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Wiman Joseon (194 - 108 BC) was the part of the
Gojoseon period (2333 BC - 108 BC) of
Korean history. and successor-state of
Beonjoseon, which was one of the
Three Confederate States of Gojoseon. It began with
Wiman's seizure of the throne from
Gojoseon's King
Jun and ended with the death of King
Ugeo who was a grandson of Wiman.
Founding
Wiman is said to have been a general from the
Chinese state of
Yan, who submitted to Gojoseon's King
Jun. Jun accepted and appointed Wiman as the commander of the western border region of Gojoseon, where corresponds to the west of
Liaoning. Despite the generosity that King Jun had demonstrated, Wiman revolted and destroyed Gojoseon. In 194 BCE, he established Wiman Joseon and decide his capital in
Wanggeom-seong (왕검성, 王險城). Shihchi jijie says that Wanggeom-seong is
Pyongyang city.
In this period, Wiman Joseon expanded to control a vast territory and became strong economically by controlling trade between China's
Han Dynasty and many nations at
Manchuria.
Emperor Wu of Han China was thought that Wiman Joseon increasingly threatened Han China, and Wiman Joseon would ally with the
Xiongnu.
Fall
Wiman's grandson,
Ugeo (우거,右渠), allowed many exiles from Han China to live in Wiman Joseon, and their numbers of exiles were so significant. In addition, Wiman prevented
Jin state from communicating with the
Han Dynasty. Thus, in 109 BC,
Wudi of China invaded against Wiman Joseon near the Luan River, but Wudi had failed several times to destroyed Wiman Joseon. So, Han Wudi tried to conciliate the princes of Wiman Joseon to kill the king Ugeo of Wiman Joseon, which was the cause of destruction of the entire Gojoseon. After the war of Han China and Wiman Joseon, Wudi of Han China sentenced the two generals to death for failing the war against Wiman Joseon. For more details of the war between Wiman Joseon and Han China, see the authoritative Chinese history book
Shiji (Chapter 115) by
Sima Qian.
After a year of battle, Wanggeom-seong was captured Wiman Joseon was destroyed. Han China established
Four Commanderies of Han in the captured areas, which corresponds to the current
North Korea, and eastern
Liaoning. The Commanderies eventually fell to the rising Goguryeo. Several nations were formed in its place. Among them was the
Nangnang Nation, which was founded by
Choe Song (최송) The
Nangnang nation must be differentiated from the
Lelang commandery.
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