Bojang of Goguryeo | |
Hangul | 보장왕 |
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Hanja | 寶藏王 |
Revised Romanization | Bojang-wang |
McCune–Reischauer | Pojang-wang |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 장, 보장 |
Hanja | 臧, 寶臧 |
Revised Romanization | Jang, Bojang |
McCune–Reischauer | Chang, Pojang |
Monarchs of Korea |
Goguryeo |
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Bojang of Goguryeo (died 682; r. 642–668) was the 28th and last monarch of Goguryeo the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was placed on the throne by the military leader Yeon Gaesomun. His reign ended when Goguryeo fell to the allied forces of the southern Korean kingdom of Silla and the Chinese Tang dynasty.