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Yŏn T'aejo
Yŏn T'aejo (; ? – 616?) was the ''Mangniji'' (Prime Minister) of Goguryeo during the reigns of King Pyeongwon and King Yeongyang. He was the father of Yŏn Kaesomun, and was known to have taken an aggressive stance against the Sui dynasty alongside Field Marshal Ŭlchi Mundŏk. Background Yŏn T'aejo was the son of the previous ''Mangniji'' Yŏn Chayu, and father of Yŏn Kaesomun, Yŏn Chŏngt'o, and their only known sister. During his lifetime, he was the taedaero of the Western province of Goguryeo and was also the ''Mangniji'' of Goguryeo after the death of his father.
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Goguryeo
Goguryeo (37 BC – 668 AD) (; ; Old Korean: Guryeo) also later known as Goryeo (; ; Middle Korean: 고ᇢ롕〮, ''kwòwlyéy''), was a Korean kingdom which was located on the northern and central parts of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and the southern and central parts of modern-day Northeast China (Manchuria). At its peak of power, Goguryeo encompassed most of the Korean Peninsula and large parts of Manchuria, along with parts of eastern Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and modern-day Russia. Along with Baekje and Silla, Goguryeo was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. It was an active participant in the power struggle for control of the Korean peninsula and was also associated with the foreign affairs of neighboring polities in China and Yamato period, Japan. Goguryeo was one of the great powers in East Asia until its defeat by a Silla–Tang alliance in 668 after prolonged exhaustion and internal strife following the death of Yeon Gaesomun. After its fall, its territory was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
