Yuri of Goguryeo
| Yuri of Goguryeo | |
| Hangul | 유리왕 or 유리명왕 |
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| Hanja | 瑠璃王 or 瑠璃明王 |
| Revised Romanization | Yuri-wang or Yurimyeong-wang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yuri-wang or Yurimyŏng-wang |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 해유리 or 유류 or 누리 |
| Hanja | 解類利 or 儒留 or 累利 |
| Revised Romanization | Hae Yuri or Yuryu or Nuri |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hae Yuri or Yuryu or Nuri |
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Monarchs of Korea Goguryeo |
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Not to be confused with Yuri of Silla
King Yuri (? - 18 CE, r. 19 BCE - 18 CE) was the second ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the eldest son of the kingdom's founder King Dongmyeongseong. As with many other early Korean rulers, the events of his life are known largely from the Samguk Sagi.
Yuri was the son of Jumong, the mythological founder of Goguryeo. Yuri was raised where his father grew up by his mother. Yuri's mother, Lady Ye, and Yuri went to Goguryeo in 19 BCE, to go see his father.
King Jumong proclaimed Yuri to be the Crown Prince of Goguryeo. Onjo and Biryu (the sons of Soseono) became insecure. Soseono took her sons and traveled south to found the kingdom of Baekje. Yuri became King upon Jumong's death later.
Yuri is described as a powerful and militarily successful king. He conquered a Xiongnu tribe in 9 BCE. In 3 BCE, Yuri moved the capital from Jolbon to Gungnae City.
The Han dynasty was overthrown by Wang Mang, who established the Xin dynasty. Wang Mang sent a messenger to Goguryeo to ask for troops to assist in a conquest of the Xiongnu during 12 CE, the 31st year of his reign. Yuri rejected the request and instead attacked Xin.
He had six sons and among them were Haemyeong, and Muhyul. Haemyeong was proclaimed the crown prince of Goguryeo after the death of Dojeol, who was King Yuri's eldest son, but Yuri found him to be too reckless and disobedient. Yuri replaced him with the younger son Muhyul in 14 CE, his son with the daughter of Songyang. Muhyul ruled later as King Daemusin of Goguryeo.
A poem Yuri is said to have written for his favoured concubine Chihui has survived, the Hwangjoga (hanja: "Song of the Yellow Bird").
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