King Seocheon of Goguryeo (died 292, r. 270–292) was the 13th ruler 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 most ...

, the northernmost of the

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 ...

. He was the second son of King Jungcheon, and was confirmed as Crown Prince in 255. 八年, 立王子藥盧爲王太子, 赦國内. He ascended the throne upon his father's death in 270. In the first lunar month of 271, he married Usu, the daughter of the daesaja of Seo-bu, to be his queen. In 280, the

Sushen Sushen is the modern Chinese name for an ancient ethnic group of people who lived in the northeastern part of China (in the area of modern Jilin and Heilongjiang) and what is in modern times the Russian Maritime Province and some other Siberi ...

people invaded and the king sent his younger brother Go Dal-ga to repel them. Dal-ga took the fortress, Dallo and killed its lord, and moved about 600 Sushen households to southern

Buyeo Buyeo or Puyŏ ( Korean: 부여; Korean pronunciation: u.jʌ or 扶餘 ''Fúyú''), also rendered as Fuyu, was an ancient kingdom that was centered in northern Manchuria in modern-day northeast China. It is sometimes considered a Korea ...

. 十一年, 冬十月, 肅愼來侵, 屠害邊民, 王謂羣臣曰, “寡人以眇末之軀, 謬襲邦基, 德不能綏, 威不能震, 致此鄰敵猾我疆域. 思得謀臣猛將, 以折遐衝, 咨爾群公, 各舉竒謀異略才堪將帥者.” 羣臣皆曰, “王弟逹賈, 勇而有智略, 堪爲大將.” 王於是, 遣逹賈徃伐之. 逹賈出竒掩擊, 拔檀盧城, 殺酋長, 遷六百餘家於扶餘南烏川, 降部落六七所, 以爲附庸. 王大恱, 拜逹賈爲安國君, 知内外兵馬事, 兼統梁貊·肅愼諸部落. Subjugating 6 or 8 villages of Sushen, King Seocheon made Dal-ga the Prince of National Peace (''Anguk-gun'') and gave him control of the army, and of the Sushen and Yangmaek tribes. In 286, Seocheon's younger brothers Go Il-u and

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led an insurrection, but the rebellion failed and they were slain. King Seocheon died in 292, after 23 years on the throne. He was buried at Seocheonwon, and accordingly received the

temple name Temple names are posthumous titles accorded to monarchs of the Sinosphere for the purpose of ancestor worship. The practice of honoring monarchs with temple names began during the Shang dynasty in China and had since been adopted by other dynas ...

of "Seocheon." His mausoleum is considered to have been stolen around 296 when another nomadic people invaded Goguryeo in the reign of Bongsang.

Family

*Father: King Jungcheon (중천왕, 中川王) **Grandfather: King Dongcheon (동천왕, 東川王) *Mother: ''Queen'', of the Yeon clan (왕후 연씨, 王后椽氏) *Wife: ''Queen'', of the U clan (왕후 우씨, 王后于氏); daughter of U Su (우수, 于漱) who formally became the queen consort in 271. **Son: Prince Sangbu (상부, 相夫; d. 300) **Son: Prince Dolgo (돌고, 咄固; d. 293) – accused for a treason and forced to commit suicide; father of King Micheon.

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{{s-end Year of birth unknown Goguryeo rulers 292 deaths 3rd-century monarchs in Asia 3rd-century Korean people

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