- Goyeolga of Gojoseon
Goyeolga of Gojoseon(
Hangul :고열가;Hanja :古列加) was the 47th and the last Emperor ofGojoseon ofKorea . He was best known for leaving the empire in the hands of the Ohga and abdicating the throne, going to the mountains to become a hermit. Goyeolga's abdication was the factor that opened up the way for GeneralHaemosu , who took the remnants ofGojoseon and established Bukbuyeo.Background
Emperor Goyeolga was a descendant of
Gumul of Gojoseon , who was the 44th Emperor of Gojoseon. It is recorded that Goyeolga was known for his great bravery and many achievements for the empire.Reign
Goyeolga's reign is recorded to have been marked with great natural disasters and countless uprisings. The Emperor's orders were no longer brought out, and the empire began to fall apart. With this, Goyeolga abdicated the throne and left the empire in the hands of the Ohga, who were the five central nobles. A young general named
Haemosu , who had stood by the Emperor till his last moments as ruler, decided to establish a new Gojoseon. He went to the former capital of Gojoseon, and named himself Cheonwang-rang, which was the title of emperor. With this, the Ohga decided to follow Cheonwang-rang Hae-Mosu, and Bukbuyeo was established after six years of waiting for the former emperor Goyeolga to join. The former emperor never came out of the mountains and is thought to have spent the rest of his life there.Legacy
Goyeolga is known to have descendants, and the most renowned of them was Dongmyeong-wang Godumak, who became the 5th ruler of
Bukbuyeo .See also
*
List of Korean monarchs
*History of Korea
*Gojoseon
*Bukbuyeo
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