Far East Kingdoms

Rulers of Koguryo
37 BC - AD 668

The Korean kingdom of Koguryo eventually dominated the whole of northern and central Korea before it fell to an invasion by the Chinese T'ang and Korean Silla.

(Information from Ki-baik Lee, A New History of Korea (1984), supplied by Michael Welles.)

37 - 19 BC

Tongmyong Wang

19 BC - AD 18

Yuri(myong) Wang

18 - 44

Taemusin Wang

44 - 48

Minjung Wang

48 - 53

Mobon Wang

53 - 146

T'aejo Wang

146 - 165

Ch'adae Wang

165 - 179

Sindae Wang

179 - 196

Kogukch'on Wang

196 - 227

Sansang Wang

227 - 248

Tongch'on Wang

244

The capital falls to the Wei Chinese.

248 - 270

Chungch'on Wang

270 - 292

Soch'on Wang

292 - 300

Pongsang Wang

300 - 331

Mich'on Wang

313

The Chinese Western Tsin are driven out of Korea.

331 - 371

Kogugwon Wang

346?

Koguryo absorbs the northern Korean state of Puyo.

371 - 384

Sosurim Wang

384 - 391

Kogugyang Wang

391 - 413

Kwanggaet'o Wang

413 - 491

Changsu Wang

491 - 519

Munja(myong) Wang

519 - 531

Anjang Wang

531 - 545

Anwon Wang

545 - 559

Yangwon Wang

559 - 590

P'yongwon Wang

590 - 618

Yongyang Wang

612

The Chinese Sui invade but are defeated.

618 - 642

Yongnyu Wang

642 - 668

Pojang Wang

645 - 647

The Chinese T'ang invade but are defeated.

667 - 668

The Chinese T'ang and Korean Silla conquer Koguryo.