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Wunü Mountain City (Onyeosanseong) was the first capital of Goguryeo. Gungnae and Hwando were also capitals of Goguryeo. [6] Wunü Mountain City is only partly excavated. Gungnae City, within the modern city of Ji'an, played the role of a supporting capital after the main Goguryeo capital moved to Pyongyang. Hwando contains many vestiges ...
The name Goguryeo (Korean: 고구려; Hanja: 高句麗; Korean pronunciation: [ko̞ɡuɾjʌ̹]), which means "high castle", is a combination of Guryeo and the prefix Go (Korean: 고; Hanja: 高; lit. high, big). [37] The name came from Goguryeo-hyeon, a subdivision that was established by the Xuantu Commandery.
The Goguryeo tombs are an important example of this burial typology. In May 2006, 2,360 individual tombs were discovered at the site of the ancient Goguryeo kingdom during work on the Yunfeng Reservoir. Ruins of an ancient city were discovered as well. Among the ruins was a city wall that was 1.5 meters tall and four meters wide.
Gungnaeseong (Korean: 국내성; Hanja: 國內城) or Guonei (Chinese: 國內) was the capital of the ancient Korean [1] kingdom of Goguryeo, which was located in Manchuria and the Korean Peninsula. [2] The perimeter of its outer fortress measures 2,686m. [3] It is located in present day Ji'an city, Jilin province, northeast China.
The ruins of the city are identified with a site at Yingchengzi (营城子), 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) to the southeast of Haicheng. [3] [4] Ansi was a major city of the Goguryeo and the scene of a major siege and battle between the Goguryeo and Tang dynasty China in 645 CE. [citation needed]
Hwando (Chinese: 丸都; pinyin: Wandu) is a mountain fortress of the ancient Korean [1] kingdom of Goguryeo, built to protect Goguryeo's second capital, Gungnae. It is located in present-day Ji'an city of the province of Jilin, China. The fortress is located 2.5 km west of Ji'an, Jilin province in Northeast China, near the North Korean border.
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[1] [5] Goguryeo fortress ruins have been found in about 170 sites to date, including in China; [3] one of the most notable among them is Ansi Fortress, which successfully defended against Tang Taizong during the Goguryeo–Tang War. [10] [11] Goguryeo fortress ruins have also been found in present-day Mongolia. [12] [13] [14]