Prince Hodong of Goguryeo

Hodong (Korean: 호동; Hanja: 好童) was a child of Daemusin of Goguryeo who was the third king of Goguryeo.[1]

Prince Hodong of Goguryeo
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHo Dong
McCune–ReischauerHo Tong

Outline

When Hodong, a child of Daemusin of Goguryeo, the third king of Goguryeo went Okjeo for hunting, he met Choi Ri (Korean: 최리; Hanja: 崔理) who has Chinese surname Choi and the king of Nakrang Kingdom (In the academic society of China and Japan, the king of Nakrang Kingdom is interpreted as same person as a governor of Lelang Commandery.[2][3]) and they decide to get welcome his daughter Princess of Nakrang as a wife of Hodong.[4] Daemusin of Goguryeo was planning to attack Nakrang Kingdom, and asked Hodong to destroy the drum and Oliphant that automatically notify people when enemy attack the country. Hodong send a messenger and ask Princess of Nakrang to destroy the drum and Oliphant.[5]

For Hodong, Princess of Nakrang destroyed the drum and Oliphant by a sword, after that Goguryeo attacked Nakrang Kingdom. Choi Ri could not be prepared for that attack because the drum and Oliphant were destroyed and he could not know Goguryeo’s invasion. He only knew that the drums and Oliphant were destroyed after Goguryeo’s aggression, but there’s nothing to do but surrender to Goguryeo. At that time, Choi Ri killed Princess of Nakrang who destroyed the drum and Oliphant.[5]

Hodong was a child of Hae clan (Korean: 해씨; Hanja: 解氏) who was a stepmother of Daemusin of Goguryeo, so, the empress of Goguryeo afraid if Hodong become a crown prince by pushing aside her own son. The empress gave a slanderous report that Hodong plans rebellion to Daemusin of Goguryeo.[6] After that Hodong committed suicide because if explain to that slander, he could leap to light of the empress’s iniquity and Daemusin of Goguryeo would get anxious about it.[5]

References
  1. 河村啓介 (2012-04-28). 韓国時代劇秘話 王朝を揺るがす男と女の物語. Gakken. p. 22. ISBN 978-4054053212.
  2. Mason, David A. (2016). Solitary Sage: The Profound Life, Wisdom and Legacy of Korea's "Go-un" Choi Chi-won. lulu.com. p. 150. ISBN 978-1329565937.
  3. Mason, David A. (2016). Solitary Sage: The Profound Life, Wisdom and Legacy of Korea's "Go-un" Choi Chi-won. lulu.com. p. 151. ISBN 978-1329565937.
  4. 森田豊. 渤海小考その3 高句麗I (PDF). Josai University国際文化研究所. p. 87.
  5. 森田豊. 渤海小考その3 高句麗I (PDF). Josai University国際文化研究所. p. 88.
  6. 河村啓介 (2012-04-28). 韓国時代劇秘話 王朝を揺るがす男と女の物語. Gakken. p. 24. ISBN 978-4054053212.
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