| Seocheon of Goguryeo | |
| Hangul | 고약로; 고약우 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 高藥盧, 高若友 |
| RR | Go Yakro; Go Yaku |
| MR | Ko Yangno; Ko Yagu |
| Monarch name | |
| Hangul | 서천왕; 서양왕 |
| Hanja | 西川王; 西壤王 |
| RR | Seocheonwang; Seoyangwang |
| MR | Sŏch'ŏnwang; Sŏyangwang |
| Monarchs of Korea |
| Goguryeo |
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KingSeocheon of Goguryeo (died 292, r. 270–292)[1] was the 13th ruler ofGoguryeo, the northernmost of theThree Kingdoms of Korea. He was the second son ofKing Jungcheon, and was confirmed as Crown Prince in 255.[2][3] He ascended the throne upon his father's death in 270. In the first lunar month of 271, he married Usu, the daughter of thedaesaja [ko] of Seo-bu, to be his queen.[2]
In 280, theSushen people invaded and the king sent his younger brotherGo Dal-ga [ko] to repel them. Dal-ga took the fortress, Dallo and killed its lord, and moved about 600 Sushen households to southernBuyeo.[4] 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 andYangmaek tribes.[1] In 286, Seocheon's younger brothersGo Il-u andGo So-bal led an insurrection, but the rebellion failed and they were slain.[1]
King Seocheon died in 292, after 23 years on the throne. He was buried atSeocheonwon, and accordingly received thetemple name of "Seocheon." His mausoleum is considered to have been stolen around 296 when another nomadic people invaded Goguryeo in the reign of Bongsang.[2]
Seocheon of Goguryeo Died: 292 | ||
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| Preceded by | King ofGoguryeo 270–292 | Succeeded by |