Dongcheon of Goguryeo

Dongcheon
동천
Taewang
King of Goguryeo
ReignMay 227 - September 248 A.D.
PredecessorSansang
SuccessorJungcheon
Crown Prince of Goguryeo
ReignJanuary 213 - May 227 A.D.
CoronationJanuary 231 A.D.
PredecessorNammu
SuccessorYeonbul
BornGo Uwigeo/Wigung/Gyoche
September 209 A.D.
Gungnae Seong
DiedSeptember 248 A.D.
Gungnae Seong
Burial
Siwon
IssueYeonbul
Yemul
Sagu
Regnal name
Dongyang Taewang
Posthumous name
Dongcheon Taewang
HouseGo
DynastyGoguryeo
FatherGoguryeo
MotherLady Sohu
OccupationKing
Dongcheon of Goguryeo
Hangul
동천왕 or 동양왕
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDongcheon-wang or Dongyang-wang
McCune–ReischauerTongch'ŏn-wang or Tongyang-wang
Birth name
Hangul
우위거 or 위궁 or 교체
Hanja
Revised RomanizationUwigeo or Wigung or Gyoche
McCune–ReischauerUwigŏ or Wigung or Kyoch'e
Monarchs of Korea
Goguryeo
  1. Chumo c. 37–19 BC
  2. Yuri 19 BC–18 AD
  3. Daemusin 18–44
  4. Minjung 44–48
  5. Mobon 48–53
  6. Taejodae 53–146
  7. Chadae 146–165
  8. Sindae 165–179
  9. Gogukcheon 179–197
  10. Sansang 197–227
  11. Dongcheon 227–248
  12. Jungcheon 248–270
  13. Seocheon 270–292
  14. Bongsang 292–300
  15. Micheon 300–331
  16. Gogugwon 331–371
  17. Sosurim 371–384
  18. Gogugyang 384–391
  19. Gwanggaeto the Great 391–413
  20. Jangsu 413–491
  21. Munja 491–519
  22. Anjang 519–531
  23. Anwon 531–545
  24. Yangwon 545–559
  25. Pyeongwon 559–590
  26. Yeongyang 590–618
  27. Yeongnyu 618–642
  28. Bojang 642–668

King Dongcheon of Goguryeo (209–248, r. 227–248[1]) was the 11th monarch of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.

  1. ^ Pae-yong, Yi (2008). Women in Korean history. Seoul: Ewha Womans University Press. pp. 124–126. ISBN 9788973007721. Retrieved 30 January 2016.