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King Dongmyeong of Goguryeo
Hangul 동명성왕 or 동명왕 Hanja 東明聖王 or 東明王 Revised Romanization Dongmyeong-seongwang or Dongmyeong-wang McCune-Reischauer Tongmyŏng-sŏngwang or Tongmyŏng-wang
Birth name
Hangul 고주몽 or 추모 Hanja 高朱蒙 or 鄒牟 Revised Romanization Go Jumong or Chumo McCune-Reischauer Ko Chumong or Ch'umo

Monarchs of Goguryeo

Dongmyeong 37-19 BCE Yuri 19 BCE-18 CE Daemusin 18-44 Minjung 44-48 Mobon 48-53 Taejo 53-146 Chadae 146-165 Sindae 165-179 Gogukcheon 179-197 Sansang 197-227 Dongcheon 227-248 Jungcheon 248-270 Seocheon 270-292 Bongsang 292-300 Micheon 300-331 Gogug-won 331-371 Sosurim 371-384 Gogug-yang 384-391 Gwanggaeto the Great 391-413 Jangsu 413-490 Munja-myeong 491-519 Anjang 519-531 An-won 531-545 Yang-won 545-559 Pyeong-won 559-590 Yeong-yang 590-618 Yeong-nyu 618-642 Bojang 642-668

King Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (58 - 19 BCE, r. 37 – 19 BCE),"Dongmyeongseongwang"(東明聖王) or "Dongmyeongwang"(東明王) also known by his birth name Jumong (주몽, 朱蒙), was the founding monarch of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. In the Gwanggaeto Stele, he is called Chumo-wang (King Chumo). In the Samguk Sagi and the Samguk Yusa, he is recorded as Jumong, with the surname Go. The Samguk Sagi states that he was also known as Chumo or Sanghae (상해, 象解). The name is also transcribed in other records as Chumong (추몽, 鄒蒙), Jungmo (중모, 中牟 or 仲牟), or Domo (도모, 都牟).

Contents 1 Birth 2 Leaving Dongbuyeo 3 The first King of Goguryeo 4 Death and Succession 5 Legacy 6 Family 7 See also

The founding myth of Goguryeo are related in ancient Korean texts, including the Gwanggaeto stele. The best known version is found, with slight variations, in the Samguk Sagi, Samguk Yusa, and the Dongmyeongwangpyeon of the Dongguk Isanggukjip.

There have been disputes over who the father of Jumong really was. In some Korean text, Jumong is described as the son of Hae Mosu (解慕漱：the son of heaven) and Yuhwa (柳花：daughter of the river god Habaek (河伯)). It is said that Hae Mosu met Yuhwa by a river where she was bathing, but the river god disapproved of Hae Mosu, who returned to heaven. The river god chased Yuhwa away to Ubalsu(優渤水), where she met and became the concubine of King Geumwa of Dongbuyeo. Yuwha was impregnated by sunlight and gave birth to an egg. Geumwa tried to destroy the egg, and tried to feed it to animals, who instead protected the egg from harm. Geumwa returned it to Yuhwa. From the egg hatched a baby boy, who was named Jumong, meaning "skilled archer" in korean.

In recent studies, however, Jumong is stated to be the son of Hae Mo-Su's grandson, Buliji. The studies also present that Hae Mosu and his descendants ruled over the most powerful of Gojoseon's successor-states, Buyeo, until the establishment of Goguryeo under Jumong.

Jumong was known for his exceptional skill at archery. Eventually, Geumwa's sons became jealous of him, and Jumong was forced to leave Dongbuyeo. According to legend, as he fled on his horse, he approached a fast-running river. Turtles and creatures of the water rose up and formed a bridge. When he entered the land south of the river, he was greeted by Go Museo Dangun, who was the ruler of Jolbon, which was Bukbuyeo under a changed state-name. Go Museo knew that Jumong was not an ordinary man and gave his daughter So Seo-No in marriage. After the death of his father-in-law in 37 BC, Jumong became the 7th Dangun of Bukbuyeo, and reunited all of the five tribes of Jolbon into one centralized kingdom.

In 37 BC, Jumong established Goguryeo, and became its first Taewang ("Supreme King"). During that same year, King Songyang of Biryu surrendered to him after receiving assistance in defeating the Malgal tribe that had invaded. In 34 BC, Jolbon-Seong, Goguryeo's first capital city, was completed, along with the royal palace. Four years later, in 28 BC, Jumong sent General Bu Wi-Yeom to conquer the kingdom of Okjeo. During that same year, Jumong's mother, Yuhwa, died in the palace of Dongbuyeo, and was given the burial ceremony of a Royal Queen even though she was a Royal Wife. Jumong sent a messenger and numerous gifts to King Geumwa in gratitude of his generous act. In 19 BC, Jumong's first wife Ye Soya fled Dongbuyeo with their son, Yuri, and entered Goguryeo. Ye became the empress, causing tension as Jumong's second wife, Soseuno, feared for her sons' positions in the future of Goguryeo. Soseuno left Goguryeo with her two sons and some of the people and headed further south into the Korean peninsula, what is now South Korea. There she built BaekJe. Jumong named his first son Yuri as the crown prince and successor to the throne.

Jumong died in 19 BC at the age of 40. Crown Prince Yuri buried his father in a pyramid tomb, and gave him the posthumous name of Chumo-Seong wang

Jumong's kingdom of Goguryeo eventually grew into a great regional power. Goguryeo stood for 705 years and was ruled by a total of 28 kings in the Go Royal Family until it was conquered by the Silla-Tang alliance. Balhae and Goryeo succeeded it, and the modern descendants of Jumong still bear his family name "Go."

In 2006-2007, the South Korean television network MBC aired a highly popular 81-episode drama, Jumong.

• Father: Hae Mosu
• Mother: Yuhwa
• Foster Father: Geumwa, the second king of Dongbuyeo

• 1st Wife: Ye (first name is unknown)

1. Yuri (King Yuri),

• 2nd Wife: Queen Consort So Seo-no

1. Biryu
2. Onjo (Onjo of Baekje)

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

Regnal titles
Preceded by Go Museo Dangun	King of Bukbuyeo 58 BC – 37 BC	Titles merged
	King of Jolbon Buyeo 58 BC – 37 BC
New title	Taewang of Goguryeo 37 BC – 19 BC	Succeeded by King Yuri