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Goryeo won the first battle against Liao, led by Yang Kyu, but lost the second battle, led by Kang Cho: the Goryeo army suffered heavy casualties and was dispersed, and many commanders were captured or killed, including Kang Cho himself. [21] [31] Later, Pyongyang was successfully defended, but the Liao army marched toward Kaesong. [21]
For a chronological list of rulers, see List of Korean monarchs. King Taejo (918–943) King Hyejong (943–945) King Jeongjong (945–949) King Gwangjong (949–975) King Gyeongjong (975–981) King Seongjong (981–997) King Mokjong (997–1009) King Hyeonjong (1009–1031) King Deokjong (1031–1034) King Jeongjong (1034–1046) King Munjong ...
List of Goryeo people; List of Joseon people This page was last edited on 30 August 2024, at 12:38 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
His noted army captured a number of Goguryeo border fortresses, including the potent Yodong (Liaodong) Fortress, which had repulsed Emperor Yang in 612 and 613. [71] Arriving outside Ansi Fortress on July 18, Emperor Taizong prepared to meet an approaching relief army, said to number 150,000 men, in battle.
Kang Cho (Korean: 강조; Hanja: 康兆, 964 – January 1, 1011 [a]) was a Goryeo official, who served under King Mokjong of Goryeo and King Hyeonjong of Goryeo. He was the military inspector of Seobukmyeon, the northwest frontier territory on Goryeo's border with the Liao dynasty. He seized power and overthrew Mokjong and installed Hyeonjong ...
Byeolmuban is the name of a special army unit in the time of Korea's Goryeo Dynasty (918–1392). The word byeol means of special. Founding of the army was initiated by Yun Kwan during the reign of king Sukjong of Goryeo. The army was put together to fight the Jurchen who were putting pressure on Goryeo's northern borders. The Goryeo infantry ...
The Wihwado Retreat, or turning back the army from Wihwa Island (Korean: 위화도 회군; Hanja: 威化島 回軍) refers to the 1388 episode in which General Yi Sŏng-gye of the Goryeo dynasty was ordered to march north with his army and invade the Liaodong Peninsula (northeast China, which was under the control of the Ming dynasty), but instead decided to turn back to Kaesong and stage a ...
The Khitans saw this as their reason to attack Goryeo, and in 1010, Emperor Shengzong of Liao led a massive invasion with a contingent of 400,000 soldiers, commanding the troops himself. Suffering heavy casualties in five major engagements, the Khitans finally defeated the Goryeo army and executed their commander General Kang Cho.