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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]
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 ...
The Sambyeolcho was a military unit of the Goryeo dynasty while the Ch'oe family held the reins of power as military dictators behind puppet kings.. Meaning "specially-selected troops", the Sambyeolcho originated from a unit called the Yabyeolcho (야별초, 夜別抄, Special Night Unit), which was established to prevent burglaries and to provide night time security in the capital.
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 ...
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 ...
The Goryeo army was defeated near Tongju by the Khitans, with Kang being captured and later killed. [3] Chang survived the battle and fled southwards with King Hyeonjong to Naju in 1011. He was appointed as the superintendent of the Censorate (판어사대사; 判御史臺事; p'an ŏsadae sa) for his service to the king. [1]
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.
With the combined 1,700 man army, Yang recaptured Kwakju (곽주; 郭州), modern-day Chongju, from a Liao force of 6,000. The liberated civilian population of 7,000 was relocated to T'ongju. [1] By 1011, the Liao army had managed to capture the Goryeo capital of Kaegyong, however the Goryeo king, Hyeonjong, had already escaped south to Naju ...