Anjang of Goguryeo

Infobox Korean name
hangul=안장왕
hanja=安藏王
rr=Anjang-wang
mr=Anjang-wang
hangulborn=흥안
hanjaborn=興安
rrborn=Heung-an
mrborn=Hǔng'anKing Anjang of Goguryeo (?-531, r. 519-531) was the 22nd ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.

Background

Go Heung-an was the eldest son of King Munjamyeong. He was named Crown Prince in the seventh year of Munjamyeong's reign (498), and assumed the throne when his father died in 519.

Under Anjang, Goguryeo continued to maintain close relations with the Chinese dynasties, notably Wei and Liang, to counterbalance the volatile relationship with the southerly Korean kingdoms of Baekje and Silla. He attacked Baekje in 523 and 529.

Succession

When Anjang died without heir in 531, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Anwon.

The Love story of Go Heung-an and Lady Han

Among the numerous historical Korean stories, there is the Love story of a Baekje woman and the 22nd Great King of Goguryeo. It shows many parallels to the Western culture's Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and also the story of Prince Hodong and Princess Nangnang, who also had a forbidden love.

ee also

*List of Korea-related topics
*History of Korea
*Three Kingdoms of Korea
*List of Korean monarchs