Pyeongwon of Goguryeo

Pyeongwon
평원
Taewang
Possible tomb of King Pyeongwon
King of Goguryeo
ReignMarch 559 – October 590 A.D.
CoronationMarch 559 A.D.
PredecessorYangwon
SuccessorYeongyang
Crown Prince of Goguryeo
ReignApril 557 – March 559 A.D.
CoronationApril 557 A.D.
PredecessorPyeongseon
SuccessorDaewon
BornGo Yangseon/Tang
?
Pyongyang Seong
DiedOctober 590 A.D.
Pyongyang Seong
Burial
Gangsu Great Tomb
IssueDaewon
Geonmu
Daeyang
Princess Pyeonggang
Regnal name
Pyeongansangho Taewang
Pyeonggang Taewang
Posthumous name
Pyeongwon Taewang
HouseGo
DynastyGoguryeo
FatherYangwon
ReligionBuddhism
OccupationKing
Pyeongwon of Goguryeo
Hangul
평원왕, 평강(상호)왕
Hanja
平原王, 平岡(上好)王
Revised RomanizationPyeongwon-wang, Pyeonggang(sangho)-wang
McCune–ReischauerP'yŏngwŏn-wang, P'yŏnggang(sangho)-wang
Birth name
Hangul
양성 or 탕
Hanja
陽成 or 湯
Revised RomanizationYangseong or Tang
McCune–ReischauerYangsŏng or T'ang

Pyeongwon (ruled 559–590) the 25th ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. Pyeongwon was also known as 'Pyeonggangsanghowang'. His birth name was Yangseong[1] (though the Suishu and Tangshu have him as Tang[2]).

  1. ^ 평원왕 (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
  2. ^ 평원왕즉위하다. db.history.go.kr.

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