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Taebong or Later Goguryeo was a state established by Gung Ye
Gung Ye

Gung Ye was the king of a short-lived Taebong on the Korean peninsula. Although he was a member of the Silla royal family, he became a victim of power struggle among royal family members at the late 9th century Silla and at last became rebel leader against the unpopular Silla government, which almost abandoned the affairs of common people...
 (??, ??) on the Korean peninsula
Korean Peninsula

The Korean Peninsula is a peninsula in East Asia. It extends southwards for about 684 miles from continental Asia into the Pacific Ocean and is surrounded by the Sea of Japan on the east, the East China Sea to the south, and the Yellow Sea to the west, the Korea Strait connecting the first two bodies of water....
 in 901
901

Events...
, during the Later Three Kingdoms period.

Gung Ye was known as a son of King Heonan
Heonan of Silla

Heonan of Silla was the 47th king of the Silla kingdom of Korea. He was the younger half-brother of Sinmu of Silla. What little we know of his reign comes from the Samguk Sagi....
 or of King Gyeongmun
Gyeongmun of Silla

Gyeongmun of Silla was the 48th ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the grandson of Huigang of Silla, and the son of the Achan Kim Gye-myeong....
. A soothsayer prophesied that the new-born baby would bring disaster to Silla
Silla

Silla was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, and the longest sustaining dynasty in Asian history. Although it was founded by King Bak Hyeokgeose of Silla, who is also known to be the originator of the Korean family name Park , the dynasty was to see the Kyungju Kim clan hold rule for most of its 992-year history....
, so the King ordered his servants to kill him. However, his nurse hid Gung Ye and raised him secretly.

He joined Yang Gil's rebellion force in 892.






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Taebong or Later Goguryeo was a state established by Gung Ye
Gung Ye

Gung Ye was the king of a short-lived Taebong on the Korean peninsula. Although he was a member of the Silla royal family, he became a victim of power struggle among royal family members at the late 9th century Silla and at last became rebel leader against the unpopular Silla government, which almost abandoned the affairs of common people...
 (??, ??) on the Korean peninsula
Korean Peninsula

The Korean Peninsula is a peninsula in East Asia. It extends southwards for about 684 miles from continental Asia into the Pacific Ocean and is surrounded by the Sea of Japan on the east, the East China Sea to the south, and the Yellow Sea to the west, the Korea Strait connecting the first two bodies of water....
 in 901
901

Events...
, during the Later Three Kingdoms period.

Gung Ye was known as a son of King Heonan
Heonan of Silla

Heonan of Silla was the 47th king of the Silla kingdom of Korea. He was the younger half-brother of Sinmu of Silla. What little we know of his reign comes from the Samguk Sagi....
 or of King Gyeongmun
Gyeongmun of Silla

Gyeongmun of Silla was the 48th ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the grandson of Huigang of Silla, and the son of the Achan Kim Gye-myeong....
. A soothsayer prophesied that the new-born baby would bring disaster to Silla
Silla

Silla was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, and the longest sustaining dynasty in Asian history. Although it was founded by King Bak Hyeokgeose of Silla, who is also known to be the originator of the Korean family name Park , the dynasty was to see the Kyungju Kim clan hold rule for most of its 992-year history....
, so the King ordered his servants to kill him. However, his nurse hid Gung Ye and raised him secretly.

He joined Yang Gil's rebellion force in 892. Silla, after nearly a millennium as a centralized kingdom, was quickly declining, and Gung Ye instigated his own rebellion in present-day Kaesong
Kaesong

Kaesong is a city in North Hwanghae Province, southern North Korea , a former Special cities of Korea#North Korea, and the capital of Korea during the Goryeo....
 in 898. He eventually defeated Yang Gil and other local lords in central Korea to proclaim himself king of Hu Goguryeo in 901. He changed the state's name to Majin in 904, and eventually to Taebong
Taebong

Taebong or Later Goguryeo was a state established by Gung Ye on the Korean peninsula in 901, during the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.Gung Ye was known as a son of Heonan of Silla or of Gyeongmun of Silla....
 in 911. Taebong at its peak consisted of territory in the present-day provinces North Hwanghae
North Hwanghae

