East Asia · Confederacies, Han and the steppe
Dong-okjeo
drawn on the map AD 1–153
Okjeo was a small tribal state on the northeastern coast of the Korean peninsula (Hamgyong region), existing from around the 2nd century BCE to the 5th century CE. It was repeatedly dominated by Goguryeo to the west, serving as a tributary supplying salt, fish, and cloth. Okjeo never developed a centralized kingship, remaining a cluster of chiefdoms, and was ultimately absorbed by Goguryeo under Gwanggaeto and successors.
- Shown on the map
- AD 1–153
- Peak area
- 32k km²
- Region
- East Asia
Overview
Okjeo was a small tribal state on the northeastern coast of the Korean peninsula (Hamgyong region), existing from around the 2nd century BCE to the 5th century CE. It was repeatedly dominated by Goguryeo to the west, serving as a tributary supplying salt, fish, and cloth. Okjeo never developed a centralized kingship, remaining a cluster of chiefdoms, and was ultimately absorbed by Goguryeo under Gwanggaeto and successors.
Common questions
- What was Dong-okjeo?
- Okjeo was a small tribal state on the northeastern coast of the Korean peninsula (Hamgyong region), existing from around the 2nd century BCE to the 5th century CE. It was repeatedly dominated by Goguryeo to the west, serving as a tributary supplying salt, fish, and cloth. Okjeo never developed a centralized kingship, remaining a cluster of chiefdoms, and was ultimately absorbed by Goguryeo under Gwanggaeto and successors.
- When is Dong-okjeo shown on the map?
- The border data draws Dong-okjeo AD 1–153. The source samples borders at fixed dates, so a span can begin late or run on past the end.
- How large was Dong-okjeo?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, Dong-okjeo covered about 32,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia article for each polity as the basis of these profiles, supplemented by Encyclopaedia Britannica, chinaknowledge.de, the World History Encyclopedia, museum and university sources, and the academic works it lists. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Okjeo en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okjeo
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