Wanggeom-seong
Appearance
Wanggeom-seong | |
Hangul | 왕검성 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Wanggeomseong |
McCune–Reischauer | Wanggŏmsŏng |
Wanggeom-seong (Korean: 왕검성) was the capital city of Gojoseon from 194 to 108 BC. It is also known as Wangheom-seong (Korean: 왕검성;
Conflicting opinions about its location
[edit]One theory suggests the capital was around the modern city of Pyongyang based on the records of Samguk yusa and Samguk sagi.[2] [a] Some South Korean sources claim it was located somewhere around Liaodong (present China).
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Samguk yusa writes that the Book of Wei writes Dangun set the capital of his kingdom in asadal, and also quotes from a lost history book called gogi(
古記 ) that Dangun selected Pyongyang as the nation's capital.
References
[edit]- ^ 왕검성 (
王 儉城) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-09-10. - ^ 왕검성 (
王 儉城) (in Korean). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Retrieved 2021-01-28.