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Revision as of 00:44, 24 October 2006 by 68.158.113.253 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Emperor Anwon of Goguryeo (?-545, r. 531-545) was the 23rd ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the younger brother of Emperor Anjang, and is said to have been tall and wise.
When Anjang died without an heir in 531, Anwon succeeded him on the throne.
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.
Goguryeo suffered many natural disasters during Anwon's reign.
Anwon's first queen had not given birth to a son. In his third year on the thone, he had designated as crown prince his eldest son by his second queen, prince Pyeongseong (subsequent Emperor 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 emperor was apparently killed. This internal division was the beginning of a significantly weakening of the royal throne and Goguryeo itself in subsequent years.
The emperor died in the third lunar month of 545, after 15 years on the throne.
| Preceded byAnjang | Emperor of Goguryeo 531-545 |
Succeeded byYangwon |