{{Short description|First capital of Goguryeo}} {{For|the rural locality in Russia|Cholbon, Russia}} {{Infobox Korean name/auto |hangul=^졸본 |hanja=卒本 | othername1 = Other names | hangul1 = ^홀본; ^흘승골성 | hanja1 = 忽本; 紇升骨城 }} '''Cholbon''' ({{Korean|졸본|卒本}}) was the first capital of Goguryeo, which arose in the north of the Korean Peninsula.<ref>Jeon ho-tae, 《Koguryo, the origin of Korean power & pride》, Northeast Asia History Foundation, 2007. p.9</ref> Cholbon is thought to have been in modern Wunü Mountain, Liaoning province of China.<ref>{{cite journal|last=기|first=경량|date=2017|title=The location and character of Goguryeo's early capital, Holbon|url=http://kiss.kstudy.com/search/detail_page.asp?key=3548910|journal=인문학연구|volume=34|pages=129–162|access-date=2019-10-23}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Cholbon was also known by the names of Heulseunggol-seong in the ''Book of Wei'' and Holbon in the Gwanggaeto Stele.<ref name="gardiner">{{cite journal |last1=Gardiner |first1=Ken |title=Tradition betrayed? Kim Pu-sik and the founding of Koguryŏ |journal=Papers on Far Eastern History |date=March 1988 |volume=37 |pages=149-193}}</ref> In 37 BC, Jumong had fled from Dongbuyeo to avoid death at the hands of Dongbuyeo's Crown Prince Daeso, who presented great jealousy towards Jumong.<ref>Lim SK, 《Asian Civilizations:Ancient to 1800 AD》, Asiapac Books Pte Ltd, 2011. {{ISBN|9812295941}} p.77</ref> After he fled, Jumong established a new kingdom in 37 BC called Goguryeo in the Holbon region. In Cholbon, he married Soseono (or So Seo-no), who was the daughter of a local tribal leader.<ref>Pae-yong Yi, 《Women in Korean History》, 2008. p.120</ref>
Cholbon was the first capital city of the ancient Korean Kingdom of Goguryeo from 37 BC – 3 AD.<ref name="Injae">Lee Injae, Owen Miller, Park Jinhoon, Yi Hyun-hae, 《Korean History in Maps》, Cambridge University Press, 2014. {{ISBN|1107098467}} p.30</ref> The second ruler, the son of Jumong, Yuri, moved its capital to Gungnae Fortress.<ref>[http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/program/program_dynasty_detail.htm?lang=e¤t_page=3&No=10034857 King Yuri(1)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220181507/http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/program/program_dynasty_detail.htm?lang=e¤t_page=3&No=10034857 |date=2019-02-20 }} "KBS World", Retrieved 2015-06-27</ref>
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== See also == * Buyeo kingdom * Goguryeo * King Dongmyeong of Goguryeo * Soseono
Category:Goguryeo Category:History of Korea Category:Former countries in Korean history Category:Former countries in East Asia