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Wanggeom-seong
Hangul왕검성
Hanja王儉城
Revised RomanizationWanggeomseong
McCune–ReischauerWanggŏmsŏng

Wanggeom-seong (Korean: 왕검성) was the capital city of Gojoseon from 194 to 108 BC. It is also known as Wangheom-seong (Korean: 왕검성; 王險城).

Conflicting opinions about its location

One theory suggests the capital was around the modern city of Pyongyang based on the records of Samguk yusa and Samguk sagi. Some South Korean sources claim it was located somewhere around Liaodong (present China).

See also

  • Asadal, the mythical capital of Gojoseon, believed to be founded by Dangun

Notes

  1. Samguk yusa writes that the Book of Wei writes Dangun set the capital of his kingdom in asadal, and also quotes from a lost history book called gogi(古記) that Dangun selected Pyongyang as the nation's capital.

References

  1. 왕검성 (王儉城) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
  2. 왕검성 (王儉城) (in Korean). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Retrieved 2021-01-28.


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