North Hwanghae is a Administrative divisions of North Korea of North Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North and South Hwanghae....
 and South Hwanghae
South Hwanghae

South Hwanghae is a Administrative divisions of North Korea of North Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North Hwanghae and South Hwanghae....
, Gyeonggi-do
Gyeonggi-do

Gyeonggi-do is the most populous Administrative divisions of South Korea in South Korea. The provincial capital is located at Suwon. Seoul—South Korea's largest city and national capital— is located in the heart of the province, but has been separately administered as a provincial-level Special cities of Korea since 1946....
, Gangwon-do (South Korea)
Gangwon-do (South Korea)

Gangwon-do is a Administrative divisions of South Korea of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. Before the division of Korea in 1945, Gangwon and its North Korean neighbour Kangwon-do formed a single province....
/Kangwon-do (North Korea)
Kangwon-do (North Korea)

Kangwon is a Administrative divisions of North Korea of North Korea, with its capital at Wonsan. Before the division of Korea in 1945, Kangwon and its South Korean neighbour Gangwon-do formed a single province that excluded Wonsan....
, Pyongyang
Pyongyang

Pyongyang is the Capital and largest city of North Korea, located on the Taedong River, at . According to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, it has a population of 3,255,388....
 and Chungcheongbuk-do
Chungcheongbuk-do

Chungcheongbuk-do is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in the centre of South Korea. It was formed in 1896 from the northeastern half of the former Chungcheong province....
.

In his later days, Gung Ye proclaimed himself a Buddha and became a tyrant who sentenced death to anyone opposing him, including his own wife Kang. As a result, in 918 four of his own generals – Hong Yu (??, ??), Bae Hyeon-gyeong (???, ???), Sin Sung-gyeom (???, ???) and Bok Ji-gyeom (???, ???) – overthrew Taebong and installed Wang Geon
Taejo of Goryeo

Taejo of Goryeo , was the founder of the Goryeo Dynasty, which ruled Korea from the 10th to the 14th century....
 as king. Soon thereafter, the Goryeo
Goryeo

The Goryeo Dynasty was a sovereign state established in 918 by Taejo of Goryeo. It united the Later Three Kingdoms in 936 and ruled most of the Korean peninsula until it was removed by the Joseon dynasty in 1392....
 dynasty was proclaimed.

Taebong influenced Goryeo
Goryeo

The Goryeo Dynasty was a sovereign state established in 918 by Taejo of Goryeo. It united the Later Three Kingdoms in 936 and ruled most of the Korean peninsula until it was removed by the Joseon dynasty in 1392....
 culturally. Gung Ye
Gung Ye

Gung Ye was the king of a short-lived Taebong on the Korean peninsula. Although he was a member of the Silla royal family, he became a victim of power struggle among royal family members at the late 9th century Silla and at last became rebel leader against the unpopular Silla government, which almost abandoned the affairs of common people...
 was originally a Buddhist monk
Buddhism

Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices considered by most to be a religionand is based on the teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as "The Buddha" , who was born in what is today Nepal....
. He encouraged Buddhism
Buddhism

Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices considered by most to be a religionand is based on the teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as "The Buddha" , who was born in what is today Nepal....
 and changed the manners of national ceremonies Buddhist, including the Palgwanhoe (???, ???) and Seokdeungnong (???, ???). These changes survived the death of Gung Ye
Gung Ye

Gung Ye was the king of a short-lived Taebong on the Korean peninsula. Although he was a member of the Silla royal family, he became a victim of power struggle among royal family members at the late 9th century Silla and at last became rebel leader against the unpopular Silla government, which almost abandoned the affairs of common people...
 and the fall of Taebong.

See also

  • List of Korea-related topics
    List of Korea-related topics

    This is a list of articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. For help on how to use this list, see the #Introduction below....
  • History of Korea
    History of Korea

    The history of Korea stretches from Lower Paleolithic times to the present. The earliest known Korean pottery dates to around 8000 BC, and the Neolithic period began before 6000 BC, followed by the Bronze Age around 2500 BC....