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Wiman Joseon
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'''Wiman Joseon''' (194 - 108 BC), was the last dynasty of
Gojoseon, the first
Korean state. It began with
Wei Man Wiman's seizure of the throne from King
Jun of Gojoseon Jun and ended with the death of Wiman's grandson, King
Ugeo of Gojoseon Ugeo, as Gojoseon fell to China's
Han dynasty.
Wiman is said to have been a refugee from the
China Chinese state of
Yan (state) Yan, who submitted to King
Jun of Gojoseon 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'yÅ?ngyang. 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 commandery Lelang or Nangnang, remained an important commercial and cultural outpost until conquered by
Goguryeo in 313.
{{ History of Korea }}
References
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http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-9500.html
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http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Korea-Democratic-People-s-Republic-of-DPRK-HISTORY.html
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http://www.bartleby.com/65/ko/Korea.html
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http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/04/eak/ht04eak.htm-
http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/publications/pdfs/korea/divided/History-Religions.pdf
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http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/c/cumings-korea.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
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http://www.mmtaylor.net/Literacy_Book/DOCS/Part_2_Korea.html
See also
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List of Korea-related topics
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History of Korea
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List of Korean monarchs
Category:Early Korean history
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