Anwon of Goguryeo

Anwon
안원
Taewang
This petroglyph is from King Anwon's tomb
King of Goguryeo
ReignMay 531 – March 545 A.D.
CoronationMay 531 A.D.
PredecessorAnjang
SuccessorYangwon
BornGo Boyeon
January 498 A.D.
Pyongyang Castle
DiedMarch 545 A.D.
Pyongyang Castle
Burial
Honamri Sasinchong
Spouse3 spouses
IssuePyeongsung
Regnal name
Yeonga Taewang
Geonheung Taewang
Posthumous name
Anwon Taewang
Gokyanggangsang Taewang
Hyanggangsang Taewang
HouseGo
DynastyGoguryeo
FatherMunjamyeong
ReligionBuddhism
OccupationKing
Anwon of Goguryeo
Hangul
안원왕, (곡)향강상왕
Hanja
安原王, (鵠)香岡上王
Revised RomanizationAnwon-wang, (Gok)Hyanggangsang-wang
McCune–ReischauerAnwŏn-wang, (Kok)Hyanggangsang-wang
Birth name
Hangul
보연
Hanja
寶延
Revised RomanizationBo-yeon
McCune–ReischauerPoyŏn

Anwon (died 545) (r. 531–545) was the 23rd ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the younger brother of Anjang of Goguryeo, and is said to have been tall and wise.