Bongsang of Goguryeo
Template:Short description Template:Infobox Korean name Template:Goguryeo monarchs Bongsang (died 300, r. 292–300)[1] was the 14th king of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the eldest son of King Seocheon.[2]
From his youth, he is said to have been arrogant and dissolute, full of mistrust and envy.[1] As soon as he was crowned, Bongsang charged his popular uncle Go Dal-ga (Prince An-guk) with treason and had him slain, upsetting his people.[2]
In the eighth lunar month of 293 the Xianbei chieftain Murong Hui invaded. Bongsang fled to the mountain of Sinseong. The sohyeong of the north, Go No-ja, led five hundred cavalry out to meet the king, and went on to defeat the Xianbei forces. King Bongsang promoted Go No-ja to daehyeong, a position of the 5th rank, giving him Gongnim as stipend land.[2][3][4]
The following month, the king feared that his younger brother Go Dol-go was plotting against him, and forced him to commit suicide. Dol-go's son, the subsequent king Micheon fled and preserved his own life. In the eighth month of 296, Murong Hui invaded once more, but was repelled.[2]
The following month, a heavy frost and hail fell and destroyed the crops, but the king carried on with reconstructing the palace with gaining massive complaints from his people.[5] In spite of continuous resentment, King didn't listen to the counsels of his ministers, while some of Goguryeo people chose to flee away from forced labor.[2]
In the end, his ministers carried out a coup in the eighth lunar month of 300.[6] Bongsang and his two sons committed suicide. He was buried in Bongsan-won. The ministers found the escaped prince, and set him on the throne as King Micheon.[2]
Family
- Father: King Seocheon (Script error: No such module "Lang".; Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler)
- Grandfather: King Jungcheon (Script error: No such module "Lang".; Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler)
- Grandmother: Queen, of the Yeon clan (Script error: No such module "Lang".; Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler)
- Mother: Queen, of the U clan (Script error: No such module "Lang".; Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler)
- Grandfather: U Su (Script error: No such module "Lang".; Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler)
- Wife: Unknown queen
- Both of their two sons were committed suicide by hanging himself with his father.
See also
References
Template:S-end- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". 烽上王 一云雉葛., 諱相夫 或云歃矢婁., 西川王之太子也. 㓜驕逸多疑忌. 西川王二十三年薨, 太子即位.
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- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".二年, 秋八月慕容廆來侵. 王欲徃新城避賊. 行至鵠林, 慕容廆知王出, 引兵追之. 將及王懼. 時新城宰北部小兄髙奴子, 領五百騎迎王, 逢賊奮擊之, 廆軍敗退. 王喜, 加髙奴子爵爲大兄, 兼賜鵠林爲食邑.
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- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". 助利知王之不悛, 退與羣臣, 謀廢之.