Wiman Joseon

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Wiman Joseon
Korean name
Hangul:	위만조선
Hanja:	衛滿朝鮮
McCune-Reischauer:	Wiman Chosŏn
Revised Romanization:	Wiman Joseon
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese:	衛滿朝鮮
Simplified Chinese:	卫满朝鲜
Hanyu Pinyin:	Wèimǎn Cháoxiǎn
Wade-Giles:	Weiman Ch'ao-hsien

Wiman Joseon (194 - 108 BC), was the last dynasty of Gojoseon, the first Korean state. It began with Wiman's seizure of the throne from King Jun and ended with the death of Wiman's grandson, King Ugeo, as Gojoseon fell to China's Han dynasty.

Wiman is said to have been a refugee from the Chinese state of Yan, who submitted to King Jun. Jun appointed Wiman a commander in the western border region of Gojoseon, but he revolted against the King and took over the throne. He made the capital in Wanggeomseong (왕검성, 王險城), today's P'yŏngyang. Although culturally Sinicized, Wiman Joseon was not a colony of China.

In this period, Gojoseon expanded to control a vast territory and became strong economically by controlling trade between China's Han Dynasty and the outlying regions to the northeast. Feeling increasingly threatened by the growing Wiman Joseon, and fearing she would ally with the Xiongnu, Emperor Wu of Han China launched an attack on Wiman Joseon in 109 BC. After a year of battle, Wanggeomseong was captured and Gojoseon was destroyed. Han China established four commanderies in the captured areas, three of which fell quickly to local resistance. The fourth, Lelang or Nangnang, remained an important commercial and cultural outpost until conquered by Goguryeo in 313.

History of Korea
Gojoseon, Jin Proto-Three Kingdoms:  Buyeo, Okjeo, Dongye  Samhan Three Kingdoms:  Goguryeo  Baekje  Silla, Gaya Unified Silla, Balhae  Later Three Kingdoms Goryeo   Khitan wars   Mongol invasions Joseon  Seven Year War  Korean Empire Japanese rule  Provisional Gov't Divided Korea  Korean War North, South Korea
Timeline Military history List of Monarchs

References

• http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-9500.html
• http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Korea-Democratic-People-s-Republic-of-DPRK-HISTORY.html
• http://www.bartleby.com/65/ko/Korea.html
• http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/04/eak/ht04eak.htm
• http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/publications/pdfs/korea/divided/History-Religions.pdf
• http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/c/cumings-korea.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
• http://www.mmtaylor.net/Literacy_Book/DOCS/Part_2_Korea.html

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• History of Korea
• List of Korean monarchs

 

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