East Asia · Fragmentation, Song and the conquest dynasties
Goryeo
918–1392
Goryeo (918–1392), founded by Wang Geon (Taejo) at Songak (Kaesong), gave Korea its Western name. It reunified the Later Three Kingdoms by 936.
- Existed
- 918–1392
- Shown on the map
- AD 922–1259, 1363–1394 (2 periods)
- Peak area
- 211k km²
- Region
- East Asia
Overview
Goryeo (918–1392), founded by Wang Geon (Taejo) at Songak (Kaesong), gave Korea its Western name. It reunified the Later Three Kingdoms by 936. It repelled Khitan invasions (Gang Gam-chan's victory at Gwiju, 1019), produced the celebrated celadon ceramics, the Tripitaka Koreana woodblocks, and the world's first movable metal type (Jikji, 1377). Dominated by military rule (the Choe regime) from 1170, it endured devastating Mongol invasions and became a Yuan son-in-law state. It fell to the general Yi Seong-gye, who founded Joseon in 1392.
Common questions
- What was Goryeo?
- Goryeo (918–1392), founded by Wang Geon (Taejo) at Songak (Kaesong), gave Korea its Western name. It reunified the Later Three Kingdoms by 936.
- When did Goryeo exist?
- Goryeo existed 918–1392. On this map it is drawn AD 922–1259, 1363–1394.
- How large was Goryeo?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, Goryeo covered about 211,000 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 — Goryeo en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goryeo
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