Goguryeo
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[History Lives On – Goguryeo Series] Episode 40: Epilogue – The Eternal Spirit of Goguryeo
Episode 40 (Finale): Epilogue - The Eternal Spirit of Goguryeo A kingdom that endured for 705 years vanished from the map in the autumn of 668 CE. Or did it, really? From the founding by King Jumong at Jolbon in 37 BCE to the fall of Pyong…
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[History Lives On – Goguryeo Series] Episode 39: Why a 700-Year Empire Fell – Lessons from Glory and Collapse
Episode 39: Why a 700-Year Empire Fell - Lessons from Glory and Collapse A kingdom that crushed a million-strong Sui army at the Salsu River collapsed 56 years later over a feud between brothers. For roughly 700 years, Goguryeo stood as th…
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[History Lives On – Goguryeo Series] Episode 38: The Martial Spirit and Worldview of Goguryeo
Episode 38: The Martial Spirit and Worldview of Goguryeo For seven centuries, Goguryeo never once bowed to a Chinese emperor as the "Son of Heaven." It claimed that title for its own kings. Rising from the mountainous middle reaches of the…
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[History Lives On – Goguryeo Series] Episode 37: Between Tribute and Battle – Goguryeo
Episode 37: Between Tribute and Battle - Goguryeo's Pragmatic Diplomacy Two superpowers, one steppe empire, two peninsular rivals, and an island power across the sea. A kingdom that survived 700 years faced all five at once. From 37 BCE to…
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[History Lives On – Goguryeo Series] Episode 36: Pyongyang or Guknae, a Border Drawn Through Scholarship
Episode 36: Pyongyang or Guknae, a Border Drawn Through Scholarship One nation's history, told two different ways — that is the story of Goguryeo studies in a divided Korea today. Nearly eighty years of division have split a single field o…
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[History Lives On – Goguryeo Series] Episode 35: Sleeping Beneath the Stone Cairns – A Journey Through Goguryeo
Episode 35: Sleeping Beneath the Stone Cairns - A Heritage Site Journey Across the Yalu River in Ji'an, Jilin Province, a colossal stepped stone pyramid rises out of a cornfield. It is known as the General's Tomb. Yet in the 21st century, …
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[History Lives On – Goguryeo Series] Episode 34: China
Episode 34: China's Northeast Project - A War Over History Can a nation's history be erased by a neighboring government's research program? In 2002, that is exactly what began to happen. The Northeast Project (Dongbei Gongcheng), launched …
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[History Lives On – Goguryeo Series] Episode 33: The Gwanggaeto Stele – Rediscovered After 1,500 Years
Episode 33: The Gwanggaeto Stele - Rediscovered After 1,500 Years Can a single slab of stone testify for an entire nation's history? At 6.39 meters tall and roughly 37 tons, this tuff-stone pillar answers yes. Erected in 414 CE by King Jan…
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[History Lives On – Goguryeo Series] Episode 32: Goryeo, Heir to Goguryeo
Episode 32: Goryeo, Heir to Goguryeo's Name In 918 CE, a new dynasty reached back 250 years to resurrect the name of a fallen kingdom. Why did it choose that name — and why does the world still call Korea by it today? When Pyongyang fell i…
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[History Lives On – Goguryeo Series] Episode 31: Balhae, Goguryeo Reborn
Episode 31: Balhae, Goguryeo Reborn A kingdom can fall, but the people who carried its identity do not disappear with it. In 668 CE, allied Tang and Silla forces breached Pyongyang and ended Goguryeo, a kingdom that had stood for roughly s…
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