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Gogugwon of Goguryeo
Gogugwon of Goguryeo was the sixteenth king of Goguryeo, reigning from 331 to 371. In 342 the Former Yan under Murong Huang sacked his capital, carried off his mother and the body of his father King Micheon, and forced him to submit. He was killed in 371 defending Pyongyang against an attack by King Geunchogo of Baekje.
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