Ugeo of Gojoseon
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| Ugeo 右渠王 우거왕 | |
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| King of Wiman Joseon | |
| Reign | Unknown – 108 BC |
| Died | 108 BC Wanggeom-seong, Wiman Joseon |
| Issue | Wi Jang |
| House | Wi |
| Ugeo of Gojoseon | |
| Hangul | 우거왕 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Ugeo Wang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ugŏ Wang |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 위우거 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Wi Ugeo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Wi Ugŏ |
| Wiman Joseon monarchs | ||||||
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Ugeo (Korean: 위우거; Hanja: 衛右渠, died 108 BC) was the last king of Wiman Joseon, the last remnant of Gojoseon. He was a grandson of Wi Man.
Ugeo was killed by an assassin sent by a faction advocating surrender. Even after the death of Ugeo, Gojoseon resisted the Han forces until 108 BC but lost and the Four Commanderies of Han were then set up.
Family
- Wi Man (Hanja:衛満), grandfather and first king of Wiman Joseon
- son and successor, name not recorded
- Wi Jang (Hanja:衛長降), Son
Rebellion against Ugeo
Around the period from 128 BC to 126 BC,
Korean peninsula to southern Manchuria,existed. Nan Lü (Hanja:南閭), who was a monarch of Dongye and a subject of Wiman Joseon, revolted against Ugeo of Gojoseon and then surrendered to the Han dynasty with 280,000 people.[a] The Canghai Commandery was established following this revolution, however in 2 years, it was abolished by Gongsun Hong.[1]
Gallery
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Korea in 108 BC. Wiman Joseon before destroyed by Han dynasty. -
Han Dynasty destroys Wiman Joseon, and establishing the Four Commanderies.
See also
Notes
- ^ Book of the Later Han,Treatise on the Dongyi,元朔元年武帝年也., 濊君南閭等【集解】 惠棟曰, 顏籀云, 南閭者, 薉君之名.畔右渠, 率二十八萬口詣遼東內屬, 武帝以其地爲蒼海郡, 數年乃罷.
References
- ^ 창해군 한국민족문화대백과 Encyclopedia of Korean Culture
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