Holbon (Korean홀본; Hanja忽本) was the first capital of Goguryeo, which arose in the north of the Korean Peninsula.[1] Holbon is thought to have been in modern Wunü Mountain, Liaoning province of China.[2]

Holbon
Hangul
홀본
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHolbon
McCune–ReischauerHolpon

In 37 BC, Jumong had fled from Dongbuyeo to avoid death at the hands of Dongbuyeo's Crown Prince Daeso, who presented great jealousy towards Jumong.[3] After he fled, Jumong established a new kingdom in 37 BC called Goguryeo in the Holbon region. In Holbon, he married Soseono (or So Seo-no), who was the daughter of a local tribal leader.[4]

Holbon was the first capital city of the ancient Korean Kingdom of Goguryeo from 37 BC – 3 AD.[5] The second ruler, the son of Jumong, Yuri, moved its capital to Gungnae Fortress.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ Jeon ho-tae, 《Koguryo, the origin of Korean power & pride》, Northeast Asia History Foundation, 2007. p.9
  2. ^ 기, 경량 (2017). "The location and character of Goguryeo's early capital, Holbon". 인문학연구. 34: 129–162. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  3. ^ Lim SK, 《Asian Civiizations:Ancient to 1800 AD》, Asiapac Books Pte Ltd, 2011. ISBN 9812295941 p.77
  4. ^ Pae-yong Yi, 《Women in Korean History》, 2008. p.120
  5. ^ Lee Injae, Owen Miller, Park Jinhoon, Yi Hyun-hae, 《Korean History in Maps》, Cambridge University Press, 2014. ISBN 1107098467 p.30
  6. ^ King Yuri(1) "KBS World", Retrieved 2015-06-27

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