Yangwon of Goguryeo

Yangwon
양원
Taewang
King of Goguryeo
ReignMarch 545 - March 559 A.D.
CoronationMarch 545 A.D.
PredecessorAnwon
SuccessorPyeongwon
Crown Prince Goguryeo
ReignJanuary 533 - March 545 A.D.
CoronationJanuary 533 A.D.
PredecessorHeungan
SuccessorYangseong
BornGo Pyeongseong/Seong
538 A.D.
Pyongyang Seong
DiedMarch 559 A.D.
Pyongyang Seong
Burial
Jinpari Number (1)
IssueYangseong
Regnal name
Yanggang Sangho Taewang
Yanggang Taewang
Posthumous name
Yangwon Taewang
HouseGo
DynastyGoguryeo
FatherAnwon
ReligionBuddhism
OccupationKing
Yangwon of Goguryeo
Hangul
양원왕, 양강(상호)왕
Hanja
陽原王, 陽崗(上好)王
Revised RomanizationYangwon-wang, Yanggang(sangho)-wang
McCune–ReischauerYangwŏn-wang, Yanggang(sangho)-wang
Birth name
Hangul
평성
Hanja
平成
Revised RomanizationPyeong-seong
McCune–ReischauerP'yŏngsŏng

Yangwon of Goguryeo (538~559) (r. 545–559) was the 24th ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the eldest son of Anwon of Goguryeo. During Yangwon's reign, Goguryeo gradually grew weaker and was obliged to take various urgent measures to block foreign invasions, eventually losing the Seoul region to the alliance of the other two Korean kingdoms.[1][2]

  1. ^ "양원왕" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  2. ^ "King Yangwon". KBS World. Retrieved 2016-09-27.