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Gojoseon
Kings: 195 BC-108 BC
Gojoseon: Kings: 195 BC-108 BC
Joseon wang
(
朝鮮王
|
조선왕
)
[1]
after 195 BC - 1.. BC
Man (
滿
|
만
)
[2]
1.. BC - 1.. BC
unknown
[3]
1.. BC - May/Jul 108 BC
Ugeo (
右渠
|
우거
)
Kings named Bu (
否
|
부
) and Jun (
准
|
준
) are mentioned in the
Records of the Three States
,
ch. 30
, quoting the lost text of Wèilüé (
魏略
), as flourishing c. 221 BC and c. 209/195 BC respectively, but their names are not found in earlier sources (e.g.
Historical Records
,
ch. 115
, and
Book of Han
,
ch. 95
).
The 1st-century BC
Historical Records
,
ch. 115
, and the 1st-century AD
Book of Han
,
ch. 95
, refer to this ruler as Man (
滿
|
만
). The much later 3rd-century
Wèilüé
, as quoted in the
Records of the Three States
,
ch. 30
, and subsequent sources mention him as Wiman (
衛滿
|
위만
), seemingly mistaking Wi (
衛
|
위
) for a Chinese surname (explicitely so in the comments of Sīmǎ Zhēn to the
Historical Records
[Shǐjì suǒ yǐn|
史記索隱
],
ch. 25
). More plausibly though, this is a Korean name, similar to those used in Buyeo and
Goguryeo
, and which in Chinese sources was shortened to a single character — in line with Chinese naming patterns at the time.
The
Historical Records
,
ch. 115
, assert that Man was succeeded by his son not mentioned by name.
Last update: 09 Dec 2023
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