangun was the first son of Hae Mosu Dangun, who was the founder of Bukbuyeo...

  3. Go Haesa Dangun
    Go Haesa of Buyeo
    Go Haesa was the third Dangun of Bukbuyeo, an ancient Korean empire that was located in Manchuria.- Background :Go Haesa Dangun was the first son of Bukbuyeo's second Dangun, Mosuri of Buyeo. Go Haesa was the Crown Prince of Bukbuyeo during the reign of his father...

  4. Go Uru Dangun
    Go Uru of Buyeo
    Go Uru or Hae Uru was the 4th Dangun of Bukbuyeo, an ancient Korean empire that was founded in Manchuria.- Background :...

  5. Go Dumak Dangun
    Go Dumak of Bukbuyeo
    Go Dumak or King Dongmyeong was the founder of Dongmyeong-guk and 5th Dangun of the ancient Korean empire of Bukbuyeo. He overthrew Hae Buru Dangun in 86 BCE and took power in Bukbuyeo, renaming it "Jolbon buyeo" during that same year.- Background :Go Dumak was a descendant of Goyeolga of...

  6. Go Museo Dangun
    Go Museo of Bukbuyeo
    Go Museo was the 6th Dangun of Bukbuyeo and the 2nd Dangun of Jolbon Buyeo. He was the son of Dongmyeong-wang Go Dumak, who was the previous Dangun...

  7. Dongmyeong of Goguryeo

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