King Dongmyeong Of Goguryeo Video | Interviews

King Dongmyeong of Goguryeo or Dongmyeongseongwang, which literally means "Holy King of the East", also known by his birth name Jumong, was the founding monarch of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. In the Gwanggaeto Stele, he is called Chumo-wang. In the Samguk Sagi and the Samguk Yusa, he is recorded as Jumong, with the surname Go. The Samguk Sagi states that he was...  MORE

King Dongmyeong of Goguryeo or Dongmyeongseongwang, which literally means "Holy King of the East", also known by his birth name Jumong, was the founding monarch of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. In the Gwanggaeto Stele, he is called Chumo-wang. In the Samguk Sagi and the Samguk Yusa, he is recorded as Jumong, with the surname Go. The Samguk Sagi states that he was also known as Chumo or Sanghae. The name is also transcribed in other records as Chumong, Jungmo, or Domo. LESS