Go Uru (고우루, 高優婁) (?-230) was the prime minister of the ancient Korean kingdom of
Goguryeo
Goguryeo (37 BC–668 AD) ( ) also called Goryeo (), was a Korean kingdom located in the northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula and the southern and central parts of Northeast China. At its peak of power, Goguryeo controlled mos ...
during the reigns of Kings
Sansang and
Dongcheon during a period of 24 years.
Background
Go Uru was a descendant of
Goguryeo
Goguryeo (37 BC–668 AD) ( ) also called Goryeo (), was a Korean kingdom located in the northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula and the southern and central parts of Northeast China. At its peak of power, Goguryeo controlled mos ...
's founder, King
Jumong
Chumo (Hangul: 추모, Hanja: 鄒牟), posthumously Chumo the Holy (Hangul: 추모성왕, Hanja: 鄒牟聖王), was the founding monarch of the kingdom of Goguryeo, and was worshipped as a god-king by the people of Goguryeo and Goryeo. ''Chumo ...
, and of noble origins. However, the exact line of his ancestry or his family are unknown.
Successor of Eul Pa-So
After the death of prime minister
Eul Paso
Eulpaso (을파소, 乙巴素) (died 203) was the ''Guksang'' (Prime Minister) of Goguryeo under its 9th ruler King Gogukcheon.
Eulpaso was a native of Jwa-mul village near the Amnok River before his elevation to the position of Prime Minister. ...
in the year 203,
King Sansang gave the position of Prime Minister to Go Uru.
Go Uru remained prime minister for 24 years until his death in 230. Go Uru was succeeded by ''Wutae''
Myeongnim Eosu
Myeongnim Eosu (명림어수, 明臨於漱) (?–254) was the prime minister of Goguryeo during the reigns of Kings Dongcheon and Jungcheon.
Background
Myeongnim Eosu was a member of the ''Yeonna-Bu'' Myeongnim House, and possibly related to ...
.
See also
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Three Kingdoms of Korea
Samhan or the Three Kingdoms of Korea () refers to the three kingdoms of Goguryeo (고구려, 高句麗), Baekje (백제, 百濟), and Silla (신라, 新羅). Goguryeo was later known as Goryeo (고려, 高麗), from which the modern name ''Kor ...
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Goguryeo
Goguryeo (37 BC–668 AD) ( ) also called Goryeo (), was a Korean kingdom located in the northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula and the southern and central parts of Northeast China. At its peak of power, Goguryeo controlled mos ...
References
Goguryeo
230 deaths
3rd-century heads of government
Year of birth unknown
Goguryeo people
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