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Gwanggaeto the Great
Gwanggaeto the Great was the nineteenth king of Goguryeo, reigning from 391 to 413. He conquered wide lands in Manchuria from the Later Yan and the Khitan, defeated Baekje, and sent an army to help Silla against Wa (Japanese) and Gaya forces in 400. His deeds are recorded on the Gwanggaeto Stele, erected by his son Jangsu in 414 near the old capital in modern Ji'an, China.
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