Yeongyang of Goguryeo

Yeongyang
영양
Taewang
Possible Tomb of King Yeongyang
King of Goguryeo
ReignOctober 590 – September 681 A.D.
CoronationOctober 590 A.D.
PredecessorPyeongwon
SuccessorYeongnyu
Crown Prince of Goguryeo
ReignJanuary 565 – October 590 A.D.
CoronationJanuary 565 A.D.
PredecessorYangseong
SuccessorHwangwon
BornGo Daewon/Won
?
Pyongyang Seong
DiedSeptember 618 A.D.
Pyongyang Seong
Burial
Gangsu Great Tomb
Regnal name
Taeheung Taewang
Gunghyeong Taewang
Posthumous name
Yeongyang Taewang
Pyeongyang Taewang
HouseGo
DynastyGoguryeo
FatherPyeongwon
ReligionBuddism
OccupationKing
Yeongyang of Goguryeo
Hangul
영양왕 or 평양왕
Hanja
嬰陽王 or 平陽王
Revised RomanizationYeongyang-wang or Pyeongyang-wang
McCune–ReischauerYŏngyang-wang or P'yŏngyang-wang
Birth name
Hangul
원 or 대원
Hanja
元 or 大元
Revised RomanizationWon or Daewon
McCune–ReischauerWŏn or Taewŏn

Yeongyang (died 618) (r. 590–618) was the 26th monarch of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the eldest son of Pyeongwon of Goguryeo (r. 559–590).[1] During his reign, Goguryeo defeated multiple invasions by the Sui dynasty.

  1. ^ 영양왕 (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2016-10-05.

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