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{{Short description|First capital of Goguryeo}}
{{Infobox Korean name/auto
|hangul=^졸본  
|hanja=卒本
| othername1 = Other names
| hangul1 = ^홀본; ^흘승골성
| hanja1  = 忽本; 紇升骨城
}}
'''Jolbon''' ({{Korean|졸본|卒本}}) was the first capital of [[Goguryeo]], which arose in the north of the Korean Peninsula.<ref>Jeon ho-tae, 《Koguryo, the origin of Korean power & pride》, Northeast Asia History Foundation, 2007. p.9</ref> Jolbon is thought to have been in modern [[Wunü Mountain]], [[Liaoning province]] of China.<ref>{{cite journal|last=기|first=경량|date=2017|title=The location and character of Goguryeo's early capital, Holbon|url=http://kiss.kstudy.com/search/detail_page.asp?key=3548910|journal=인문학연구|volume=34|pages=129–162|access-date=2019-10-23}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Jolbon was also known by the names of Heulseunggol-seong in the ''[[Book of Wei]]'' and Holbon in the [[Gwanggaeto Stele]].<ref name="gardiner">{{cite journal |last1=Gardiner |first1=Ken |title=Tradition betrayed? Kim Pu-sik and the founding of Koguryŏ |journal=[[Papers on Far Eastern History]] |date=March 1988 |volume=37 |pages=149-193}}</ref>
 
In 37 BC, [[Jumong]] had fled from [[Dongbuyeo]] to avoid death at the hands of Dongbuyeo's Crown Prince [[Daeso]], who presented great jealousy towards Jumong.<ref>Lim SK, 《Asian Civilizations:Ancient to 1800 AD》, Asiapac Books Pte Ltd, 2011. {{ISBN|9812295941}} p.77</ref> After he fled, Jumong established a new kingdom in 37 BC called [[Goguryeo]] in the Holbon region. In Jolbon, he married [[Soseono]] (or So Seo-no), who was the daughter of a local tribal leader.<ref>Pae-yong Yi, 《Women in Korean History》, 2008. p.120</ref>

Jolbon was the first capital city of the ancient Korean Kingdom of Goguryeo from 37 BC – 3 AD.<ref name="Injae">Lee Injae, Owen Miller, Park Jinhoon, Yi Hyun-hae, 《Korean History in Maps》, Cambridge University Press, 2014. {{ISBN|1107098467}} p.30</ref> The second ruler, the son of Jumong, [[Yuri of Goguryeo|Yuri]], moved its capital to [[Gungnae Fortress]].<ref>[http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/program/program_dynasty_detail.htm?lang=e&current_page=3&No=10034857 King Yuri(1)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220181507/http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/program/program_dynasty_detail.htm?lang=e&current_page=3&No=10034857 |date=2019-02-20 }}  "[[KBS World]]", Retrieved 2015-06-27</ref>

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== See also ==
* [[Buyeo kingdom]]
* [[Goguryeo]]
* [[King Dongmyeong of Goguryeo]]
* [[Soseono]]

[[Category:Goguryeo]]
[[Category:History of Korea]]
[[Category:Former countries in Korean history]]
[[Category:Former countries in East Asia]]