Munjamyeong of Goguryeo

Munjamyeong
문자명
Taewang
Tomb of King Munjamyeong
King of Goguryeo
ReignJanuary 492 – 519
CoronationJanuary 492
PredecessorJangsu
SuccessorAnjang
BornGo Naun
?
Pyongyang Seong
Died519
Pyongyang Seong
Burial
Tomb of King Dongmyeong (possibly)
IssueHeungan
Boyeon
Regnal name
Myeongchiho Taewang
Posthumous name
Munjamyeong Taewang
HouseGo
DynastyGoguryeo
FatherGo Juda
ReligionBuddhism
OccupationKing
Munjamyeong of Goguryeo
Hangul
문자명왕 or 명치호왕
Hanja
文咨明王 or 明治好王
Revised RomanizationMunja-myeong-wang or Myeongchiho-wang
McCune–ReischauerMunja-myŏng-wang or Myŏngchiho-wang
Birth name
Hangul
나운
Hanja
羅雲
Revised RomanizationNaun
McCune–ReischauerNaun

Munja or Munjamyeong (died 519, r. 491–519) was the 21st monarch of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the grandson of Taewang Jangsu (413–491). Though Munja's father Gochudaega Joda (古鄒大加助多) had been named Crown Prince by Taewang Jangsu, Joda died before assuming the throne.[1] He is considered as a ruler of Goguryeo at its zenith from Gwanggaeto the Great.

  1. ^ Chong-uk, Yi (2005). Koguryŏ-ŭi yŏksa. Seoul: Kimyŏngsa. pp. 369–370. ISBN 9788934917625.