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
東川王 or 東壤王
Revised RomanizationDongcheon-wang or Dongyang-wang
McCune–ReischauerTongch'ŏn-wang or Tongyang-wang
Birth name
Hangul
우위거 or 위궁 or 교체
Hanja
憂位居 or 郊彘
Revised RomanizationUwigeo or Wigung or Gyoche
McCune–ReischauerUwigŏ or Wigung or Kyoch'e

King Dongcheon (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.