page_title: Dongmyeong of Goguryeo
hierarchical_section_title: Dongmyeong of Goguryeo
caption_attribution_description: English: Tomb of King Tongmyong, Pyongyang, North Korea (259-298BC)
context_page_description: King Dongmyeong of Goguryeo or Dongmyeongseongwang, which literally means Holy King of the East, also known by his birth name Jumong, was the founding monarch of the kingdom of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. In the Gwanggaeto Stele, he is called Chumo-wang. In the Samguk Sagi and the Samgungnyusa, he is recorded as Jumong with the surname Go. The Samguk Sagi states that he was also known as Chumo or Sanghae. The name is also transcribed in other records as Chumong, Jungmo, or Domo.
context_section_description: King Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (58 BCE – 19 BCE, r. 37 BCE – 19 BCE) or Dongmyeongseongwang (Korean: 동명성왕; Hanja: 東明聖王), which literally means Holy King of the East, also known by his birth name Jumong (Korean: 주몽; Hanja: 朱蒙), was the founding monarch of the kingdom of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. In the Gwanggaeto Stele, he is called Chumo-wang (King Chumo). In the Samguk Sagi and the Samgungnyusa, he is recorded as Jumong with the surname Go (Hanja: 高). The Samguk Sagi states that he was also known as Chumo or Sanghae (Korean: 상해; Hanja: 象解). The name is also transcribed in other records as Chumong (Korean: 추몽; Hanja: 鄒蒙), Jungmo (Korean: 중모; Hanja: 中牟 or hanja: 仲牟), or Domo (Korean: 도모; Hanja: 都牟).
caption: Statue of King Dongmyeong at the Tomb of King Dongmyeong in Pyongyang
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