Goguryeo

Proper noun

Meaning

One of the Three ancient Kingdoms on the Korean Peninsula, existing between 37 BCE and 668 C.E..

(historical) The language spoken in the Goguryeo kingdom.

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Goguryeo cavalrymen were primarily armed with spears, with swords relegated to a secondary position. Source: Internet

Between 244 and 245, General Guanqiu Jian was dispatched to invade Goguryeo and severely devastated that state. Source: Internet

However, Unified Silla weakened under internal strife, and surrendered to Goryeo in 935. Balhae, Silla's neighbor to the north, was formed as a successor state to Goguryeo. Source: Internet

In 661, Silla and Tang moved on Goguryeo but were repelled. Source: Internet

Furthermore, Goguryeo had been engaged in constant wars with the Chinese. Source: Internet

However, 30 years after the fall of Goguryeo, a Goguryeo general by the name of Dae Joyeong founded the Korean-Mohe state of Balhae and successfully expelled the Tang presence from much of the former Goguryeo territories. Source: Internet

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