Ansi City

40°46′50″N 122°46′41″E / 40.78056°N 122.77806°E / 40.78056; 122.77806

Ansi City (Chinese: 安市城; Goguryeo: 安寸忽; Korean: 안시성; Hanja: 安市城), also known as Ansi Fortress,[1][2] was a Goguryeo fortified city in present-day Liaoning province, China. The city was founded in early 4th century after Goguryeo conquered the area, and received its name from a Han dynasty prefecture of the same name. The ruins of the city are identified with a site at Yingchengzi (营城子), 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) to the southeast of Haicheng.[3][4] Ansi was a major city of the Goguryeo and the scene of a major siege and battle between the Goguryeo and Tang dynasty China in 645 CE.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Medieval Wars 500–1500. Amber Books Ltd. 2012. ISBN 9781782741190. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  2. ^ The Annals of King T'aejo. Harvard University Press. 2014. pp. 343–344. ISBN 9780674419803. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  3. ^ Simons, Geoff (1995). Korea: The Search for Sovereignty. Springer. p. 87. ISBN 9781349239504.
  4. ^ 王绵厚; 朴文英 (2016). 中国东北与东北亚古代交通史 (in Chinese). 辽宁人民出版社. p. 243. ISBN 9787205079956.