Goguryeo

Goguryeo (also known as Koguryŏ or Gāogōul?) (37 BC-668) was an empire in Manchuria and northern Korea. It is referred to as one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, along with Baekje and Silla.

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The modern name "Korea" derives from the medieval Korean kingdom of Goryeo, which in turn took its name from a contracted form of "Goguryeo".

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According to the Samguk Sagi, a 12th century Korean history, King Jumong (posthumously called King Dongmyeongseong) founded the empire in 37 BC around what is now the border between China and North Korea. The paucity of records make this date somewhat speculative: some archaeological and more contemporary Chinese sources indicate a later date for a centralized state, while other archaeological evidence and written records imply a much earlier date.

37 BC: Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century...

668: Events...

Manchuria: Manchuria (Manchu: Manju, ) is name given to a vast territorial region in northeast Asia. Depending on the definition of its extent, Manchuria either falls entirely within the People's Republic of China, or is divided between China and Russia....