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This petroglyph is from King Anwon's tomb
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| King of Goguryeo | |||||||||
| Reign | May 531 - March 545 | ||||||||
| Coronation | May 531 AD | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Anjang | ||||||||
| Successor | Yangwon | ||||||||
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| Born | Boyeon January 498 AD Pyongyang Castle | ||||||||
| Died | March 545 Pyongyang Castle | ||||||||
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Honamri Sasinchong
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| Spouse | Jeongbo-in | ||||||||
| Issue | Pyeong Sung | ||||||||
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| Royal Palace | Pyongyang Castle | ||||||||
| Dynasty | Goguryeo | ||||||||
| Father | Monja Myeong | ||||||||
| Religion | Buddhism | ||||||||
| Occupation | King | ||||||||
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| Anwon of Goguryeo | |
| Hangul | 안원왕, (곡)향강상왕 |
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| Hanja | 安原王, (鵠)香岡上王 |
| Revised Romanization | Anwon-wang, (Gok)Hyanggangsang-wang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Anwŏn-wang, (Kok)Hyanggangsang-wang |
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| Hangul | 보연 |
| Hanja | 寶延 |
| Revised Romanization | Bo-yeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Poyŏn |
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Anwon of Goguryeo (died 545) (r. 531–545) was the 23rd ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the younger brother of Anjang of Goguryeo, and is said to have been tall and wise.
The other two of the Three Kingdoms, Baekje and Silla, formed an alliance in response to the Goguryeo threat, leading to a relatively balanced peace. In the only conflict during Anwon's reign, in the ninth lunar month of 540, Baekje laid siege to Usan Castle, but Anwon sent 5,000 cavalry and drove the attackers off.[1]
Goguryeo suffered many natural disasters during Anwon's reign, such as flooding in the south of his kingdom, earthquakes, thunderstorms and a severe epidemic, a severe drought (in his 6th year of reign. He had help the people because of the incident), a plague of locusts. However, he attempted to salvage starving people from hunger during the 7th year of his reign during the spring.
Anwon's first queen had not given birth to a son. In his third year on the throne, he had designated as crown prince his eldest son by his second queen, prince Pyeongseong (subsequent king Yangwon). However, in the last year of Anwon's reign, there was a power struggle between his second and third queens who each sought to make her son the crown prince.
The aristocracy split into two camps, leading to violent battles during which the king was apparently killed. This internal division was the beginning of a significantly weakening of the royal throne and Goguryeo itself in subsequent years.
The king died in the third lunar month of 545, after 15 years on the throne. He was given the posthumous royal title of King Anwŏn.
The king paid tribute to Northern Wei Liang dynasty and Eastern Wei.
Anwon of Goguryeo Died: 545 | ||
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| Preceded by | Monarch of Goguryeo 531–545 |
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