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Eastern Buyeo

86 BCE – 22 CE (approx.)

A branch kingdom of Buyeo near the Korean east coast, remembered in Korean legend as the birthplace of Goguryeo's founder Jumong.

Origins

The 12th-century Samguk sagi relates that King Haeburu of Buyeo moved his court east to a place called Gaseopwon on divine advice, founding Eastern Buyeo, traditionally in 86 BCE. Its location is uncertain, perhaps in the Tumen river region. The story is legendary in detail and Chinese sources do not clearly distinguish it from Buyeo itself.

Rule and society

Korean tradition names three kings, Haeburu, Geumwa and Daeso. In the legend Geumwa took in Yuhwa, mother of Jumong, who later fled south to found Goguryeo. Little else is known of its government or society, which presumably resembled that of Buyeo.

Decline and legacy

Rivalry with Goguryeo ended in war: King Daemusin of Goguryeo invaded and King Daeso was killed in 22 CE, after which members of the royal house submitted to Goguryeo.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Buyeo 200 BCE – 494 CEEastern Buyeo

Connections (1)

  • Eastern Buyeo was conquered by Goguryeo22 CE

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Eastern Buyeo. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/eastern-buyeo
MLA
“Eastern Buyeo.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/eastern-buyeo. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Eastern Buyeo.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/eastern-buyeo.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Eastern Buyeo’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/eastern-buyeo (Accessed: ).

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