Wanggeom-seong
Hangul
Hanja
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).[1]

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.[2] [lower-alpha 1] 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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