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Yeongnyu (?–642) was the 27th
monarch of Goguryeo, the
northernmost of the
Three Kingdoms of Korea, from 618 to 642. He was the
younger half-brother of...
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Gaesomun comes largely from the
Samguk sagi's
biographical accounts of King
Yeongnyu, King Bojang, and Yeon
Gaesomun himself, and tomb
engravings and biographical...
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Gaesomun wants to go to war with the Tang dynasty, but the
pacifist King
Yeongnyu opts for
diplomacy and
national stability, and in
their battle of wills...
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previous king, king
Yeongnyu and son of Go Dae-Yang. In 642, the
general Yeon
Gaesomun carried out a coup d'etat and
killed Yeongnyu and many of his supporters...
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precipitate wars
between Tang and Goguryeo.
According to
Chinese accounts King
Yeongnyu, the king of Goguryeo, was
apprehensive about his
general Yeon Gaesomun...
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branch of the
Yamatonoaya clan.
Kifumi clan (黄文氏) –
descended from King
Yeongnyu of Goguryeo. Koma clan (高麗氏) –
descended from Jakkō, son of the last of...
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caught news of the plot and
killed Yeongnyu and 100 officials,
initiating a coup d'état. He
proceeded to
enthrone Yeongnyu's nephew, Go Jang, as King Bojang...
- 391–413
Jangsu 413–491
Munja 491–519
Anjang 519–531
Anwon 531–545
Yangwon 545–559
Pyeongwon 559–590
Yeongyang 590–618
Yeongnyu 618–642
Bojang 642–668 v t e...
- 391–413
Jangsu 413–491
Munja 491–519
Anjang 519–531
Anwon 531–545
Yangwon 545–559
Pyeongwon 559–590
Yeongyang 590–618
Yeongnyu 618–642
Bojang 642–668 v t e...
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chaotic period of 642, he
killed the king of Goguryeo,
Yeongnyu and
installed Yeongnyu's nephew Bojang as his
stooge on the throne. His
efforts in...
